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UNITED NATIONS (UPI) -- A resolution that would impose sanctions
against Zimbabwean leaders was introduced in the U.N. Security Council
Thursday by U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad.
"We want to respond to the situation, and respond in a way that
encourages a move toward resolving the (election) legitimacy crisis
without negatively impacting the people of Zimbabwe who are suffering
a great deal in the hands of the regime," Khalilzad told reporters.
The United Nations joined world leaders in denouncing the regime of
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, whose party followers waged a
campaign of violence and intimidation against opposition party
Movement for Democratic Change and its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.
Tsvangirai withdrew from the June 27 runoff because of the
state-sanctioned violence he blamed for deaths of dozens of MDC
supporters. World leaders said the election was not legitimate.
The resolution would impose targeted sanctions "on those that are
responsible for the political crisis," with the hope that they would
be moved to resolve the crisis and create a government that represents
the Zimbabwean people.
The resolution also addresses humanitarian concerns, Khalilzad said.
It calls for the removal of all obstacles to people receiving the
assistance they need because of economic circumstances.