"The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rescinded its invitation to appoint Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe as a Goodwill Ambassador for the NCDs in Africa.
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom tweeted a link to a statement which was posted on the WHO website, informing the public of their decision.
In the statement, he said he had listened to the barrage of abuse directed at the decision and had decided, after talking with the Zimbabwean government, that it was in the best interest of the WHO to rescind the invite to the 93-year-old...
Tedros Adhanom is now facing calls to resign from his position following the complete miscalculation of international mood...
The rescinded invite caps an embarrassing 48-hour for the international body. The health organisation, which is a specialised arm of the United Nations, asked Mugabe to become a Goodwill Ambassador on Friday...
Zimbabwe is infamous for its atrocious human-rights abuses and is currently under international sanctions..."
October 22, 2017
World Health Organisation withdraws invitation to make Mugabe Goodwill Ambassador after public backlash
Robert Mugabe at the UN General Assembly (File photo)
Date
October 22, 2017
Title
World Health Organisation withdraws invitation to make Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe Goodwill Ambassador after public backlash, The Daily Mail
Author(s)
Charlie Bayliss
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