UN envoy in Zimbabwe to assess impact of sanctions

UN envoy in Zimbabwe to assess impact of sanctions
UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan has arrived in Zimbabwe to assess the impact of sanctions imposed on the country by the US and European Union.

The sanctions were imposed in 2002 when Robert Mugabe was president. They target companies and specific individuals both within the Zimbabwean government and those associated with it.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa blames them for crippling development in the country, but the US and EU sanctions have previously said the restrictions had no impact on the economy.

Ms Douhan is expected to be in the country for 10 days and is scheduled to meet government officials, civil society organisations, representatives from the private sector and opposition parties, according to the state-owned Herald site.

Zimbabwe’s ministry of information has tweeted photos of her meeting with President Mnangagwa:

The UN Special Rapporteur on Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on Human Rights, Alena Douhan @AlenaDouhan has arrived in Zimbabwe. She met with His Excellency President @edmnangagwa at State House this morning.#ZimSanctionsMustGo pic.twitter.com/sYqdhhZB51

— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) October 18, 2021