HC Deb 28 January 2004 vol 417 c416W
8. Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe. [151170]

Mr. Gareth Thomas

The Government of Zimbabwe's poorly implemented land reform programme and misguided economic policies continue to fuel the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe, which is exacerbated by the effect of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and low and erratic rainfall. At least six million Zimbabweans will require food assistance in the months leading up to the harvest in April 2004. DFID has contributed £62 million for humanitarian assistance for Zimbabwe since the crisis began in 2001 and provides further funds to help tackle HIV/AIDS.

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