A/HRC/43/44/Add.2
(o)
Share information about the current stock levels to swiftly respond to the
needs of Zimbabweans in this period of emergency;
(p)
Establish an early warning system to avoid the severe consequences of
future natural disasters, cooperate with international institutions to receive financial
and technical assistance;
(q)
Extend the school meals programme to cover all children, giving priority
to rural areas, and adopt a system for purchasing agricultural production from family
farming and local producers;
(r)
Diversify current agricultural targets, which focus predominantly on
maize, so as to support the production of more diverse and nutritious foods, including
fruits and vegetables, in order to respond to malnutrition and to drought-resistant
traditional staple foods;
(s)
Develop properly financed comprehensive nutrition policies aimed at
dealing with stunting and wasting, and all forms of malnutrition, including obesity and
micronutrient deficiency, and provide the necessary support to further empower the
Food and Nutrition Council;
(t)
Elaborate national agroecology and sustainable agriculture strategies and
implement good practices from international organizations, such as the World Food
Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and
introduce training programmes on agroecology;
(u)
Prioritize access to potable water to residents at all times, as enshrined in
section 77 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe;
(v)
Urgently address issues of open defecations, particularly in the informal
settlements, with a view to adhering to housing and sanitation policies, and to
preventing water-borne diseases. The Government and its development partners should
promote household-based Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All interventions to
address hygiene at household level.
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