South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund launches Cyclone Idai restoration assistance in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing July Moyo (R, Front), Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Guo Shaochun (C, Front), and the UNDP Resident Representative Georges van Montfort (L, Front), pose for a photo with the agreements to provide restoration assistance to Zimbabwe's regions affected by Cyclone Idai, in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 3, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

The launch ceremony of Cyclone Idai restoration assistance was held on July 3 in Zimbabwe.

Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Guo Shaochun, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Georges van Montfort and Zimbabwe's Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing July Moyo attended the ceremony.

The cooperative assistance projects will be carried out by the Chinese government under the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund together with the UNDP.

The projects will help Zimbabwe's Chimanimani and Chipinge regions, which were severely hit by Cyclone Idai last March, by repairing damage to roofs of residential housing, schools and clinics.

Workers inspect materials needed for roof repairing for home, schools and clinics. [Photo/CIDCA]

A driver transports materials needed for repairing roofs of homes, schools and clinics. [Photo/CIDCA]