Nigerian UN Staff
Confirmed Dead In Haiti Quake
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Nigerian has been confirmed among UN staff found dead in the
earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital on January 12th.
According to a latest UN list of fatality among its staff, the
Nigerian, Ms. Dede Yebovi Fadairo, an Associate Report Writing
Officer with the UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH),
was among then dead.
No further information was provided about the Nigerian on the
MINUSTAH website.
The UN building in Port au Prince, Haiti’s capital was
completely destroyed in the quake, which has been described as
the single largest disaster in the history of the UN.
The head of the UN Mission in Haiti and his deputy were among
more than 90 personnel killed in the rubble.
MINUSTAH held a memorial service last Thursday in Port au Prince
for staff members who had died in the earthquake.
No police fatality
There are 121 Nigerian police officers among the more
than 9,000 UN military and police personnel in Haiti
prior to the earthquake.
A Nigerian UN official, Kayode Aderanti had said in New York, a
day after the devastating quake, that the Nigerian police
contingent did not record any fatality.
On Monday, John Holmes, the Under-Secretary-General for
Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator in Haiti,
told reporters that 92 UN staff have been confirmed
killed with 44 unaccounted for.
Nigeria plans sending 50 people to Haiti to support
humanitarian efforts. The contingent is to consist of 25
doctors and 25 personnel from the Technical Aid Corps, as
well as nurses and engineers.
NAN/Yinka
