UN Credibility at Risk with Lack of Promised Action Against Cholera
On December 1, 2016 when UN Secretary-General at the time, Ban Ki-moon, announced a new approach to cholera in Haiti, victims and advocates rejoiced at the UN finally taking a…
Secretary-General Guterres Must Ensure the UN’s Moral Debt to Haiti is Paid
In December 2016, after six years of trying to avoid blame for the cholera epidemic it brought to Haiti in 2010, the United Nations apologized for its role and announced…
Will UN apology without admission of guilt be enough to move donors?
ON December 1 at a United Nations General Assembly, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon apologized for bringing cholera to Haiti. While cholera victims and advocates (including IJDH) cheered at the apology, everyone…
Ban Ki-moon Finally Apologizes For Cholera, More Work to Be Done
After nearly six years of denial in order to avoid accountability for bringing a deadly cholera epidemic to Haiti, Secretary-General Bakn Ki-moon finally apologized in an address before the UN…
UN Secretary General sees Hurricane Matthew’s Destruction
Six years after dumping untreated sewage in earthquake-torn Haiti, the United Nations finally accepted responsibility for introducing cholera. Ban Ki-moon visited hurricane victims in Haiti, after Beatrice Lindstrom of IDJH…