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Haitian children fathered by U.N. peacekeepers

Haitian children fathered by U.N. peacekeepers

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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Michel Joseph Martelly Speech at the United Nations in 2014

Michel Joseph Martelly Speech at the United Nations in 2014

On Friday, 27 September 2014, President Martelly as part of his participation on the third day of the 69th Ordinary Session of the General Assembly has delivered a speech before the Nations of the world.

Martelly has mentioned the necessity to expand the scope and ability of the world organization with sufficient resources so that it can face myriad emergencies and fulfill its mission effectively. He has mentioned a host of issues that needed to be included under its program from management of diseases to development programs and enlargement of the Security Council with addition of new permanent members.

Michel Joseph Martelly believes that the credibility and legitimacy of the United Nations depends on its capacity to act quickly and effectively while recognizing the relative value of each member with better coordination. The goal of the UN should be to reduce poverty and inequality throughout the world and preserve international peace and security

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Earthquake Victim - Hedi Annabi

Earthquake Victim - Hedi Annabi

Here is a piccture of Hedi Annabi who was killed by the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The Haiti earthquake caused more than 200,000 people to lost their lives. He was in charge of the U.N. mission in Haiti

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