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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Zimbabwe has prevented the United Nations from launching an emergency appeal for millions of dollars to help hundreds of thousands of people evicted in a massive slum clearance, a senior U.N. official said Friday.
Undersecretary-General Jan Egeland said President Robert Mugabe's government has objected to a text for the appeal because of disagreements over the number of people affected and how to help them. The participation of some voluntary organizations that work with the United Nations was also disputed.
"It is with regret that I confirm today that I cannot launch an agreed appeal for these people evicted in Zimbabwe in the months of May, June and July predominantly," he told reporters Friday. "We have not reached agreement with the government on a text."
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