Cholera new complaint against the UN

On Tuesday, a new lawsuit involving 1,500 Haitians was brought before a federal court in Brooklyn against the United Nations in connection with an outbreak of cholera. This lawsuit seeks a compensation for cholera victims, the unding to ensure the supply of drinking water to Haiti and also asks the court to rule that the UN enjoys no immunity.

MINUSTAH is not here to stay forever...

Monday Sandra Honoré, The Head of the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (Minustah), met with representatives of the Brazilian government (in Brazil), which reiterated their conviction that the presence of foreign troops in Haiti "may not last forever," while stressing that neither Brazil nor any other country in Latin America pretends abandon Haiti. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10681-haiti-security-towards-a-reconfiguration-of-the-minustah.html

Request for funds from CTCEP

Karl Jean Louis, the Head of Office of the Premier Minister Lamothe, recalled that the government had already made ​​available to the Transitional College of the Permanent Electoral Council (CTCEP) 60 million gourdes and the Government working for now, on a new request for funds froñ the ¡electoral institution.

Workshop on Heritage Conservation

Monday to the Haitian National Pantheon Museum, Josette Darguste, the Minister of Culture has launched a 4-day workshop (10 to 14 March 2014) on the Conservation of Cultural Heritage and the Risk Management of major natural hazards. This workshop is organized by the offices of UNESCO and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in Haiti, brought together participants from diverse disciplinary profile, private and public actors of the culture and takes place in various locations including MUPANAH, Le Villate and the Museum of Haitian Art.

Opening of 4 Treatment Centers of Acute Diarrhea

On Thursday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will process to the inauguration ceremony of 4 Treatment Centers of Acute Diarrhea (CTDA) at the Hospital of the Estère. This project, funded by the Minustah and implemented by IOM, is part of capacity building of the Ministry of Health and the Health Department of Artibonite in the fight against cholera. The ceremony will be attended by national and local authorities, representatives of some UN agencies and other partners.

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