Honduras sends peacekeeping troops to Haiti
Honduras sends peacekeeping troops to Haiti
February 1, 2014
News article by Catracha Hondurena
An initial group of 37 Honduran soldiers joined United Nations peacekeeping forces in Haiti on Friday with more troops to follow, officials said. The Honduran military is supporting UN peacekeeping missions in Haiti as the poorest country in the Americas grapples with political instability.
The troops will support general peacekeeping efforts as part of the framework of agreements that Honduras has signed with the UN, Xinhua quoted the chairman of the Honduran Armed Forces’ Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Fredy Santiago Diaz, as saying on Wednesday in a statement.
“We are proud to know that Honduras is accounted for in integrating in these missions,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Fredy Diaz told reporters after the soldiers’ departure.
The Honduran Congress approved sending some 150 soldiers to Haiti on December 18. The remaining troops are due to be deployed by Tuesday.
The soldiers are being funded by the UN, with each receiving $1,096 a month for personal expenses and clothing. The peacekeeping troops from Honduras are to serve for a year in Haiti, which is affected by political turmoil and natural disasters such as a devastating 2010 earthquake that killed more than 250,000 people.
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(As if they haven't been through enough national trauma and suffering.)