U.N. Allowed to Resume Food Distribution
From Times Wire Reports
Zimbabwe signed an agreement with the U.N. to feed at least 3 million people after denying major food shortages.
Ties with the United Nations’ World Food Program had been strained since President Robert Mugabe’s government told the agency and other international organizations to stop large-scale feeding programs last year.
The memorandum was signed after weeks of discussions, WFP said. It sets out a framework under which distributions will take place through June.
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