Robert Mugabe’s Appointment As Goodwill Ambassador For UN’s WHO Causes Shock And Outrage.
The decision to make Zimbabwe’s controversial president Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador for the UN’s World Health Organisation is “surprising and disappointing”, Downing Street has said.
Mugabe, who is accused of human rights abuses and ruining his country’s economy in his 37 years in power, was announced as the WHO’s ambassador for non-communicable diseases in Africa.
It triggered outrage from human rights advocates and Mugabe’s opponents in Zimbabwe, in part because of how the country’s healthcare system has collapsed under his leadership. HP.
