The head of the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH),
M. Edmond Mulet, recommends massive humanitarian aid and extending over a long period for Haiti. He explained that the efforts of humanitarian and development must be achieved simultaneously.
During an informal meeting of European ministers of development assistance in Spain, Mr. Mulet has stressed the need for distribution of tasks thematically and geographically to avoid duplication and confusion. It recommends that the friends of Haiti are directly involved in the reconstruction of cities destroyed by the earthquake of January 12.
Mulet reveals that Canada is prepared to support the reconstruction of Léogane while Venezuela is interested in Jacmel. Ensuring that this strategy will be beneficial, Mr. Mulet said that it allowed the reconstruction of Guatemala 2 years after the passage of a strong earthquake.
In addition, Mr. Mulet hope that international organizations are investing their efforts in one area. He believes that the OAS should focus on building a database on the identification of Haitian citizens and the European Union on the register.
Who is Edmond Mulet?
Edmond Mulet (born 13 March 1951) is a Guatemalan diplomat. He is currently United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and current acting head of MINUSTAH, in which position he succeeded Hédi Annabi of Tunisia who died in the 2010 Haitian earthquake.
Mulet had previously served as the Secretary General's Special Representative to Haiti. Prior to this, he was Guatemala's ambassador to the European Union, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg where he represented his country in the preparatory negotiations for free trade agreements between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union.
Mulet received his primary education in Guatemala City, Montreal, New York City and Bern. He studied law and social studies at Guatemala City’s Universidad Mariano Galvez. He is a lawyer and notary public. He is married and has two sons. He is fluent in Spanish, English and French.
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