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Statistics:

• Total population (2007): 12,5 million
• Gross national income per capita (2005- Atlas method current US$): 360
• Income share held by lowest 20%: n.a
• Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 44/43 (2006)
• Rural population (% of total population) (2005): 64%
• Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) (20036): 18%
• Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 85 (2006)
• Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 8.4%
• Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$ million): 69 (2007)

(Source: WHO, UNICEF, DESA, World Bank)

Information from HLTF agencies

IMF

• Use IMF data mapper to get an insight into Zimbabwe’s economic outlook, including key facts on demography, economy and balance of payments.
  Read more at: http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/index.php
• To know more about most recent Zimbabwe’s transactions with the IMF, read: http://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/tad/extrans1.aspx?memberKey1=1085&end...
• IMF has provided policy advice and technical assistance to the country recently, but lending is on hold due to payment of arrears. To see more about regular exchanges between Zimbabwe and the Fund’s staff, refer to: http://www.imf.org/external/country/ZWE/index.htm
  Latest news at (as at Jan. 2010): http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09376.htm

UN

• See how UN Country Team is organized by Theme Groups in Zimbabwe: http://www.undg.org/unct.cfm?module=CoordinationProfile&page=Country&Cou...
  and browse the national UN website at:http://www.unzimbabwe.org/index.php
• Read more on current UNDAF and its focus areas for support at: http://www.undg.org/archive_docs/1507-Zimbabwe_UNDAF__2007-2011__-_ZUNDA...
  or access it via UNDP at http://www.undp.org.zw/images/stories/Docs/ZUNDAF.pdf

OECD

• Aid by sector at a glance in Zimbabwe: Read more at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/12/60/1883524.gif
• Read more on Zimbabwe through the 2004 African economic outlook (jointly produced by OECD and ADB) at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/45/43/32411615.pdf
• Gender issues in Zimbabwe at: http://genderindex.org/country/zimbabwe

DESA

• World population ageing in Zimbabwe by 2050 at: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/worldageing19502050/pdf/21...
• Migration dynamics, including forced migration (IDPs) from DESA wall chart at: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/2009Migration_Chart/ittmig...
• See wall chart on Rural Population, Development and the Environment that displays country-based information on various aspects of population, including changes in rural populations and their relationship with development and the environment: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/2007_PopDevt/Rural_2007.pdf
• Zimbabwe and gender: women carry the bucket of food security … http://www.unifem.org/progress/2008/media/POWW08_fig_chapter3.pdf

WHO

• More statistics on health, child mortality, water access and sanitation at WHO: http://www.who.int/countries/zwe/en/
• More health-related stats at http://www.who.int/whosis/en/index.html
• See situation reports by WHO on Cholera and other key diseases in the country at: http://www.who.int/hac/crises/zwe/sitreps/en/

UNDP

• Zimbabwe latest MDGs progress report (2005) at: http://www.undp.org.zw/images/stories/Docs/Publications/MDG_%20Rpt_2005.pdf
• UNDP work and projects on food security/poverty reduction in Zimbabwe can be accessed via: http://www.undp.org.zw/component/content/178.html?task=view
• To know more about long term cooperation strategy between UNDP and Zimbabwe, follow the links: http://www.undp.org.zw/images/stories/Docs/cpap_doc.pdf and http://www.undp.org.zw/images/stories/Docs/Zimbabwe%20Country%20Programm...

UN special adviser on MDGs

• MDG Monitor tracks countries’ performance on achieving the MDGs. No MDG profile for Zimbabwe is currently available at: http://www.mdgmonitor.org/

UNOHRLLS

• Country profile at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/orphan/156/

UNCTAD

• Read country fact-sheet on Zimbabwe by UNCTAD at: http://www.unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/wir09_fs_zw_en.pdf

WTO

• Zimbabwe and WTO at: http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/zimbabwe_e.htm
• See also Zimbabwe tariffs as at 2009: http://stat.wto.org/TariffProfile/WSDBTariffPFView.aspx?Language=E&Count... and http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tariffs_e/tariff_profiles_e/zwe_e.pdf

IFAD

• Country profile on rural poverty and food insecurity in Zimbabwe. Who are the rural poor in Zimbabwe and why are they poor? Read more at: http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/web/guest/country/home/tags/zimbabwe
• IFAD’s work focuses on support of smallholder farmers in dry areas in Zimbabwe: http://operations.ifad.org/web/ifad/operations/country/home/tags/zimbabwe

ILO

• See what the main areas of work are for the sub-regional office of ILO: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/afpro/harare/areas/index.htm
• Use NATLEX database to see how labour, social security and human rights legislation evolves in Zimbabwe: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex_browse.country?p_lang=en&p_country=ZWE

WB

• To see what the areas of cooperation are between the bank and Zimbabwe, please look at: www.worldbank.org/zw
• World Bank lending to the country is on hold due to arrears; See feature story at: http://go.worldbank.org/N14G273CE0

FAO

• FAO’s country profile for Zimbabwe at (browse various maps by entering the right box): http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index.asp?lang=en&ISO3=ZWE
• FAO response to food crisis in Zimbabwe, also based on an Inter-Agency Mission at: http://www.fao.org/isfp/country-information/zimbabwe/en/
  and have a look at FAO country brief on Zimbabwe provided by GIEWS at: http://www.fao.org/giews/countrybrief/country.jsp?code=ZWE

WFP

• To have a quick glimpse at hunger hotspots in the country and WFP work in Zimbabwe, go to the country page: http://www.wfp.org/countries/zimbabwe
• Read more on WFP work in support of populations affected by food insecurity in Zimbabwe at http://www.wfp.org/content/protracted-relief-vulnerable-groups
  and read about FAO?WFP crop and food security assessment mission in 2009 at: http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp204531.pdf and the crop and livestock assessment report (of early 2009) at: http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp198266.pdf
• Read also the urban food security assessment of early 2009 by VAC at: http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp197654.pdf

UNHCR

• For general info on refugees, asylum-seeking people and IDPs, have a look at the most recent yearbook from UNCHR at: http://www.unhcr.org/4a375c426.html
• For more specific info on Zimbabwe (including on needs assessment and follow-up strategy by UNCHR in the country and in the region) pls visit: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e485c66

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• Read more on Zimbabwe’s commitments and ratifications of UN treaties at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/countries/AfricaRegion/Pages/ZWIndex.aspx

OCHA

• OCHA in Zimbabwe: http://ochaonline.un.org/Default.aspx?alias=ochaonline.un.org/zimbabwe
  See most recent 2010 Consolidated Appeal (CAP) for Zimbabwe at: http://ochaonline.un.org/HUMANITARIANAPPEAL/webpage.asp?Page=1826
  and browse how CERF responded to crises/emergencies in the country in 2009 at: http://ochaonline.un.org/CERFaroundtheWorld/Zimbabwe2009/tabid/5383/lang...

UNICEF

• Nutritional facts and basic statistics on Zimbabwe with a focus on issues facing children in the country: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/zimbabwe_1403.html
• Use UNICEF dataset for statistics and monitoring to generate your own charts on variables of your interest in child malnutrition in Zimbabwe (stats can be compared with regional trends) by using: http://www.unicef.org/statistics/index_step2.php?sid=c154044359937b155e9...
• UNICEF most recent interventions in the country focus on the biggest cholera outbreak the country has ever faced. Read more at: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/zimbabwe_31330.html

UNEP

• Consult Africa Atlas on “Our changing environment” and see how UNEP is tracking MDG 7 on environmental sustainability at http://www.unep.org/dewa/Africa/AfricaAtlas/
• And see environmental hot spots info (by using quick country search at the bottom of the page) at: http://na.unep.net/AfricaAtlas/index.php