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Acting head of the UN Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Edmond Mulet confirms that there have been incidents of attacks against women in some of 900 IDP camps in the country, saying it's, "extremely difficult" to provide security in all of the camps. UNTV

Duration:02:01Date:09 March 2010

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United Nations Television, POLITICAL CONDITIONS, INSTITUTIONS, MOVEMENTS, MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN AID AND RELIEF, PROTECTION OF AND ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS, HAITI

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STORY: UN / MULET 
TRT: 2:01
SOURCE: UNTV  
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 9 MARCH 2010, NEW YORK CITY

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot, United Nations headquarters
2. Wide shot, press conference
3. Cutaway, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Edmond Mulet, Acting Special Representative in Haiti, United Nations:  
“After almost seven weeks after the earthquake I think that the response is much more coordinated. Of course, there is always room for improvement. And now we are moving towards the recovery and reconstruction plans for the country.”
5. Cutaway, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Edmond Mulet, Acting Special Representative in Haiti, United Nations:  
“I cannot hide the fact that we have had some incidents of rape, etc, incidents of that nature. Right now we have about 900 different IDP camps, small, medium size and large in Port au Prince scattered all over the city. So it is extremely difficult to provide even assistance or food or water to 900 different places in Port au Prince and also security is a problem there.”
7. Cutaway, journalist taking notes
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Edmond Mulet, Acting Special Representative in Haiti, United Nations:  
“Now in Port au Prince you would see that most streets and avenues have been cleared of rubble. Most of the work was done by the Haitian government itself.”
9. Cutaway, journalists
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Edmond Mulet, Acting Special Representative in Haiti, United Nations:  
“Adoption processes have been stopped in Haiti right now because there is so much confusion and I think that that is the right thing to do because in order to avoid any misunderstandings and when things come back to a little bit more to normality and Haitian state and Haitian government is able to follow up and investigate and control, I mean, with these adoption processes, I think that is the right decision.”
11. Wide shot, end of press conference

STORYLINE:

Acting United Nations (UN) Special Representative in Haiti, Edmond Mulet, said that after almost several weeks following the earthquake in the country, the humanitarian response is much more coordination and that the UN is now moving towards the recovery and reconstruction phase.

Speaking at a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, Mulet added that despite such improvements, there is still room for improvement.

According to the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), humanitarian agencies on the ground in Haiti are reporting that some 13,000 people have not yet received sufficient humanitarian assistance in Port au Prince.

The immediate provision of emergency shelter still remains a top priority for humanitarian agencies. As of this week, some 650,000 people in need have received emergency shelter materials. There are currently 900 camps for internally displaced people (IDP) in the country.

Mulet confirmed that there have been reported incidents of attacks against women in some of these IDP camps in the country. He added that security is a problem in the camps and that there are plans to consolidate the camps to provide better assistance and security.

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) recently reported that it has registered rape cases that had occurred when women were using the shared latrines in the camps. As a safety precaution, many women are washing themselves in their tents.

On progress made on clearing the roads, Mulet said that in Port au Prince most streets and avenues have been cleared of rubble and that most of the work was done by the Haitian Government.

The Government, with the support of WFP and other partners, has also launched the second phase of food distributions to some 300,000 vulnerable families in Port-au-Prince.

When asked about the current adoption process in the country, Mulet said that all such processes have stopped so as to avoid any misunderstandings. He added that, when the situation is a little more normal, the Haitian Government plans to follow up, investigate and control all adoption processes.

With the rainy season starting early, the Government’s and the humanitarian community’s main concerns remain sanitation and shelter. The distribution of emergency shelter materials has increased with the arrival of more stocks. On average, 11,500 tarpaulins are being distributed each week, and so far emergency shelter distributions have reached 50 percent of the 1.3 million people in need.

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