UN Mission Official in Haiti Praises Government-Donor Cooperation on Projects
New York, Jul 13 2005 4:00PM
Two Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), international football stars Ronaldo and
Zinédine Zidane of Real Madrid, have raised $120,000 for humanitarian projects in a Haitian shantytown, the UN
Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) said.
The UN Resident Coordinator in Haiti, Adama Guindo, who is also the Deputy Special Representative of the
Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Caribbean country, and Prime Minister Gérard Latortue signed an agreement yesterday to
use the funds for education, health care and sanitation in Cité Soleil, the sprawling, impoverished seaside district in
Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, MINUSTAH said.
UNDP helped to organize the second "Match against Poverty – Ronaldo and friends vs. Zidane and friends" last December in
Madrid, Spain, with part of the proceeds going to Haiti and the rest to some African countries.
Meanwhile, marking the first anniversary of the Interim Cooperative Framework for Haiti, known as CCI, MINUSTAH deputy
chief Guindo addressed members of the Haitian Government, representatives of the international community and
journalists.
He lauded the cooperation between the Government and donor countries during CCI’s first year and praised the Government
for its efforts to make its processes more transparent.
Mr. Latortue said CCI’s achievements included “nearly 200 schools rehabilitated (and) a total of 300 kilometres of road
repaired or newly constructed,” projects which had created thousands of jobs.
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