Australia gives $13 million to Zimbabwe
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From: as on 4 Aug 2010 18:04 Australia gives $13 million to Zimbabwe http://news.theage.com.au March 19, 2010 - 10:24AM AAP Australia will give Zimbabwe $13 million to improve access to clean water, sanitation and food. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said the money included $8 million for a UNICEF program that works with local authorities to build water infrastructure. "This will increase access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services for over two million people in urban and rural areas, including Zimbabwe's second largest city, Bulawayo," Mr Smith said in a statement. A further $5 million will be provided to Australian non-government organisations for work in Zimbabwe. Late last year, Australia decided it would consider engagement with Zimbabwean ministers making a genuine contribution to the troubled country's social and economic recovery. Mr Smith on Friday met with Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti in Sydney to discuss reconstruction efforts since the swearing in of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's inclusive government last year. Relief agencies estimate two million Zimbabweans still require food assistance, with food insecurity likely to persist into 2011
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