Friday, October 11, 2013

Haiti: UN reduces peacekeeping force - extends mission for 1 more year amid cholera controversy

(AFP) - The UN Security Council on Thursday voted to reduce the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti which is battling a mounting controversy over a cholera epidemic. However, the Security Council also voted unanimously to extend the mission until mid-October 2014.

One day after a lawsuit against the United Nations was filed in court on behalf of victims, the Security Council urged the UN to support government efforts to battle the epidemic.

The cholera epidemic has killed more than 8,300

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