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. 20

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