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“We should work together to avert war
through the administration of justice in
order to safeguard human lives and
preserve human dignity. The only war
worth relentlessly fighting, with the
participation of all, is that against fatal
diseases, poverty, hunger and illiteracy.”
through the administration of justice in
order to safeguard human lives and
preserve human dignity. The only war
worth relentlessly fighting, with the
participation of all, is that against fatal
diseases, poverty, hunger and illiteracy.”
| Meeting of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence with Ban Kee Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations on December 1st 2009 |
News:
Haiti Lies in Ruins; Grim Search for Untold Dead
Survivors strained desperately on Wednesday against the chunks of
concrete that buried this city along with thousands of its residents,
rich and poor, from shantytowns to the presidential palace, in the
devastating earthquake that struck late Tuesday afternoon.
And the poor who define this nation squatted in the streets, some
hurt and bloody, many more without food and water, close to piles of
covered corpses and rubble.
Limbs protruded from disintegrated concrete, muffled cries emanated
from deep inside the wrecks of buildings — many of them poorly
constructed in the first place — as Haiti struggled to grasp the
unknown toll from its worst earthquake in more than 200 years.
In the midst of the chaos, no one was able to offer an estimate of the
number of people who had been killed or injured, though there was
widespread concern that there were likely to be thousands of
casualties.
concrete that buried this city along with thousands of its residents,
rich and poor, from shantytowns to the presidential palace, in the
devastating earthquake that struck late Tuesday afternoon.
And the poor who define this nation squatted in the streets, some
hurt and bloody, many more without food and water, close to piles of
covered corpses and rubble.
Limbs protruded from disintegrated concrete, muffled cries emanated
from deep inside the wrecks of buildings — many of them poorly
constructed in the first place — as Haiti struggled to grasp the
unknown toll from its worst earthquake in more than 200 years.
In the midst of the chaos, no one was able to offer an estimate of the
number of people who had been killed or injured, though there was
widespread concern that there were likely to be thousands of
casualties.
Haitians are living in makeshift camps errected on the golf course in Port
au Prince Haiti in the aftermath of a devastating eathquake (UN Photo)
au Prince Haiti in the aftermath of a devastating eathquake (UN Photo)
U.S. Search and Resuce Team
A member of a United States Search and Resuce team
searches for Prince Haiti. (UN Photo)
A member of a United States Search and Resuce team
searches for Prince Haiti. (UN Photo)
SECRETARY-GENERAL
TOUCHES DOWN IN
QUAKE-DEVASTATED HAITI
TOUCHES DOWN IN
QUAKE-DEVASTATED HAITI
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Haiti, which was
struck by a catastrophic earthquake on Tuesday, to show his
solidarity with the people of the impoverished Caribbean nation
and assess for himself the scale of the devastation.
The 7.0 magnitude tremors on 12 January are said to have
affected one third of Haiti's population of 9 million, and the
United Nations estimates that 10 per cent of the buildings in the
hardest-hit city, the capital, Port-au-Prince, have been destroyed,
leaving 300,000 people homeless.
Sunday January 17, 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (UN News)
struck by a catastrophic earthquake on Tuesday, to show his
solidarity with the people of the impoverished Caribbean nation
and assess for himself the scale of the devastation.
The 7.0 magnitude tremors on 12 January are said to have
affected one third of Haiti's population of 9 million, and the
United Nations estimates that 10 per cent of the buildings in the
hardest-hit city, the capital, Port-au-Prince, have been destroyed,
leaving 300,000 people homeless.
Sunday January 17, 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (UN News)
January 17, 2010
HAITI / BAN KI-MOON
14 March 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits
Haiti for the second time since it was
struck by a catastrophic earthquake in
January. Says that the country is
"beginning to transition from
emergency relief to early recovery and
reconstruction".
14 March 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits
Haiti for the second time since it was
struck by a catastrophic earthquake in
January. Says that the country is
"beginning to transition from
emergency relief to early recovery and
reconstruction".
HAITI / BAN KI-MOON IDP CAMP (02:09)
15 March 2010
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
tours a camp that is home to tens of
thousands of internally displaced
persons (IDPs) on a one-day visit to Haiti
ahead of an international donors'
conference. MINUSTAH
15 March 2010
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
tours a camp that is home to tens of
thousands of internally displaced
persons (IDPs) on a one-day visit to Haiti
ahead of an international donors'
conference. MINUSTAH
HAITI / DIOUF
16 March 2010
Jacques Diouf, head of
the Food and
Agriculture
Organization, kicks off
spring planting season
to promote national
food production, rural
employment and
reforestation in Haiti.
FAO
16 March 2010
Jacques Diouf, head of
the Food and
Agriculture
Organization, kicks off
spring planting season
to promote national
food production, rural
employment and
reforestation in Haiti.
FAO
HAITI / NEW IDP
CAMPS (02:09)
16 March 2010
The first of a series of
new camps following
the international rules
of construction are
available for the
internally displaced in
Haiti. MINUSTAH
CAMPS (02:09)
16 March 2010
The first of a series of
new camps following
the international rules
of construction are
available for the
internally displaced in
Haiti. MINUSTAH
| H.E. Amb. Percy Tamayo & The 44th President H.E. Hon. Barack H. Obama |
| H.E. Amb. Percy Tamayo & Vice President H.E. Hon. Joseph R. Biden Jr. |
UN/NY June 11, 2010 Former Swiss
Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss has been
elected to the annual presidency of the
United Nations General Assembly.
He will take up his office at the opening of
the 65th session of the General Assembly
in New York on September 14.
The President-elect later called on
Member States today to return to the
goals set out in the UN Charter and guide
their work by the principles of peace,
friendship and cooperation.
Mr. Deiss’ first major event as President
will be the Millennium Development Goals
Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss has been
elected to the annual presidency of the
United Nations General Assembly.
He will take up his office at the opening of
the 65th session of the General Assembly
in New York on September 14.
The President-elect later called on
Member States today to return to the
goals set out in the UN Charter and guide
their work by the principles of peace,
friendship and cooperation.
Mr. Deiss’ first major event as President
will be the Millennium Development Goals
| Mr. Joseph Deiss, President Elect 65th UN President General Assambly |