"The UN team met with the prime minister in the morning and then the
president later in the afternoon; they discussed humanitarian issues,"
the official said.
"The UN wants a collaborative effort with the government on how to
address the humanitarian issues," said the official, adding that more
details of the meeting would be released on Tuesday.
The team which is led by Catherine Bragg, UN assistant secretary
general for humanitarian affairs, is on a five-day visit to the crisis
torn country, emerging from almost a decade of economic ruin.
Bragg said on Sunday "the aim of the mission is to understand the reality of the situation in Zimbabwe".
The team includes representatives from the World Health Organisation
(WHO), World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Zimbabwe is currently battling a cholera epidemic which has killed
almost 4 000 and severe food shortages, with an economy in freefall.
South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, chairman of the Southern
African Development Community (SADC), has convened the body’s finance
ministers this week to devise a plan to help the country out of the
crisis.
Two week ago Tsvangirai was sworn in as premier, joining his long-time rival Mugabe in a unity government. – Sapa-AFP
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