Haiti Tests UN Peacekeeping’s Speed and Flexibility, Says Top Official

by Gary Kopycinski on February 24, 2010

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NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 February 2010 – The response to the catastrophic earthquake which devastated Haiti last month has proven to be a test case for the ability of United Nations peacekeeping to respond with speed and flexibility, a senior United Nations official has said.