Commissions Watch 1/2017
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission:
Press Statement on Floods
31 Jan
alone, as in the case of Harare, will not address the problem
adequately;
(c)
Local authorities are encouraged to be proactive and not reactive
when the situation gets out of hand as is currently the case, but
should engage in effective planning that helps in averting such
challenges;
(d)
Central Government and local authorities are urged to collaborate to
ensure effective service delivery and adherence to their respective
mandates;
(e)
In addition, the ZHRC urges citizens to play their part by maintaining
hygienic conditions around the spaces that they occupy.
(f)
Particularly, citizens are urged to avoid littering as it leads to the
blockage of the urban drainage system.
(g)
Local authorities and citizens should forge a complementary alliance
in order to arrest the current predicaments posed by floods
The Commission remains committed to promoting, protecting and enforcing
human rights as per its constitutional mandate for the benefit of all
Zimbabweans.
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
23 January 2017
NB: The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s Press Statement is also
available here.
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