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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Haiti: UN working to aid country at 'a crossroads,' Security Council told







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United Nations, New York, 20 January 2011 - Haiti's electoral council must take full account of an international mission's findings, reportedly eliminating the Government candidate from the presidential run-off, or face the prospect of considerable unrest, the United Nations peacekeeping chief warned today.

"After a year marked by the devastating earthquake of 12 January 2010, and the ongoing cholera epidemic, it is of paramount importance that the current political crisis is brought to a swift conclusion so that the Government and people of Haiti can focus on the challenges of reconstruction and recovery," Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy told the Security Council.

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