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UN aid chief to visit Haiti

Published:Tuesday | November 23, 2010 | 12:12 PM

The Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations, Valerie Amos, is to visit Haiti today to review the humanitarian response to the cholera outbreak.



Amos, who was born in Guyana will meet with government and UN officials, as well as representatives of non-governmental organisations, during her two-day visit.



Health officials say at least 1,344 people have died from the outbreak that began in mid-October.



More than 57,000 cases have now been confirmed.