Haiti: UN head makes cholera 'pilgrimage' | World War 4 Report

30.7.14

Haiti: UN head makes cholera 'pilgrimage' | World War 4 Report: Many Haitians remained critical of Ban, who has refused to accept UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak, despite overwhelming evidence that it was caused by poor sanitation in October 2010 at a base used by troops from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Haitian human rights lawyer Mario Joseph said it was "an insult to all Haitians for the secretary general to come to Haiti for a photo opportunity when he refuses to take responsibility for the thousands of Haitians killed and the hundreds of thousands sickened by the UN cholera epidemic." The Popular Democratic Movement (MODEP) said the visit would be a good occasion for Ban to say "when MINUSTAH will leave the country," to "recognize officially the UN's responsibility in the introduction of cholera in Haiti" and "to define a compensation plan for the victims." (AlterPresse, Haiti, July 14; The Guardian, UK, July 16, some from unidentified wire services)