"JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE"

The top UN official in Haiti today appealed to the international community to ramp up its funding and development activities in the impoverished country, warning that political tensions and precarious socio-economic conditions are threatening its stability. UNTV

A high-level UN delegation travelled to Port Salut in Haiti to investigate the alleged sexual assault of an 18-year-old Haitian man by Uruguayan members of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean country. MINUSTAH

Former president of Haiti Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrived in Port au Prince today after seven years in exile and days before the country is to pick its next president. MINUSTAH

UN Special Representative for Haiti Edmond Mulet tells the Security Council that despite "a fragile political context and a difficult humane situation", the decision of the Haitian Government to convene elections in November "represent a big step in the process of democratic consolidation and the re-establishment of the state since the earthquake." UNTV

Government education officials had hoped some schools in Haiti would begin reopening Monday, but few students survived after the Daniel Fignole school collapsed during the earthquake. The UN says as many as 8,000 schools that served 1.8 million children have been destroyed or damaged in Port-au-Prince alone. MINUSTAH

Former President Bill Clinton wrapped up a three-day visit to Haiti today. It was his first official visit to the troubled Caribbean nation since being appointed UN Special Envoy in May. MINUSTAH

Haiti's senate elections on Sunday are marred by low-level violence and very low voter turnout. MINUSTAH

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges Haiti to consolidate its gains on the security front by strengthening the rule of law, reforming the judiciary and fighting corruption. MINUSTAH

The Police Nationale d'Haiti (PNH) and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) organize joint patrols to fight crime, kidnapping and violence in Port au Prince. MINUSTAH

Haitians returned to polls on Sunday in the final phase of a national election process which began in February with the presidential appointment of Rene Preval. For many who turned out to vote, development and change in the troubled Caribbean republic was vital. MINUSTAH