UN says Zimbabwe prevented aid appeal for evicted slum dwellers
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Zimbabwe has prevented the United Nations from launching an emergency appeal for millions of dollars to help hundreds of thousands of people evicted in a massive slum clearance, a senior UN official said Friday.
Undersecretary-General Jan Egeland said President Robert Mugabe’s government has objected to a text for the appeal because of disagreements over the number of people affected and how to help them. The participation of some voluntary organisations that work with the United Nations was also disputed.
