Fed: Australia pledges further aid to Zimbabwe, Downer

AAP General News (Australia)
08-13-2005
Fed: Australia pledges further aid to Zimbabwe, Downer

Australia has committed a further $1 million in aid to Zimbabwe, to help victims of
the MUGABE government's widely condemned urban cleanup drive.

Foreign Minister ALEXANDER DOWNER says the aid will be delivered by the United Nations
Children's Fund to help those most at risk -- including children, pregnant women and the
chronically ill.

He says the money will provide clean water and sanitation, health care, blankets, shelter
and household items, and support child protection programs.

Zimbabwe has been condemned by the UN and Western countries for its so-called cleanup
campaign that has seen the demolition of shanty towns where thousands of Zimbabweans live.

A reported 700,000 people have lost their homes or jobs, while more than two million
others have also been affected.

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