Thursday, November 29, 2012

Haiti seeks $2bn to fight cholera outbreak blamed on UN soldiers

Guardian: Haiti is to call upon the international community for more than $2bn to fight cholera amid growing evidence that the world's worst epidemic was started by UN peacekeepers. The government's 10-year plan to improve sanitation and water provision will be unveiled with the backing of foreign aid groups and the UN, which is accused of one of the greatest failures in the history of international intervention. It follows reports of a recent spike in cholera cases in the wake of hurricane Sandy and...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/29/haiti-cholera-plan-un
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2012/11/20/1353435406933/Cholera-patients-admitted-010.jpg

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