No compensation for Haiti cholera victims, UN secretary Ban Ki-moon

Though the evidence--including the failure of a local contractor to properly sanitize the waste, and the genome sequencing that directly linked the strain to the peacekeepers from Nepal, where cholera is endemic--strongly suggests that the cause of the outbreak was the leaking of sewage from the site housing the peacekeepers into Haiti's water supply, the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, in a telephone call to Michel Martelly, stated that the claims concerned 'a review of political and policy matters' and therefore could not be received.

The suit, originally filed in November 2011 sought a minimum compensation of $100,000 for families suffering a loss and $50,000 for each survivor. There was also the demand for a public apology and, as a means of controlling the epidemic, the implementation of a national water and sanitation system. The UN has sought refuge in the 1946 treaty which extends to the immunity of any UN worker who is operating in an official capacity.

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