Saturday, March 31, 2012

ARTICLE - 4X4 DONATIONS TO GOV'T

DONATION OF 4X4 VEHICLES TO THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT
(Haiti Libre) -

In order to increase the operation logistics capabilities of governmental entities, the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (Minustah) proceeded on Wednesday, March 28, to the delivery of 160, 4x4 vehicles to the Government of Haiti.

The ceremony of delivery was held at the Logistics Base of the Mission (Logbase) on airport road. Attending, among others were the Secretary General of the Prime Minister, and Kevin Kennedy, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Haiti, and Acting Head of the Mission.

This gesture is part of the logistical and financial post-earthquake support provided by the Minustah to the Government of Haiti, under Resolution 1927 of June 4, 2010, which invites, among other things, the Mission to: "provide to the Government of Haiti, at its request and within available resources, the logistical support and technical expertise necessary to continue its operations, build capacity of institutions responsible for enforcing the rule of law at the national and local level [...], provided that such measures are temporary, and will be lifted gradually for the national capacity building"

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