#1 I thought the subject was Zimbabwe's children. Instead of accusing the world of taking it out "on the world's children," perhaps bureaucrat Carol Bellamy could direct some sharper criticism toward Zimbabwe and Mugabe.
She blames the world, but the article goes on to say:
"Earlier this week, the London-based rights group Amnesty International said the state-run Grain Marketing Board continues to manipulate the distribution of food aid, denying opposition supporters access to corn, the staple for most Zimbabweans, in the run-up to March 31 parliamentary elections."
Perhaps she missed that while busy "on her final African tour as UNICEF's executive director."
Good riddance, Carol Bellamy.
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Zimbabwe's children are paying the price of attempts to punish their government for its human rights violations, the head of UNICEF said Thursday. Zimbabwe suffers the world's fourth-highest HIV infection rate and has seen the sharpest rise in child mortality, yet receives just a fraction of the donor funding lavished on its neighbors, Carol Bellamy told reporters in Johannesburg. Donors are concerned that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's increasingly autocratic regime would use any assistance for political purposes. "Look for other ways to make your point," Bellamy said. "Don't take it out on the world's children."