Zimbabwe to chair major UN body

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

Zimbabwe has been elected to head the UN's commission on Sustainable Economic Development (CSD) despite strong objections from Western diplomats.

They had said Zimbabwe was unsuitable because of its human rights record and economic problems. It is suffering food shortages and rampant inflation.

But Zimbabwe has dismissed such criticism, calling it an insult.

The country was chosen by other African nations. The CSD post rotates every year between the world's regions.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6645715.stm

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Includes details of how Mozambique is threatening to cut off 500MW of electricity it supplies to Zimbabwe, due to non-payments of bills ($9 million). It's not that promising, is it?

[rpannier]

1. Zimbabwe will head the Commission on Sustainable Economic Development

That's almost funny.

[Igel]

2. And was elected by Afican nations.

That's quite scary.

[seriousstan]

3. GENIUS!!!!

[ohio2007]

5. the inmates are running the asylum

and voting themselves to be the most qualified.....

[Odin2005]

4. WTF?

I think the insanity in the Human Rights Commission is metasiticizing to other parts of the UN! :wtf: