FOOD AID DISTRIBUTION GUIDELINES
The number of people in Zimbabwe facing hunger as a result of the El-Nino-induced
drought which has hit the Southern African region has been revised upwards to four
million. Livestock has not been spared from the effects of the drought with scores of them
dying across the country.
Government in collaboration with donors, UN agencies and other partners has, since the
Declaration of the 2015-2016 agricultural season a State of Disaster in January, been
mobilising food for the food insecure. However, concerns have abounded over the past
months of partisan distribution of food aid. The following is recommended for food aid
distribution:
The modalities of food assistance must respect the fundamental humanitarian principles
of Humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence. Decisions on the allocation of
humanitarian food assistance should be strictly needs based. Funding should be allocated
in an objective manner, according to these principles, to improve the food consumption of
those in greatest need, without bias or prejudice.
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