Press Release Oct 23, 2025 HRF Condemns WHO for Appointing Robert Mugabe as “Goodwill Ambassador” NEW YORK (October 22, 2017) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the decision by the World Health Organization (WHO) to name 93-year-old Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe a “Goodwill Ambassador.”
Press Release Oct 23, 2017 It’s not so surprising WHO’s new director tried to make Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador The plan by World Health Organization (WHO) director-general to appoint Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador has backfired and been rescinded after an international outcry.