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​ It's time to deliver on the UN’s promises to Haiti. 
Time is counting down until October 15, 2017, when the UN withdraws the peacekeeping force from Haiti that started the world's worst cholera epidemic. In 2010, MINUSTAH peacekeepers discharged raw sewage into Haiti's largest river, starting an outbreak that has killed 9,600 and sickened 800,000 people. In December 2016, after years of denial, the Secretary-General publicly apologised for the UN’s role and Member States of the UN unanimously pledged to support a new $400 million plan to control the disease and redress the victims. Now, it's time for member states to deliver on their promise. We call on member states to contribute their share by MINUSTAH’s withdrawal on October 15, 2017 or commit to funding the cholera plan through the UN's mandatory budget. With Haitian lives and the UN's legacy on the line, inaction is not an option.
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"For the sake of the Haitian people, but also for the sake of the United Nations itself, we have a moral responsibility to act. And we have a collective responsibility to deliver." 

​Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, Dec 1, 2016
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The following Member States have contributed  to the New Approach:
  • Canada - $4,600,000
  • Japan - $2,600,000
  • ​Republic of Korea -  $1,000,000
  • France - $638,100
  • United Kingdom - $623,450
  • Chile - $250,000
  • India - $100,000
  • Liechtenstein - $50,796
  • Sri Lanka - $5,000​​
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As of June 2017, only 2% of the amount the UN has promised has been raised so far.