Harare, 29 May 2013: Zimbabwe has made positive trends in MDG 2 on universal primary education. According to the 2012 MDG Progress  Report, the country has also made strides towards achieving gender equality in schools and in fighting HIV/AIDS.

Harare, 8 May 2013: UNDP mobilised about US $ 1.7 million from its core resources, UNICEF, and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) to support the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZIMSTAT) in undertaking the Poverty Income Consumption and Expenditure Surveys (PICES) between 2010 and 2012.

8 May 2013: With US $ 882,000 support from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Zimbabwe and Zambia agreed to forge a common front in the fight against malaria along their shared border that straddles the Zambezi valley.

Harare, 19 April, 2013: The success of the 2011-2015 Medium Term Plan (MTP) is anchored on its ability to deliver on jobs and foster an inclusive growth agenda, UNDP Country Director, Ms. Verity Nyagah has said.

Harare, 11 April 2013: Debate on the post-2015 development agenda in Zimbabwe kicked off with a call for a holistic approach in addressing the plethora of social-political challenges facing the continent. Arguing that inclusive growth remains elusive despite improving economic performance on the continent, secretary of state for economic planning and investment promotion, Dr. Desire Sibanda specifically highlighted the high youth unemployment, terming it as a “political time bomb”.

Harare, 11 April 2013 - After remarkable work and commitment from wide-ranging stakeholders, I am excited to note that my country, Zimbabwe, is making steady progress towards achieving health-related MDG targets.

Harare, 27 March 2013:

“We modernise our cities and subsidise our egos,

Leading to the earth’s demise,

Whilst playing Russian roulette with our planet”

Bulawayo 14 March, 2013: In an effort to enhance delivery of malaria pre-elimination activities in Matebeleland South Province, UNDP has facilitated the procurement of 124 bicycles that will be used to conduct door-to-door campaigns by Ward Health Teams and sensitizing the public on behaviour change activities. The bicycles will also be used for following up all malaria cases and identification and treatment of mosquito breeding sites.  

Harare, 7 February 2013: Following the adoption of the draft Constitution of Zimbabwe by COPAC (Constitution Select Committee), the House of Assembly and the Senate passed a motion on the same on 6 and 7 February 2013 respectively.

25 January 2013 EU has awarded UNDP a new contract worth EUR 500,000 to continue to support the drafting and adoption of a new Constitution for Zimbabwe. As part of the agenda to support democratic transformation in the country, the UNDP-EU partnership has since 2009 assisted the Zimbabwean authorities to prepare and conduct a participatory, inclusive and transparent constitution making process.