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In-Humanitarian

After reading this article about the EU and US placing sanctions againzt President Robert Mugabe and other government officials in Zimbabwe, I started to wonder if the United Nations was doing something as well. After all, Mugabe's disastrous land-reform policy has caused an economic meltdown in Zimbabwe. Their commercial agriculture sector has contracted 47% since the program was introduced. Over half the population is at risk of starvation. Supporters of the opposition movement are arrested and tortured. So I searched the United Nations website. No resolutions. If the U.N. member nations are so concerned about humanitarian causes, why has there been no action from the U.N. General Assembly or Security Council about Zimbabwe? Yes, there are U.N. aid programs active in Zimbabwe, but where are the resolutions?

Comments

Very interesting and topical read, thanks :)

I'm sure we can rely on France to lead the charge ... especially since Mugabe and Chirac are already members of the same Medoc Wine Tasting Club.