UN extends Haiti peacekeeping mission for a year saying security remains fragileOctober 13th, 2009 UN extends Haiti peacekeeping missionUNITED NATIONS — The Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti for a year, saying the situation in the impoverished Caribbean nation still constitutes a threat to international peace and security despite recent progress.
UN repatriating bodies of 11 UN soldiers to Uruguay, Jordan after Haiti plane crashOctober 11th, 2009 UN plans return for soldiers killed in Haiti crashPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A U.N. spokesman says the bodies of six Uruguayan and five Jordanian peacekeepers recovered from a plane crash in Haiti will be flown to their home countries.
UN recovers bodies from Haiti plane crash that killed all 11 peacekeepers on boardOctober 10th, 2009 UN recovers 11 victims from Haiti plane crashFONDS-PARISIEN, Haiti — U.N. helicopters on Saturday reached the remote site of a plane crash that killed 11 peacekeepers when a surveillance flight slammed into a mountain in eastern Haiti.
UN helicopters in Haiti reach site of plane crash that killed all 11 peacekeepers on boardOctober 10th, 2009 UN repatriating 11 victims of Haiti plane crashFONDS-PARISIEN, Haiti — U.N. helicopters on Saturday reached the remote site of a plane crash that killed 11 peacekeepers when a surveillance flight slammed into a mountain in eastern Haiti.
UN peacekeeping plane crashes in HaitiOctober 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - A UN surveillance plane carrying six to 10 UN peacekeepers went down in Haiti Friday, but the cause of the crash was not immediately known, the UN said. The military plane belonging to the Uruguayan contingent of the UN mission in Haiti was monitoring the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the UN said.
UN plane crashes into mountain in Haiti killing all 11 military personnel on boardOctober 9th, 2009 UN plane crash in Haiti kills all 11 on boardFONDS-PARISIEN, Haiti — A surveillance plane assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti crashed into a mountain Friday, killing all 11 military personnel on board, the United Nations said.
UN plane crashes in Haiti with 6-10 military personnel on boardOctober 9th, 2009 UN plane crashes in Haiti with 6-10 onboardUNITED NATIONS — A surveillance plane assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti crashed Friday near the border with the Dominican Republic with 6 to 10 military personnel on board, the United Nations said.
UN peacekeepers killed in Haiti chopper crashOctober 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - A UN surveillance plane crashed in Haiti Friday, killing all 11 people on board, the UN said. The dead included the crew members and peacekeepers from Uruguay and Jordan, the UN said.
Bill Clinton joins hundreds of international businessmen at Haiti investment conferenceOctober 1st, 2009 Clinton heads investment meeting in HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Bill Clinton headlined an investors' conference Thursday in Haiti's capital to promote economic growth and job creation in the impoverished Caribbean nation. Clinton, the United Nations special envoy to Haiti, is also planning to visit the countryside Friday as part of a two-day visit.
French foreign minister says UN troops should remain in Haiti through 2010 electionsSeptember 18th, 2009 Kouchner: UN should stay in Haiti through electionPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — France's foreign minister urged the U.N. to maintain peacekeeping troops in Haiti at least through next year's planned presidential elections, while acknowledging improved security in the impoverished, politically chaotic country.
EU extends Georgia peacekeeping missionJuly 27th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Unarmed European Union (EU) ceasefire monitors will stay in Georgia until at least September 2010 in a bid to keep the peace between the country, its breakaway regions and Russia, EU foreign ministers agreed Monday. The 27-member bloc "has decided to extend the mandate of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) for another 12 months until Sep 14, 2010," read a joint statement approved at a meeting of EU foreign ministers here Monday.
Czech Senate approves troops for Afghanistan, KosovoJune 17th, 2009 PRAGUE - The Czech parliament's upper house Wednesday agreed to keep up to 1,085 troops in NATO missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo in 2010. The Senate voted 64-2 to deploy up to 535 soldiers in NATO's International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan next year, up from the 2009 limit of 480 troops.
Bill Clinton to help Haiti's recoveryMay 19th, 2009 NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Former US president Bill Clinton will help jumpstart Haiti's economic and social conditions in his new role as UN special envoy for the impoverished Caribbean nation, the world body said Tuesday. Clinton was appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the new task months after the two of them visited Haiti to hold talks with government leaders about programmes to rebuild the country following last year's devastation caused by consecutive hurricanes.
UNSC extends Afghan mission for another yearMarch 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council Monday renewed the mandate of its mission in Afghanistan for another year, emphasising its 'central and impartial role' in building peace and stability in the troubled nation. The mission, with 115 international and more than 300 local staff, will lead international efforts to assist the government in Kabul, including the organisation of general elections in August.
US urged not to deport HaitiansMarch 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - A UN human rights expert Friday called on the US not to deport undocumented Haitians as their country still hadn't recovered from the destruction caused by last year's hurricanes. Michel Forst, an independent human rights expert, said the US Department of Homeland Security should not deport 'tens of thousands' of Haitians living illegally in the US.
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