MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ban also called on the international community to support Haitian people.
#UNSG Ban Ki-moon in #Haiti after #Matthew: "I went to Les Cayes to say loudly, clearly: The United Nations is with you. I am with you" pic.twitter.com/RMgbZmL7C9
— Nations Unies Haïti (@UNHaiti) October 15, 2016
He also said that the organization was making efforts to fight the cholera outbreak in the country.
#UNSG in #Haiti: We are developing a package of material assistance for the most directly affected by #cholera.We must fulfil our moral duty pic.twitter.com/4AusSUSEjg
— Nations Unies Haïti (@UNHaiti) October 16, 2016
On October 4, Hurricane Matthew tore through Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. At least 473 people died and nearly 1.5 million remain in need of humanitarian assistance in Haiti, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
UN's Ban Ki-moon says a "massive response" is needed to help Haiti recover from Hurricane Matthew.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) October 10, 2016
The storm left a trail of destruction: pic.twitter.com/w0A3OcxdcY
