UPDATE: Statement from the U.N. from Joey Pierce, Partners In Health of Boston, Massachusetts, United States for Tuesday, 20 September 2016Friday evening, PIH CEO Dr. Gary Gottlieb delivered your signature—and nearly 19,000 others—to the United Nations, urging decisive action to end cholera in Haiti.
I'm writing now to share that earlier today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued the following statement on the U.N.'s plans to stop this deadly epidemic:
I feel tremendous regret and sorrow for the profound suffering of Haitians affected by cholera. The time has come for a new approach to ease their plight and better their lives. This is a firm and enduring moral responsibility. We are now developing a package of material assistance to those most directly affected, and intensifying efforts to build sound water, sanitation, and health systems—the best long-term defense against the disease.
This work cannot succeed without strong political and financial support from member states. I will return to this assembly with further details. Let us work together to meet our obligations to the Haitian people.In the days and weeks ahead, we'll be closely monitoring the United Nations response. As their plan develops, we'll be sure to keep you updated.
In the meantime, please accept my deepest thanks for supporting this petition and this cause.
With gratitude,
Joey
Joey Pierce
Senior Director of Development
Partners In Health
Partners In Health
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1400
Boston, Massachusetts 02199, United States
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