Zimbabwe's Vice President Joice Mujuru on Wednesday urged the international community to provide "a financial stimulus package" to help Zimbabwe to mitigate and offset the economic and financial crisis.
Vice President Mujuru made the appeal at the UN Conference on the Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development, which opened in the United Nations on Wednesday.
"Zimbabwe is also of the view that the proposed stimulus packages to developing countries should be tailor-made to support the development priorities of the recipient countries," he said.
"As an honest broker, the UN system should be the first to take a stand against conditional aid."
The Zimbabwean leader voiced support for the UN to play a stronger role in finding global solutions to the crisis.
"In particular, the UN should be equipped with the tools, expertise and resources to assist member states in their efforts to overcome the crisis and promote a sustainable and inclusive recovery," he said.
Vice President Mujuru was speaking on the first day of the three-day UN event, where representatives from nearly 150 member states are scheduled to take the podium.