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…
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Impunity for UN Peacekeepers Who Rape Women in Haiti
In talking to women around Haiti, Al Jazeera Fault Lines found only one in twelve women who reported being raped by a United Nations peacekeeper. The one woman who filed…
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 Secretary-General Promises to Combat Sex Abuse and Exploitation
Haiti hosts a peacekeeping mission with one of the largest numbers of reported sexual exploitation and abuse. The UN Secretary-General is urging MINUSTAH to appoint a victims' rights advocate to address the…
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…