BY NYASHA KUNYISWA THE United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) says over 500 000 young children in Zimbabwe are living in severe food poverty. In a statement yesterday, the Unicef country representative in Zimbabwe, Nicholas Alipui, added the numbers were expected to increase due to the El Nino-induced drought. “Food insecurity among Zimbabwean children…

Food assistance needs are expected to moderately increase through at least February 2026, as more households deplete their food stocks and become increasingly market dependent amid constrained purchasing power.
