The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 69
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- The rule of law. The Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General have given strong voice to the resolutions of the General Assembly in which the Assembly underscored the central importance of respecting the rule of law. Yet, the approach of the United Nations in this case undermines the rule of law and diminishes the Organization's credibility as an advocate for its respect. By failing to take even minimal steps to hold itself accountable and compensate those affected, or even to explain the reasons for its refusal to do so, the United Nations replicates the very behaviour it seeks to modify elsewhere. The rule of law requires that the United Nations abide by its treaty obligations, including those under the status-of-forces agreement, as well as fundamental human rights such as providing an effective remedy to those harmed by the Organization. It also requires that the Organization act consistently and respond in comparable fashion to all legitimate private law claims made against it. The United Nations should be leading by setting a good example.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 69
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