This week Pote Kole focuses on Jans Lee Johnny, a community leader in Cité Soleil, the biggest slum in Port-au-Prince. Jans runs Fondation Kemlang, which teaches painting and music to young disadvantaged children in a zone still considered 'hot'. The Pote Kole team met him during a forum against violence organized by the Community Violence Reduction (CVR) section of MINUSTAH Cette semaine Pote Kole fait le zoom sur Jans Lee Johnny, leader…
1- La cheffe de la MINUSTAH rencontre la Presse A l'occasion de la Journée des Nations Unies, la cheffe de la MINUSTAH a rencontré la Presse. Nan okazyon Jounen Nasyonzini an, chèf MINUSTAH te chita pale ak Laprès. On the occasion of the United Nations Day, the chief of MINUSTAH met with the Haitian media. 2- Prévention de la violence Pour agir sur l'insécurité, la section RVC de la MINUSTAH débute le premier de ses fora communautaires a Cite…
Curvy in her blue uniform, sporting a badge of the Administration pénitentiaire (Prison Administration), she might well instill unease... And yet, she who divides her time between her office and the prisons of Haiti - where overcrowding and preventative detention rage - cannot erase a benevolent smile that speaks volumes about her ability to listen to the country’s forgotten. As a Commissaire Principale (Principal Commissioner), Marjorie St. Jean…
Apres 33 mois de détention à la Prison civile de Pétionville, unique prison de femmes en Haïti, Naty, la trentaine sonnée, est libre. Le juge l’a déclarée non-coupable. Elle raconte sa vie de détenue et sa joie de recouvrer la liberté. Photo: Srdan Slavkovic - UN/MINUSTAH Aujourd’hui, je suis libre. Mais je n’oublie pas les mois passés en prison. Je déplore qu’en Haïti il faille attendre des mois pour être jugé. Libre, je peux à nouveau vivre…
PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS Thursday, October 24th, 2013 Press Conference of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of MINUSTAH, Sandra Honoré Hello to you all. [Translated from Haitian Creole] It is a pleasure for me to meet with you today - October 24 th - which is a historic date for the entire country. It is sixty-eight years since the Republic of Haiti joined the United Nations. I would like to avail of…
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Dear friends, United Nations Day is a chance to recognize how much this invaluable Organization contributes to peace and common progress. It is a time to reflect on what more we can do to realize our vision for a better world. The fighting in Syria is our biggest security challenge. Millions of people depend on UN humanitarian personnel for life-saving assistance. UN experts are working hand-in-hand with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Organisation…
1-Engagement pour les prisonniers A travers son portrait, Pote Kole présente une des Commissaire Principale de la PNH, Marjorie SAINT-JEAN qui est directrice de la DAP. Apren' fin swiv chèf DAP a, Pote Kole ap prezantew Komisè Prensipal Marjorie St Jean. Pote Kole has portrayed one of the Principal Commissioner of the HNP, Marjorie SAINT-JEAN who is director of the National Penitentiary Administration. 2- Ce Que dit la loi Detention préventive…
On the occasion of 24 October 2013, United Nations Day, we celebrate the Organization's 68th birthday across the world! As the UN Secretary-General says in his message, "United Nations Day is a chance to recognize how much this invaluable Organization contributes to peace and common progress. It is a time to reflect on what more we can do to realize our vision for a better world." The UN contribution across the world is multiple. To know how…
Le nombre de personnes touchées par l’insécurité alimentaire en Haïti a baissé, selon un rapport publié par la Coordination nationale de la sécurité alimentaire (CNSA), à l'occasion de la Journée mondiale de l'alimentation célébrée le 16 octobre dernier. Une tendance qui devrait se maintenir si le climat reste stable. La situation alimentaire devrait être « relativement stable » au cours des prochains mois, s’il n’y a aucun choc lié à la saison…
To facilitate the movement of the inhabitants of Grande-Anse, four bridges are currently under construction on the Route Nationale N.7 - connecting Cayes (in the South) to Jérémie (Grande-Anse). Photo: François Fobert - UN/MINUSTAH “These bridges will improve transport conditions and put an end to the problems experienced by drivers and passengers, especially in times of rain”, says a delighted Joseph Michel. Michel,a former truck driver, who…