Lack of Aid in Zimbabwe

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Zimbabweans are suffering even more after President Robert Mugabe's government announced it's suspending aid. The recent bid to halt aid is fueling riots over the recent elections.
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It's a harsh reality the people of Zimbabwe face every day. There's not enough food, and the population relies on aid.
[Kenneth Walker, Care International]:
"Just finding the next meal is an extremely major exercise for a great many people."
Now, an increasingly violent election campaign has led to the suspension of all foreign aid programs, and fears of further suffering.
Human rights groups, the European Union and the U.S. are among those lining up to condemn Zimbabwe's government.
[Louise Arbour, U.N. Human Rights High Commissioner]:
"It's a true perversion of democracy to deprive millions of people of fundamental access to food that the government is not, and cannot otherwise provide."
[John Holmes, United Nations]:
"Humanitarian aid for at least two million of the most poor and vulnerable of Zimbabwe's people, particularly children, will be severely restricted."
President Robert Mugabe accuses aid organizations of campaigning for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.
A presidential run-off election is due to be held at the end of the month, and many say Mugabe is trying to hang onto power at all costs. The opposition says 65 people have been killed in election-related
violence.

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