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Here is a picture of Haitian children fathered by U.N. peacekeepers.

The U.N. peacekeeping force, MINUSTAH, was sent to Haiti in 2004 to keep order following a movement that toppled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. since, some peacekeepers have been accused of several abuses including rape, using excessive force, introducing cholera and fathering children in some cases with under age women.

A recent report released by the United Nation has brought to light the dark side of the U.N personnel-- sexual exploitation and abuse against civilians while they were stationed in countries plagued by conflict and natural disaster. The revelation came after interviewing 231 people in Haiti, who claimed that they were forced to perform sexual acts with the UN peacekeepers in exchange for 'basic necessities'. In the past, the UN workers were accused in a similar way of fathering and subsequently abandoning children at the end of their deployment in Cambodia, Mozambique, Bosnia, Sudan, Kosovo, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. A report reveals that UN Peacekeepers fathered 24,500 babies in Cambodia and 6,600 in Liberia. The U.N. force in Haiti currently includes 4,899 uniformed personnel, a combination of military and civilian police, from more than a dozen countries. As per Ghandi Shukry, the head of a Conduct and Discipline Unit in the U.N. mission, 29 claims for paternity have been submitted against MINUSTAH to the U.N. in Haiti and 18 of them were classified as 'victims', because they were receiving some kinds of supports. There are many unreported instances of non-payment where the women took the badges of the peacekeepers and threatened to reveal their infidelity via social media. However, in 2003, the U.N Secretary General circulated a bulletin on "Zero Tolerance Policy" in this regard.

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The United Nations, an intergovernmental organization with the objective to promote cooperation and piece. Beside peace, The United Nations supports international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, political freedoms and democracy
The UN organization was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations. It had its original objective to stop and prevent wars between nations
The organization started with 51 member states; there are now 193.
It has six principal organs: the General Assembly; the Security Council; the Economic and Social Council; the Secretariat; the International Court of Justice; and the United Nations Trusteeship Council; the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme and United Nations Children's Fund.

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The Ark of Return is a design piece of sculpture that will be installed in the UN plaza in 2014.

The project is a representation of a slave ship and lone slave beside it, which symbolizes the journey of the transatlantic slave trade from bondage to freedom.

A memory piece, it invites viewers to reflect on what forces created the slave trade and were ultimately defeated by democracy.

The design will be hewn in shining white marble, emblematic of spirituality.

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The UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti has been occupying the island for the last 19 years. Two of its military partners, Brazil and Canada, are joining ranks to keep Haiti safe from insurrectionists.

Canada is adding an extra 34 military peacekeepers to its Operation Hamlet mission, who will be instructed in Brazil on military procedures and maneuvers.

Defense Staff Chief, Tom Lawson, says Canada's further commitment to Haiti's safety and security will help steady Haiti during its upcoming elections.

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Sandra Honore, native of Trinidad, as Envoy to Haiti. She is the director for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti that has occupied Haiti since 2004.

Honore began her career as an attaché in 1979. She served as a career diplomat for the Organization of American States and monitored the electoral process in Haiti in the nineties.

Honore is succeeding Mariano Fernandez, who wants to pursue an electoral office.

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This is a picture of U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters. With 19 other congressmen, together they addressed a letter to Ban Ki-moon regarding taking responsibilities for spreading cholera in Haiti.

Here is the complete list of the U.S. authorities who signed the letter: Maxine Waters ; Barbara Lee ; Yvette D. Clarke ; Frederica S. Wilson ; Jan Schakowsky ; John Conyers, Jr. ; Alcee L. Hastings ; Charles B. Rangel ; Corrine Brown ; Donald M. Payne, Jr. ; Bobby L. Rush ; Wm. Lacy Clay ; Raúl M. Grijalva ; Debbie Wasserman Schultz ; John Lewis ; Gregory W. Meeks ; Donna F. Edwards ; Keith Ellison ; Carolyn B. Maloney"

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A sign carried by a Haitian man denouncing the MINUSTAH presence in haiti. The U.N. Peacekeeping force in Haiti was accused for many problems in the country. Several reports link them to the Cholera aoubreak in Haiti. The United Nations is investigating allegations that five Uruguayan naval troops at a UN base in southern Haiti sexually molested an 18-year-old man, a story that contributed to the current protest

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Here is a picture of Michel Martelly's Speech at the 67th Ordinary Session of United Nations General Assembly. This took place on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. This is the video of the entire speech.

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In this picture, you can see a Haitian man throwing rocks at the police to demonstrate his anger against the presence of The U.N. Peacekeeping force he feels is occupying his country. Only the Haitian police force was present during this protest. The U.N. Peacekeeping MINUSTAH was not involved

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The Northern Ireland golfer Rory McIlroy is scheduled to visit Haiti in June 2011 to assess the progress made by UNICEF in delivering needed services to Haitian children. McIlroy is one of the current global ambassadors for UNICEF branch of the United Nations. This trip to Haiti will constitute the first trip for McIlroy as ambassador for U.N.

Born in Ireland on May 4th, 1989, Rory McIlroy is a successful amateur and professional golf player. At the age of sixteen, McIlroy participated for the first time in the British Masters

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