UN Fundraising for Cholera Victims at 2% of Necessary Funds
After admitting the role of UN peacekeepers in causing Haiti's deadly cholera outbreak, the UN is far behind in its goals to remedy the crisis. The ambitious $400 million plan…
UN Struggles to Fund Cholera Plan or Consult Victims
In December 2016, when then-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon apologized to Haitians for the UN cholera epidemic for the first time, he also announced a $400 million plan to reduce cholera and…
BAI works directly with cholera victims to ensure justice from the UN
After publicly apologizing for the UN's role in the cholera epidemic in Haiti, actions must now be taken to remedy the injustice. The UN has promised a total of $400…
U.N. may remove MINUSTAH military peacekeepers from Haiti
A United Nations official has said that the MINUSTAH peacekeeping operation in Haiti is under review, and this might lead to the removal of military peacekeepers from Haiti. The U.N.…
Why President Obama Should Support Cholera Victim Compensation
United Nations peacekeepers sparked a deadly cholera epidemic in Haiti in 2010, the first time Haiti had cholera in at least a century. For six years after that, the UN…
Un-Vaccinated UN Troops Risk Exacerbating Haiti Cholera
Though cholera vaccines are now mandatory for all UN troops and peacekeepers, a unit deployed to Haiti from India, where cholera is endemic, was not vaccinated. This is alarming because…