CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS The government should quickly ensure that the NEC becomes operational. Hopefully the NEC will become a platform for genuine consultation between government and citizens on economic policy. All parties in the inclusive government must at all times demonstrate genuine commitment to the goals they set out in the GPA on reviving the economy. Comprehensive and extensive consultations with relevant stakeholders must take place before drafting legislation and economic policy. Government should also demonstrate genuine commitment to protect BIPPAs that it has signed with several countries. The government should further ensure that the new MTP is in place and that there are no conflicting statements from various parties in the IG such as those described when the Prime Minister signed BIPPA with South Korea. The few positive steps in reviving the economy must be consolidated. The mining of diamonds at Chaidzwa needs to be properly and transparently regulated to satisfactorily meet the KPM criteria, attract genuine investors, and meaningfully contribute to national revenue. Problems related to the erratic supply of electricity and water need to be addressed urgently. There is also need to rethink the current currency regime with a view to address liquidity challenges. Efforts must be taken as a matter of urgency to address the country’s debt overhang, starting with a comprehensive debt audit34. And to reiterate, it is imperative that a comprehensive, transparent and non-partisan land audit be implemented after the current farm disruptions are stopped. HUMANITARIAN AND FOOD ASSISTANCE INTRODUCTION The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is still fragile due to the prevailing degradation of infrastructure in the basic sectors of health, water and sanitation, and food security. The country also faces continuing underlying economic and political challenges. As a result, Zimbabwe remains at a crossroads. While some early recovery activities are ongoing as part of humanitarian actions, the lack of major government funding for recovery and development remains one of the key hindrances to moving the country out of a situation of generalized humanitarian need. Health issues are being addressed; with the Government having just completed a survey on malnutrition in children, and conducting a large-scale measles vaccination campaign that was a resounding success. The harvest for the 2009/10 agricultural season has just finished. Recent crop assessments have estimated that, despite some extended periods of drought in parts of the country, food production has slightly increased vis-à-vis 2008/9. Timely agricultural inputs and extension support provided by humanitarian partners during the 2009/10 planting season played a major role in further reducing food insecurity levels. The education sector has received a major economic boost towards reviving  Zimbabwe Peopleís Convention, 2008; Debt audits are comprehensive examinations of the public debt. These should be public, transparent and participatory, 34 involving political mobilization of civil society. ZIMCODD used the 4th edition of the Zimbabwe Social Forum (ZSF) in October 2008, to put its campaign for a Citizensí Debt Audit on the public agenda, and encourage the creation of a broad based movement in support of a Citizenís Debt Audit. CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORING MECHANISM (CISOMM) SIX MONTH SHADOW REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INCLUSIVE OF ZIMBABWE 20

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