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Haiti: Brazilian Named Force Commander of UN Peacekeeping Mission

Above: United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff Brazil native Lieutenant General Jose Luiz Jaborandy, Jr has been named the new force commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, UN Secretary General […]

Haiti’s Lamothe Meets With New Head of UN Peacekeeping Force

Above: Sandra Honore and Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Tuesday with Sandra Honore, the new head of the United Nations’ peacekeeping force in the country. It was the first meeting between Lamothe […]

Canada Sending New Deployment to UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti

Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff A deployment of Canadian Armed Forces will be joining the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti, Canada’s government announced Wednesday. A 34-member CAF platoon from Quebec will […]

Trinidad’s Sandra Honore to Lead UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti

Above: a UN vehicle in Petion-Ville By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago diplomat Sandra Honore has been named the new head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced this weekend. Honore […]

Haiti: Mariano Fernandez Ends Term as Head of UN Peacekeeping Mission

Above: Former MINUSTAH Chief Mariano Fernandez By Alexander Britell Mariano Fernandez, MINUSTAH Chief and Special Representative of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Haiti, officially ended his 20 month term as head of the UN’s MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission in Haiti Thursday. […]

Haiti: United Nations Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Mission One Year

Above: United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Jesus Serrano Redondo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations Security Council has extended the MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission in Haiti for one year, the world body announced Tuesday. The mission’s mandate was […]

Haiti: United Nations Extends Peacekeeping Mission For One Year

Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Jesus Serrano Redondo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to extend the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti until mid-October of 2014. The unanimous vote also slightly reduced the […]

Nigel Fisher Named New Head of UN’s Haiti Peacekeeping Mission

Above: new MINUSTAH Chief Nigel Fisher (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Alexander Britell Nigel Fisher has been named the new head of the UN’s MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission in Haiti, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Friday. Fisher, a native of Canada, has […]

UN’s Haiti Peacekeeping Chief Urges Country to Build on PM’s Confirmation

Above: Mariano Fernandez Amunategui (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Mariano Fernandez, the head of the UN’s MINUSTAH peacekeeping force in Haiti, said he welcomed the Chamber of Deputies’ confirmation of Laurent Lamothe as the country’s new Prime Minister. […]

UN Cuts Haiti Peacekeeping Force

Above: Brazilian peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations Security Council today extended the mandate of its peacekeeping force in Haiti for another year, but cut the number of troops by 2,500. In […]

UN’s Le Roy: Haiti Peacekeeping Mission Prevented “Total Chaos”

By the Caribbean Journal staff Alain Le Roy, the outgoing head of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, said that before the earthquake in Haiti, UN peacekeepers had contributed to five years of stability, and prevented a descent into “total chaos” […]

Haiti: UN Renews Mandate, Force Levels of Peacekeepers

By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of the world body’s peacekeeping force in Haiti. The Security Council renewed the mandate for one year until Oct. 16, 2016 at force levels […]

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 […]

UN: Ongoing Election Delay in Haiti Is “Of Increasing Concern”

Above: MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore (UN Photo/Mark Garten By the Caribbean Journal staff The ongoing delay of legislative elections in Haiti is of “increasing concern,” according to Sandra Honore, the new head of the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in the […]

Haiti: US, UN “Welcome” Formation of Transitional Electoral Council

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s recent agreement on a transitional college of the Permanent Electoral Council, a move that paves the way for the holding of long-delayed elections, is drawing praise from the United States […]

Haiti: Sri Lanka Sends New Contingent of United Nations Peacekeepers

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sri Lanka is sending 750 new soldiers to be part of the United Nations’ peacekeeping force in Haiti, the country’s government announced Monday. A group of 400 soldiers from the country’s […]

Michel Forst, UN Human Rights Expert in Haiti, Tenders Resignation

Above: Michel Forst (UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre) By Alexander Britell Michel Forst, the United Nations’ Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Haiti, has resigned from his position. A spokesperson for the MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission in Haiti confirmed the […]

Haiti: UN “Concerned” Over Forced Evictions of Displaced Persons

Above: residents at a camp for internally displaced persons in Haiti (UN Photo/Igor Rugwiza) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations says it is “concerned” about recent incidents of forced evictions of residents of camps for internally displaced persons […]

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 […]

UN’s Nigel Fisher Suggests Haiti “Not Yet” Open for Business

Above: Nigel Fisher (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nigel Fisher, the new chief of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Haiti, made his first public appearance since succeeding Mariano Fernandez Friday, calling for Haiti to move forward on long-delayed […]

Haiti: Outgoing MINUSTAH Chief Calls Election Delay “Almost Unacceptable”

Above: outgoing MINUSTAH Chief Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s delay in holding local and legislative elections is “almost unacceptable,” according to Mariano Fernandez, who completed his term as head of the UN’s peacekeeping mission […]

Haiti: UN Security Council Urges Elections “By the End of 2013”

Above: UN Security Council President Masood Khan (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Echoing a call by MINUSTAH Chief Mariano Fernandez earlier this month, the United National Security Council is urging Haiti to hold legislative elections by the end […]

Haiti: UN’s Fernandez Urges Legislative Elections “As Soon As Possible”

Above: MINUSTAH Chief Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Mariano Fernandez, the Special Representative of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, is urging Haiti’s government to take “all necessary measures” to hold partial legislative elections “as soon […]

UN’s Fernandez: “Encouraging Signs of Progress” in Haiti

Above: UN Special Representative Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Despite structural challenges, Haiti has shown “encouraging signs of progress and positive results in various fields,” according to Mariano Fernandez, the Special Representative in Haiti of United […]

In Brussels, Haiti’s Martelly Meets With European Union Leadership

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly met Monday with Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Council, during his trip to […]

Haiti: More Than One Million People Face Food Insecurity, UN Says

Above: flooding in Haiti (MINUSTAH Photo: Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Approximately 1.2 million people in Haiti are facing food insecurity due to the residual effects of Hurricane Sandy, according to Johan Peleman, the head of the United […]

Haiti: UN Extends Peacekeepers’ Mandate for One Year, Plans Troop Reduction

Above: peacekeepers in Haiti (Photo: MINUSTAH) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations Security Council has extended its mandate for the MINUSTAH peacekeeping force in Haiti for another year, the world body announced. The move will also reduce the […]

UN Announces Second Death of Rwandan Peacekeeper in Haiti

Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff A second peacekeeper from Rwanda’s Formed Police Unit in Haiti has been killed, the UN peacekeeping mission announced Monday. The death of Sergeant Aloys Nsengiyumva comes after […]

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