Several United Nations agencies have reportedly condemned Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s recent remarks on homosexuality at the UN General Assembly in New York.
Addressing what he called the ‘new’ human rights agenda being pushed by the west, referring specifically to the issue of homosexuality, Mugabe openly told the West not to prescribe new rights that are contrary to his country’s values, norms, traditions and beliefs.
He went ahead to boldly state, “We are not gays”.
Mugabe’s speech has reportedly angered donors, who have since signed a statement condemning member states still discriminating on grounds of sexual orientation.
The agencies include UN Development Program, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and UN Children’s fund are the country’s leading humanitarian aid providers, the report said.
This came as US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton also reportedly expressed concern over Mugabe’s remarks.
Homosexuality is illegal in Zimbabwe and Mugabe has in the past made headlines after he told gay people to go to ‘hell’.
Last year, the 91 year ol made headlines when he said that gay rights were not human rights, adding that Zimbabwe would never let children row up thinking there was an alternative to the God-prescribed marriage system.
