Note
The story of U.N.-led humanitarian-assistance accommodating a local tyrant in order to reach some of the needy. It may be a fact of life for humanitarian aid workers around the globe, but it lends itself very easily to becoming part of the problem instead of the solution. Given there is no political will to address Zimbabwe's gross and systematic abuse of human rights by the UN membership, the likelihood of emboldening UN agencies on the ground to take a leadership role in drawing the red lines is not very good.