Perhaps more significantly, the international community’s failure to address Zimbabwe seriously shows, once again, that it lacks the political will to prevent foreseeable crises. Last year, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour condemned the regime’s use of torture and its mistreatment of pro-democracy forces.
也许更重要的是，国际社会没能站出来讨论如何处理津巴布韦的问题再一次严重地显示了它缺乏制止可预见的危机的政治意愿。去年，联合国秘书长潘基文和联合国人权事务高级代表阿尔布尔严厉指责该国政府使用酷刑以及虐待民主力量。令人遗憾的是联合国没有采取进一步的行动。