Faith and civic aid and development agencies in the USA have welcomed the UN Secretary-General’s “Initiative for the Elimination of Cholera in Haiti”.

Farmers in north-western Haiti are likely to lose a significant portion of their rice harvest due to fears of cholera contamination in ther paddy fields.

Christian Aid has released £50,000 to its partner, Zimbabwe Project Trust. The partner, known as ZimPro, aims to reduce the vulnerability of 15,000 urban poor in Harare

Christian Aid partner organisations in Zimbabwe are responding to the cholera outbreak which is now affecting the entire country. 12,000 cases have been reported.