27371: Lemieux: News article: Prensa Latina, 1/28/06: UN Troops in Haiti to Reinforce Security (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: JD Lemieux <lxhaiti@yahoo.com>



UN Troops in Haiti to Reinforce Security

Port of Prince, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) The United
Nations troops in Haiti will start Monday a
strong security plan that "will not put up with
any sabotage or act that disturb elections."


The objective of the initiative is to cover the
presidential and legislative elections called for
February 7, said the leadership of the United
Nations Stabilizing Mission (MINUSTAH).



The operation will be adapted and readjusted
according to the place and the reality of the
moment" warned the military representation in
which more than 9000 soldiers and police from 40
countries are subordinated.



About 4000 Haitian agents, mainly in Port of
Prince will join this force.



The total budget expense for the process is now
almost 80 million dollars, according to the
United Nations Development Program local office.



> From the Funds total about 20 million dollars
were provided by the European Union, 17 million
by United States, 16 million by Canada, one
million by Brazil and 2.9 millions by the Haitian
government.



According to the Provisional Electoral Council
(CEP) about 80 percent of the voting papers have
already been given.



MINUSTAH ex chief of the troops, the Brazilian
general Urano Teixeira da Malta Bacellar was
found death on January 7 in the balcony of the
room he was in a hotel in this capital.



The new commander of those forces, the also
Brazilian general Jose Elito Carvalho Siquiera
said, when he took the post last Monday, those
men were not sent to fight but to stabilize the
situation.



The civilian chief of the UN representation here
the Chilean Juan Gabriel Valdes warned a few days
ago that a new military operation of a great
magnitude is arranged for early in February in
Cite Soleil.



The OAS called for the Foreign Ministers meeting
next Monday and Tuesday in Washington in which
Haiti will be the main issue of the agenda again.



The inertia in which the Haitian electoral
process was involved at the end of 2005 gave way
to rumors on possible manoeuvres against the
candidate and former president Rene Preval.



In different national circles is assumed that
Preval does not have opponent since he
accumulated 37 percent of the vote intention at
this moment.



The only contender of certain importance is the
millionaire Henri Baker, Leslie Manigat and Evans
Paul which are well-known by the Haitians.



A second round will take place Sunday Feb. 19 if
necessary.



hr/abo/ Rgc



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