Cholera in Haiti
On October 21, 2010, the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population reported a cholera epidemic had broken out in the country. This was surprising because no such outbreak had been reported in Haiti for over a century. The epidemic may have been related to the deadly earthquake Haiti had experienced months earlier, but after rigorous investigation it was concluded that incoming UN Nepalese peacekeepers were responsible for importing cholera. A cholera outbreak was indeed reported in Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu in 2010, shortly before troops left for Haiti, and the strain was an exact match. The Haitian epidemiologists observed sanitary deficiencies, including a pipe discharging sewage from the camp into the nearby river villagers used for cooking and drinking. According to data from the Ministry of Public Health and Population, between October 2010 to December 2018, 819,000 people showed signs of the disease and 9,700 died of cholera.
Secretary-General Visits Los Palmas, Haiti, 14 July 2014
This is a photo of Ban Ki-moon visiting Los Palmas, Haiti, on July 14, 2014, regarding the outbreak of cholera in the country that many blame on UN peacekeepers. He is there to launch with Laurent Lamothe, Prime Minister of Haiti, the country's Total Sanitation Campaign which aims to scale up sanitation and hygiene interventions in rural areas. Ban Ki-moon is there with his wife.
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, 31 August 2015
This is the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. The present report covers major developments between the issuance of the report of 4 March 2015 (S/2015/157) and 31 August 2015 and outlines activities undertaken by the Mission in line with its mandate under the relevant Council resolutions, most recently 2180 (2014).
Press Encounter of the UN Secretary-General on Haiti, 15 July 2014
Press encounter of the UN Secretary-General on Haiti, during his visit there. Mr. Ban spoke about his meeting with families affected by cholera, common UN-Haiti strategy for the elimination of cholera and was asked a follow up question about the compensation for UN's role in infecting them. He also spoke about the launch of the "Total Sanitation Campaign". Further on Secretary-General replied to a question regarding the failure of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in the Middle East.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 21 May 2014
This is the Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General for the 21st of May, 2014 regarding the security of civilian populations of Mali, Ukraine, the Secretary-General's visit to the fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, the disregard for international human rights in Syria, the cholera outbreak in South Sudan, Libya, the floods in the Balkans, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, and the agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran.
Letter from the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Members of the United States Congress, 19 February 2015
This is a letter from the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to members of the United States Congress, regarding the cholera situation in Haiti.
Letter from Ban Ki-moon to Christian Loucq, Director-General International Vaccine Institute, 5 April 2013
This is a letter from Ban Ki-moon to Christian Loucq, Director-General International Vaccine Institute.