国际英语资讯:WHO withdraws Mugabes goodwill ambassador title
<p><span word="HARARE">HARARE</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="withdrawn">withdrawn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zimbabwean">Zimbabwean</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="communicable">communicable</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> (<span word="NCDs">NCDs</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bestowed">bestowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="NCDs">NCDs</span>.</p><p><span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="director">director</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="Tedros">Tedros</span> <span word="Adhanom">Adhanom</span> <span word="Ghebreyesus">Ghebreyesus</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="raised">raised</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zimbabwean">Zimbabwean</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescinding">rescinding</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zimbabwean">Zimbabwean</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Mzembi">Mzembi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="NCDs">NCDs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="president">president</span>," <span word="Mzembi">Mzembi</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span>.</p><p><span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2000<span word="s">s</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="lists">lists</span>.</p>
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