UN Official: Haiti Needs to Soon Find Way Out of Impasse

An impasse that led Haiti to suspend elections indefinitely could undermine efforts to reduce poverty and shore up democracy unless a solution is found soon, according to the chief of the U.N. stabilization mission in Haiti. Sandra Honore, the top United Nations envoy to Haiti, told The Associated Press that it's important for the suspended electoral cycle to be resolved as quickly as possible "given the tense moments that the country is living right now.'' For 12 years,...

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