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August 18, 2016

U.N. Admits Role in Causing Haiti Cholera Outbreak That Killed 9,000
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The office of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has acknowledged that
the U.N. played a role in a cholera epidemic that killed more than 9,000
people in Haiti. The U.N. said it would issue a new set of responses to
the outbreak in the next two months. U.N. peacekeepers are accused of
negligently bringing cholera to the island during their deployment
following the 2010 Haitian earthquake. A lawsuit in U.S. federal court
seeks billions in damages for the victims. Ban's admission does not
change the U.N.'s stance it has legal immunity under a 1946 convention.
Topics:Haiti Haiti Earthquake United Nations

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