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Ban Says Legal Claims Against UN on Cholera “Not Receivable”

Above: a cholera treatment centre in Haiti (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff Claims against the UN involving its presumed role in causing Haiti’s cholera epidemic are “not receivable,” a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said […]

March Planned at UN Headquarters to Support Victims of Cholera in Haiti

Above: a treatment tent shortly after the outbreak in 2010 (UN Photo/UNICEF/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group seeking “justice and compensation” for victims of cholera in Haiti is planning to march in front of the United Nations […]

Op-Ed: When Will the United Nations Pay for Its Actions in Haiti?

By Jake Johnston Op-Ed Contributor Less than a week after cholera began its violent spread throughout Haiti, a UN military base in the central plateau became the prime suspect for having introduced the bacteria. The UN was quick to shoot […]

Haiti Launches National Plan to Eliminate Cholera By 2022

Above: UN peacekeepers in Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has presented its national plan to eliminate cholera on the island of Hispaniola. The government said the $2.2 billion plan, which was officially launched Wednesday, is “national […]

United Nations Sued in US Federal Court For Role in Haiti Cholera Epidemic

Above: UN Headquarters in New York City By the Caribbean Journal staff Human rights groups have filed suit against the United Nations in federal court in the United States for its alleged role in bringing cholera to Haiti. The suit, […]

S&P Lowers Credit Rating on Caribbean Development Bank; Outlook Negative

Above: Barbados, home to the CDB, is current on its obligations to the bank (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has lowered the long-term foreign currency credit rating on the Caribbean Development Bank to “AA” from […]

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