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STORY: UN / HAITI SECURITY
TRT: 2:13
SOURCE: UNTV / MINUSTAH
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 21 APRIL 2010, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
UNTV – 21 APRIL 2010, NEW YORK
1. Various shots, UN Police Commissioners’ meeting
2. SOUNDBITE (French) General Geraldo Chaumont, Police Commissioner, United Nations Mission in Haiti:
“It's true that following this horrible earthquake there was a certain amount of disorganization amongst the local police. But I feel it is important to note that the Haitian National Police recovered quickly and are in the process of doing a fantastic job. They also count on the support of the United Nations police. And I can say that as of today, both the security and crime situations are under control.”
FILE – MINUSTAH - 2 FEBUARY 2010, CITE SOLEIL, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
3. Various shots, Haitian police on patrol
FILE – MINUSTAH - 10 MARCH 2010, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
4. Various shots, UN Police patrolling Haiti’s streets
UNTV – 21 APRIL 2010, NEW YORK
5. SOUNDBITE (French) General Geraldo Chaumont, Police Commissioner, United Nations Mission in Haiti:
“The biggest problem for us is not security or crime related but is posed by the potential problems related to the number of people who are right now living in the streets as the rainy season approaches.”
FILE – MINUSTAH - 10 MARCH 2010, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
6. Various shots, Haitian police arresting a man
FILE – MINUSTAH - 10 APRIL 2010, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
7. Various shots, internally displaced people at Petionville Golf Club waiting to move to another camp
UNTV – 21 APRIL 2010, NEW YORK
8. SOUNDBITE (French) General Geraldo Chaumont, Police Commissioner, United Nations Mission in Haiti:
“The number of rapes that have been recorded during the recent period do not surpass the average number of rapes prior to the earthquake. On the other hand, I would like to emphasize that we have arrested over 15 rapists so it's not as though the crime is going unpunished.”
FILE – MINUSTAH - 10 MARCH 2010, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
9. Various shots, Haitian police arresting criminals
In an exclusive interview with UNifeed today (21 April), Police Commissioner from the United Nations (UN) Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), talked about the current security situation in the country including reported incidents of sexual and street violence.
Geraldo Chaumont was in New York attending the three-day fifth Annual Police Commissioners' Conference.
When asked about the security situation, Chaumont said that “both the security and crime situations are under control.”
He added that “the biggest problem for us (MINUSTAH) is not security or crime related but is posed by the potential problems related to the number of people who are right now living in the streets as the rainy season approaches.”
Earlier this month, displaced people in camps such as the Petionville Golf Club identified as being at high risk of flooding and associated hazards were moved to the Temporary Relocation Site at Corail Cesselesse in Port au Prince. As of 11 April, about 49 families or 211 individuals were moved.
On reported incidents of rape in camps, the Police Commissioner said that “the number of rapes that have been recorded during the recent period do not surpass the average number of rapes prior to the earthquake.”
He added that UN Police have arrested over 15 rapists proving that “it's not as though the crime is going unpunished.”
The devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January killed over 200,000 people. UN reports that, so far, it has reached 3.5 million people with food assistance, more than 1 million with emergency shelter material and has vaccinated more than 500,000 people against common diseases.
