#Haiti, #Cholera and the UN
►http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/186-haiti/51542-haiti-cholera-and-the-un.html
Since October 2010, more than 7000 Haitians have died from cholera. A UN-convened Independent Panel has conceded that cholera was brought to Haiti by UN peacekeepers and spread due to poor waste disposal protocol. Yet, despite this malfeasance, the UN blames the spread of cholera on the conditions in Haiti, and has failed to take responsibility for the introduction of the epidemic in the country. Though the Status of Forces Agreement between Haiti and the UN states that victims have a right to file claims for unintentional harms caused by UN personnel, UN has failed to set up a means of receiving the complaints, much less a means of resolving the issue.
