INQUIRER.net: UN names new acting head for mission in Haiti

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UN names new acting head for mission in Haiti Feb 2nd 2013, 02:39 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed a seasoned humanitarian worker to serve as Acting Special Representative for Haiti to oversee the world body's peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean nation.   Nigel Fisher, a Canadian, replaces outgoing U.N. envoy Mariano Fernandez, who is leaving the job after 10 months. Fernandez has said he may consider a foray into politics in his native Chile.   Fisher has been Ban Ki-moon's Deputy Special Representative for Haiti since 2010. That year, a massive earthquake struck the country, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving 1.5 million more homeless.   He joined the ... Keep on reading: UN names new acting head for mission in Haiti Media files: UN.jpg (image/jpeg)

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