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HAITI:
MURDER OF U.N. PEACEKEEPER (MaximsNews Network)
Members
of the Nigerian Police Unit of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
(MINUSTAH) carry a coffin of their colleague Corporal Aminu Nagya, killed during
the 12 April 2008 food crisis. Port au Prince, Haiti. 18
April 2008. UN Photo # 174908/Logan Abassi
HAITI:
CHORUS OF CONDEMNATION AT
MURDER OF UN POLICE OFFICER,
16/04/2008
(MaximsNews Network)
UNITED
NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / 16
April 2008 --
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Security
Council and the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti have joined together to
strongly condemn Saturday’s execution-style killing of a Nigerian police
officer serving with the operation in the impoverished Caribbean country.
The
plainclothes officer, a 36-year-old father, was with three other members of his
formed police unit (FPU) near the cathedral in the Bel-Air district of the
capital, Port-au-Prince, when he was dragged from his car and shot dead by
unidentified gunmen, according to the mission, known as MINUSTAH.
The
murder took place two days after another gun attack on three blue helmets
serving with MINUSTAH, and comes amid violent unrest across Haiti over the past
week because of a recent spike in the price of basic foods.
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The
mission said it has already opened an inquiry into the killing in collaboration
with Haitian police officers. MINUSTAH
“will pursue the authors of this abject crime with the strongest
determination,” it added.
In a
statement released by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban said he “learned with shock”
of the killing of the police officer and offered his condolences to the man’s
family, his colleagues and the Nigerian Government.
“The
Secretary-General… emphasizes that peace and stability constitute essential
conditions for social and economic development, as well as to promote
investments and job creation, which, together with the immediate measures
announced by the Haitian authorities, constitute the best ways, in the
medium-term, to fight against the increase in the cost of living.”
Security
Council members also decried the attack and stressed the need to maintain public
order in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and the scene of
widespread public protests against the rising cost of living.
In a
press statement, the Council urged international donors to provide emergency
relief as a priority to alleviate the suffering for Haitians. The World Bank has
announced a $10 million grant to help the Government respond, with food to be
allocated specifically for children and other vulnerable groups.
Last
Thursday, three UN peacekeepers from Sri Lanka were shot while on patrol in the
capital, but their injuries are not considered life-threatening. On Saturday
members of the national Senate voted to dismiss Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard
Alexis.
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HAITI
NEEDS HELP TO AVOID BACKSLIDING: 24/04/2008 (MaximsNews Network)
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HAITI:
UN MISSION DECRIES MURDER OF POLICE OFFICER, 14/04/2008
(MaximsNews Network)
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UN:
SOARING CEREAL TAB AFFLICTS POOREST COUNTRIES, 14/04/2008 (MaximsNews
Network)
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HAITI:
UN SECRETARY GENERAL DEPLORES ATTACKS ON UN MISSION, 09/04/08
(MaximsNews Network)
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SECURITY
COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON HAITI
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SECRETARY-GENERAL
SHOCKED BY KILLING OF MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS HAITI MISSION, URGES
DEMONSTRATORS TO REFRAIN FROM FURTHER VIOLENCE
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SECRETARY-GENERAL
DEEPLY REGRETS LOSS OF LIFE FOLLOWING DEMONSTRATIONS IN HAITI, STRONGLY
DEPLORES ATTACKS AGAINST UNITED NATIONS MISSION
| 14 April 2008 |
Media Stakeout: Statement
to the Press and informal comments by the President of the
Security Council and Permanent Representative of South Africa,
H.E. Mr. Dumisani Kumalo, on the question concerning Haiti.
UN
WEBCAST TV VIDEO - 4 minutes ] 
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"How
a N.J. medical team escaped Haiti" by Lindy Washburn in The Record of
North Jersey"
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HAITI:
MEDICAL MISSION TEAM EVACUATED BECAUSE OF FOOD RIOTS: FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT
by DR. NORMA MURRAY: 14/04/2008 (MaximsNews Network) |
In a
separate statement MINUSTAH said it hoped a new government could be quickly
formed and Haiti could return to its efforts to rebuild after years of misrule
and suffering.
“The
reform process must continue. At the same time, Haitians must work together to
consolidate the stability and the progress which they have realised.”
Labels:
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Ki-moon, MINUSTAH,
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Council, UN mission
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