Letters: False picture of foreign aid to Haiti: ” The UN forces came to police the 92% of Haitian voters who had elected President Aristide and protested about his overthrow by a US coup. They were never ‘heroes’ – except to the elite ‘cocooned in luxury and indifference’ who backed the coup (Heroes to zeros, …
Haiti battles to control cholera epidemic as protests gain momentum: ” Unrest expected to worsen before next week’s election, with foreign peacekeepers blamed for introducing disease Violent protests against UN peacekeepers and Haiti’s government are disrupting efforts to control the cholera epidemic, with fears that unrest will worsen in the runup to next week’s election. …
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Haiti’s cholera epidemic caused by weather, say scientists: ” SciDev.Net: The La Niña weather phenomenon plus the plunge in water and sanitation quality following January’s earthquake may be to blame for the outbreak Weather conditions — not UN soldiers — may have triggered Haiti’s cholera epidemic, which has killed more than 1,000 people in less …
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More than 1,300 people have died in Haiti from an outbreak of cholera. Efforts to control the epidemic have been disrupted by riots against UN peacekeepers, who are being blamed for the outbreak Tuesday 23 November 2010 12.00 ESTLast modified on Thursday 22 October 201508.45 ED The body of a person whose death was possibly caused by …
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by Peter Hallward (for UK Guardian) Cholera is just the latest disaster to be linked to the UN in Haiti – and the election won’t change the nature of the mission Almost everyone now accepts that the United Nations brought cholera to Haiti last month. The evidence is overwhelming and many experts (including the head …
