Only half of the humanitarian aid requested by the UN to help about eight-million people has been pledged, the monetary fund says
The International Monetary Fund has warned that Zimbabwe needs urgent aid as the coronavirus exacerbates the effects of a food shortage following the worst drought in nearly four decades.
“The outbreak has greatly amplified uncertainty and downside risks around the outlook,” the IMF said in an Article IV report, released on Friday. To date, Zimbabwe has nine confirmed infections and, like much of the region, the government has imposed a lockdown to halt the spread of the virus. “Absent a scaling-up of donor support, the risks of a deep humanitarian crisis are high,” the IMF said. Only half of the humanitarian aid requested by the UN to help about eight-million people has been pledged, it said.
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