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Information Centre - Regional Programme Documents

This section contains statements for key institutions with interests or programmatic activities relating to the crisis in Southern Africa. The documents refer mainly to regional views of food security in the region and details of programme activities from government, various donors, NGOs and international agencies. There are also documents that discuss key regional issues, for example, those relating to regional trade in agricultural products and or the roles of Southern Africa regional institutions such as SADC.

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General Regional Programme Documents:

Christian Aid (2002) 'Southern Africa Food Emergency' Christian Aid position paper


(29kb)
Ehui, S., Benin, S., Williams, T., & Meijer, S. (2002) 'Food security in sub-Saharan Africa to 2020', International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Socio-economics and Policy Research Working Paper No. 49.
Food and Agricultural Organization (2002) 'Anti-hunger programme: Reducing hunger through sustainable agricultural and rural development and wider access to food', Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Second Draft.
House of Commons, I. D. C. (2003) 'The humanitarian crisis in southern Africa - Third Report of Session 2002-03, Volume I: Report and Proceedings of the Committee', The Stationery Office Limited, London.
International Food Policy Research Institute (2002) 'Fighting famine in Southern Africa', International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC.
Mkomba, B. (2003) 'Towards an integrated food security programme for SADC', SADC Longer Term Perspectives on Food Security, Grand Palm, Gaborone.  
Morris, J. (2002) 'Report of the First Mission to Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Zambia, 3-15 September 2002', United Nations
(544kb)
Morris, J. and Lewis, S. (2003) 'Mission Report: Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, 22-29 January 2003', United Nations
(131kb)
Oxfam (2002) 'Crisis in Southern Africa' Oxfam Briefing Paper 23
(101kb)
Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa - an independent effort formed by leaders from US and African public and private sector institutions and international humanitarian organisations.
ReliefWeb (2003) Southern Africa Food Documents report
(66kb)
SADC FANR (2002) Regional Emergency Food Security Assessment Report - September.
United Nations (2003) Southern Africa regional consolidated appeal July 2003 - June 2004, United Nations, New York.
WFP (2002) Southern Africa Crisis Response
(447kb)

Human Vulnerability:

Clay, E. and Bohn, L. (2002) Food Crisis in Southern Africa: Information and Public Action'
(33kb)
Disasters Emergency Committee (2002) 'Southern Africa Crisis Monitoring Mission Report'
(100kb)
FAO (2003) 'Mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on food security and rural poverty' HIV/AIDS Programme
(235kb)
Save the Children UK and Oxfam (2002) 'HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity in Southern Africa'
(44kb)
Shumba, P. (2003) 'HIV/AIDS and food security, Southern African Development Community - Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources - Regional Vulnerability Assessments', Final draft analysis report
(22kb)
Southern African Development Community and Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Vulnerability Assessment Committee (2003) 'Regional Emergency Food Security Assessment Report, December 2002'
(232kb)
For further SADC Food Security Programme documents and information see www.sadc-fanr.org.zw/
UNAIDS (2002) 'Update on HIV/AIDS and the Southern Africa Humanitarian Crisis'
(94kb)

Markets and Development:

To be completed  

Social Protection:

To be completed  

Policy Processes, Governance and Institutions:

Future Harvest Centres 'Do's and don'ts on emergency seed distribution in southern Africa' (page1 (371kb), page2 (862kb), page3 (595kb), page4 (718kb))
Oxfam (2002) 'WSSD offers little hope for the crisis-hit peoples of Southern Africa', Press Release
(36kb)

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