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Great Idea, UN, Get a Criminal to Investigate a Crime: UN Defend’s Appt. of Alvaro Uribe to Gaza Flotilla Investigation

August 9, 2010

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UN Defends Uribe’s Appointment to Flotilla Panel United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon defended the appointment of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe as vice chairman of the U.N. inquiry into an Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, following requests from over 150 human rights organizations that it be reconsidered, reports EFE. Organizations from […]

Prez Morales Will Deliver Results of Climate Conf. to UN Sec. Gen, Ban Ki-moon – May 7

May 6, 2010

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 6, 2010 CONTACT: MEGAN MORRISSEY – 202-365-6900 INGRID SABJA – 973-738-2301 Bolivian President Evo Morales to Deliver Results of People’s Conference on Climate Change to UN Sec Gen Ban Ki-moon New York – On Friday, May 7th, President Evo Morales of Bolivia will personally present UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon with […]

Haiti’s World – According to the UN (Moon, Mulet, MINUSTAH) 2 articles

April 28, 2010

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“Falling behind in this regard would “seriously undermine the stability we have been working towards in Haiti for many years,” he stated.”  –Edmond Mulet Say What???   Secretary-General requests rapid boosting of Haitian mission’s technical capacity 27 April 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the Security Council to endorse a rapid strengthening of the […]

US Takeover of Haiti: The Centerpieces of US, UN, and World Bank Plan are Sweatshops and Tourism

April 6, 2010

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U.S. Takeover of Haiti: The centerpieces of the US, UN, and World Bank Plan for Haiti are Sweatshops and Tourisim By Kim Ives Global Research, April 5, 2010 haiti-liberte.com/ When this article appears on the morning of March 31, the much ballyhooed “International Donors Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti” will be getting underway […]

Rebuilding Haiti: $10 Billion Promised at Donors’ Conference

March 31, 2010

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      Ban said the world had come together ‘dramatically and in solidarity with the Haitian people’ [Reuters]   Haiti promised $10bn for rebuilding International donors have pledged $9.9bn over more than three years to rebuild earthquake- devastated Haiti, going “far beyond expectations”, the UN secretary general said. Bank Ki-moon said at the end […]

Ban Ki-moon’s Pep Talk Before Donors’ Meeting Will Fall on Deaf Ears in Haiti

March 29, 2010

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In today’s Washington Post, Ban Ki-moon tells the world that Haiti needs renewal, not restoration.  Renewal is what the international community wants for Haiti — new ports, new factories, new hotels, new government, etc.  But, the people of Haiti want a restoration of their democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, kidnapped by the US in 2004.  Haitians want […]

Ban Ki-moon Visits Haiti: Urges Donors to Keep the Money Flowing

March 14, 2010

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UN chief urges donors to keep Haiti funds flowing Joseph Guyler Delva and Marine Hass PORT-AU-PRINCE Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:48pm EDT PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon vowed on Sunday to work to keep donor funds flowing for Haiti’s recovery and reconstruction following the devastating January earthquake in the poor Caribbean state. Making […]

UN Appoints a New UN “Peacekeeping” Force Commander in Haiti

March 11, 2010

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The UN “peacekeeping” force in Haiti, MINUSTAH, is headed by Brazil, and that is why the commander will always be a Brazilian. UN appoints new UN force commander in Haiti Associated Press Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment Thursday of Maj. Gen. Luiz Guilherme Paul Cruz of Brazil as the new commander of the U.N. […]

While Some Aid Givers Use Helicopters and Guns, Cubans Set Up Clinics Within Champ de Mar Refugee Camp

January 25, 2010

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In counter-point, many of the 500 Cuban doctors working in Haiti have fanned out throughout Port-au-Prince, particularly in the massive refugee camp that now covers the Champ de Mars, the downtown square. There they have set up small clinics, identified by a Cuban flag, to tend to the earthquake's many victims. According to Dr. Evan […]

FIDEL CASTRO ON HAITI: “Nothing Can Be Improvised in Haiti”

May 25, 2009

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There has been much discussion about Haiti in the press and the recent announcement by UN Secretary-General, Ban-Ki Moon that former President Bill Clinton will be his special envoy to Haiti.  John Maxwell, columnist for the Jamaica Observer, provided a searing indictment of the US’ entire policy towards Haiti, including the decision to send Clinton […]