New York - A United Nations Security Council delegation is to visit Haiti next week to evaluate UN contributions to development and security, Costa Rican Ambassador Jorge Urdina said Friday.
The visit by the nine-member delegation led by Urdina, which is to start Wednesday, follows a first-hand assessment by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and former US president Bill Clinton of conditions in the one of the poorest nations in the Caribbean.
Ban and Clinton will arrive in Port-au-Prince Monday for discussions with the Haiti government on issues ranging from economic recovery to security.
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sounded an optimistic note for Haiti, saying its future looks better than any emerging markets thanks to US trade legislation approved by Washington last year.
New York - Haiti's crime rate has dropped significantly in the past five years with a capable police force patrolling its streets, but the country still faces a big challenge in providing food to the population, a UN Security Council delegation said Thursday.
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday Haiti can break the impasse created by natural disasters and poverty, but it must act because international assistance is time bound.
New York - A United Nations human rights expert Friday called on the United States not to deport undocumented Haitians as their country still hadn't recovered from the destruction caused by last year's hurricanes.
