Bill Clinton visits Haiti government amid protest
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| Published on Saturday, February 6, 2010 |
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Former US president Bill Clinton arrived at the headquarters of the Haitian government Friday as some 200 people protested outside, demanding tents more than three weeks after a devastating quake.
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| United Nations Special Envoy, former President Bill Clinton, visits Haiti along with the Deputy UN Special Envoy, Dr. Paul Farmer. President Clinton greets US military at the Port-au-Prince airport upon his arrival. AFP PHOTO/UN |
Clinton's arrival here comes amid persistent problems in getting aid to the estimated one million Haitians left homeless after the January 12 quake, and a controversy over 10 Americans charged with trying to smuggle children out of the country.
As he went inside the government building, about 200 people from a neighbourhood in northern Port-au-Prince gathered outside to complain that they were still without shelter.
"Our children are burning in the sun. We have a right to tents. We have a right to shelter," said Mentor Natacha, 30, a young mother of two.
The protesters said they hoped to meet Clinton, who was designated Wednesday as coordinator of international aid for Haiti by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
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