ZIMBABWE: "PREVENT STARVATION AND DESTITUTION" UN APPEALS TO DONORS

There's still time to "prevent the twin spectres of starvation and destitution" from occurring in Zimbabwe, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in a plea for more assistance from donors. UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Zimbabwe, J. Victor Angelo, said the generous support of aid efforts in 2002/03 had saved lives but that "the relief needs in Zimbabwe have increased in 2003”.