UN officials concerned about Haiti's displaced

[cory777]

Source: Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — United Nations officials say a Haitian mayor's closure of a camp that housed several hundred families displaced by last year's earthquake ignores their rights to adequate housing.

A Thursday statement from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights says the more than 400 families relocated from a soccer stadium are more vulnerable now because they'll lack basic services.

Mayor Jean Yves Jason began to evict families from the Sylvio Cator Stadium in downtown Port-au-Prince last week by paying them about $250 a piece.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/un-officials-concerned-haitis-displaced-020425000.html

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[marasinghe]

1. didn't the UN collect billions in the aftermath of the 'quake, to re-establish those services?

well, i guess we should be following the example of our leaders & looking forward, into the future - when there'll be heaven on earth.

[rabs]

2. Yes, something like nine billion

and little has been done to shelter tens of thousands who still languish in shanty and tent cities.

And now the hurricane season is looming in the Caribbean.

[EFerrari]

3. It looks like a money laundering scam, doesn't it?

[indurancevile]

4. oooh. good point, i wouldn't have thought of that.