I capture an image rather than being "captured" ... But it is probably one of the few photos that can talk about my work and the difficulties encountered as an Officer of Civil Affairs of the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH). On the photos, with the Argentine peacekeepers, I wait that stone throwing dry up for entering the school, talk to students and try to calm them.
To return to the story, a cholera treatment center (CTC) Doctors Without Borders in Saint-Marc (Artibonite), was Wednesday, October 27 attacked by demonstrators. The protesters are
school students uprooted Sanon, a school that is right next to the CTC. Students refuse that CTC is installed next to their school. They are actually handled by a faculty union, who also participates in throwing stones and Molotov cocktails.
Once in school, I talk to students who refuse to listen. I suggest they come to a meeting with the Provincial Directorate of Health, MSF, and local authorities. Nothing ... I did out of school without track. This incident
has considerably slowed the response capacity of humanitarian NGOs in the fight against the epidemic, one month after these events has still not found the CTC and must treat cholera patients in the hospital.
This appears to be a matter for local organizations and Communal Health Unit, which are then more visible since cholera is treated in hospitals and public health centers.
In fact, 25% of my work as a Civil Affairs Officer is the achievement of mediation, involving NGOs, local authorities, civil society and UN agencies.
To return to the story, a cholera treatment center (CTC) Doctors Without Borders in Saint-Marc (Artibonite), was Wednesday, October 27 attacked by demonstrators. The protesters are
school students uprooted Sanon, a school that is right next to the CTC. Students refuse that CTC is installed next to their school. They are actually handled by a faculty union, who also participates in throwing stones and Molotov cocktails.
Once in school, I talk to students who refuse to listen. I suggest they come to a meeting with the Provincial Directorate of Health, MSF, and local authorities. Nothing ... I did out of school without track. This incident
has considerably slowed the response capacity of humanitarian NGOs in the fight against the epidemic, one month after these events has still not found the CTC and must treat cholera patients in the hospital.
This appears to be a matter for local organizations and Communal Health Unit, which are then more visible since cholera is treated in hospitals and public health centers.
In fact, 25% of my work as a Civil Affairs Officer is the achievement of mediation, involving NGOs, local authorities, civil society and UN agencies.
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