Haiti

(Quelle: UN Wire) Haiti's U.S.-backed interim government is planning to demand the extradition of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, temporarily located in Jamaica, on charges of corruption and rights abuses, Haitian Justice Minister Bernard Gousse told Associated Press yesterday. Within weeks Haitian authorities will appoint an independent commission to investigate allegations of embezzlement and assassinations under Aristide, according to Gousse.  

(Quelle: UN News) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's special adviser on Haiti today called for a long-term international presence of some 20 years in the Caribbean country as it recovered from a series of reverses, but he said that mission must give ownership of reconstruction programmes to Haitians themselves.

(Quelle: New York Times) The Bush administration, still seeking more foreign troops to help stabilize Haiti, voiced concern on Monday over a refusal by Caribbean leaders to recognize that country's American-backed interim government. … The administration still hopes to pull out its troops within 60 days and see them replaced by peacekeepers as outlined by the United Nations. But that goal may be difficult. So far, only Brazil has committed itself to providing security forces for the second phase.

(Quelle: New York Times) When Haiti's new police chief made a surprise tour of six police stations in the capital earlier this month, they were nearly empty. Only about two dozen officers were on duty when there should have been nearly 200. … As Haiti slowly emerges from weeks of violent political turmoil that led to the exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Mr. Charles and other members of the new interim government face the challenge of resurrecting the rule of law and ending official impunity.

(Quelle: BBC) Officials at a summit of Caribbean leaders say Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has been granted permanent asylum in South Africa. Jamaican officials said Mr Aristide, who left office three weeks ago, was likely to leave for South Africa after the general election there next month. But a spokesman for Mr Aristide has said he has not yet decided where to go and was consulting several countries.

(Quelle: UN News) The circumstances in which the United Nations must now aid Haiti are more complex and difficult and need a longer commitment than they did nearly a decade ago when a previous UN mission was launched, according to UN Assistant Secretary-General Danilo Turk. 'We are all aware that the magnitude of the needs in Haiti will require not only a long-term but a massive international effort,' Mr. Turk told the Security Council during consultations yesterday, … .

(Quelle: UN News) Nigeria has offered ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide temporary asylum until he can find another place to go, according to the Nigerian president's spokeswoman, who said the 15-nation Caribbean Community had appealed to the country on behalf of Aristide.

(Quelle: Welt) In Haiti ist die neue Regierung vereidigt worden. … Die 13 Minister, die Latortue am Dienstag vorgestellt hatte, sind zum Großteil Technokraten. Die meisten stehen dem entmachteten Präsidenten Jean Bertrand Aristide nahe. Latortue sagte, der französische Außenminister Dominique de Villepin werde Haiti noch in diesem Monat besuchen. … Haitis Nachbarstaat Jamaika erkennt die neue Regierung in Port-au-Prince nicht an.

(Quelle: UN News) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy to Haiti today began consulting with the country's leaders on the political and security problems to be addressed in the wake of the departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. … The overall situation in Haiti is calm but still volatile, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

(Quelle: UN Wire) A U.S. Marine was shot and wounded last night in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, while patrolling the Belair neighborhood, an Aristide stronghold. Tensions have grown in the capital since Friday, when U.S. Marines killed two people after reportedly coming under fire.