UN mission in Haiti to be extended six months in aftermath of hurricane Matthew

Wednesday, October 12th 2016 - 11:00 UTC

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With Haiti facing the dual challenges of addressing the impact of Hurricane Matthew and restarting preparations for the holding of the much-anticipated elections, the United Nations envoy for the Caribbean country on Tuesday expressed support for the recommended extension of the UN mission there by six months until mid-April 2017. Read full article

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DennisA
Wouldn't they be better staying away?

“In a major shift, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has indicated the United Nations is preparing to compensate for the cholera outbreak in Haiti that killed at least 10,000 people.
UN peacekeepers from Nepal are widely believed to have caused the outbreak from their camp rife with poor sanitation, following the massive 2010 earthquake in Haiti.”

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/19/health/haiti-un-cholera/index.html
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