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WORLD NEWS Wednesday 10 July 2024
In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a U.N. meeting decrying its

strike on a Ukraine kids’ hospital

By JENNIFER PELTZ the Security Council by vid-
Associated Press eo from Kyiv. “It was a real
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — hell.”
U.N. Security Council mem- Later, he heard people cry-
bers confronted Russia on ing out for help from be-
Tuesday over a missile strike neath the rubble. Most of
the previous day that de- the over 600 young patients
stroyed part of Ukraine’s had been moved to bomb
largest children’s hospital, shelters, except those in
pouring out condemna- surgery, Zhovnir said. He
tions at an emergency said over 300 people were
meeting chaired by Mos- injured, including eight chil-
cow’s own ambassador. dren, and two adults died,
Russia denies responsibility one of them a young doc-
for the strike at the hospital, tor.
where at least two staffers Acting U.N. humanitarian
were killed. chief Joyce Msuya stressed
France and Ecuador asked to the Security Council that
for the session at the Secu- intentionally attacking a
rity Council, but Russia led it hospital is a war crime.
as the current holder of the She called Monday’s
council’s rotating presiden- strikes “part of a deeply
cy, putting Ambassador concerning pattern of sys-
Vassily Nebenzia on the re- Gurneys are seen outside the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital after it was hit by Russian missiles on tematic attacks harming
ceiving end of the criticism. Monday, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Associated Press health care and other ci-
“Mr. President, please stop vilian infrastructure across
this war. It has been going Ukraine.”
on for too long,” Slovenian sends a chill down my strike, there would have 42 people were killed. The Since Russia’s February 2022
Ambassador Samuel Zbo- spine,” she added. been nothing left of the attack also damaged invasion of Ukraine, the U.N.
gar appealed. Nebenzia characterized building,” Nebenzia said, Ukraine’s main specialist World Health Organization
U.S. Ambassador Linda the slew of criticism as adding that “all the chil- hospital for women and hit has verified 1,878 attacks
Thomas-Greenfield told “verbal gymnastics” from dren and most of the adults key energy infrastructure. affecting health care fa-
colleagues that they were countries trying to protect would have been killed, At Okhmatdyt, “the ground cilities, personnel, transport,
there “because Russia, a Ukraine’s government. He and not wounded.” shook and the walls trem- supplies and patients, she
permanent member of the reiterated Moscow’s deni- The strike on the Okhmat- bled. Both children and said.
Security Council, current als of responsibility for the dyt children’s hospital was adults screamed and cried Even against that back-
rotational president of the hospital attack, insisting it part of a massive daytime from fear, and the wound- drop, several council mem-
Security Council, attacked was hit by a Ukrainian air barrage in multiple cities, ed from pain,” cardiac sur- bers pronounced Mon-
a children’s hospital.” defense rocket. including the capital of geon and anesthesiologist day’s strike shocking.q
“Even uttering that phrase “If this had been a Russian Kyiv. Officials said at least Dr. Volodymyr Zhovnir told

Haitian police say they have taken largest hospital back from

gang control

By EVENS SANON eration done, the bandits ing medical institutions and was closed for nearly three the U.N. migration agency,
Associated Press stopped, and neutralized,” pharmacies in the capital, months), and stormed Hai- the violence in Haiti has
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) Normil said at the briefing, where they control up to ti’s two largest prisons. displaced nearly 580,000
— Haiti’s newly selected but did not take questions 80% of the area. According to a report from people since March.q
Prime Minister Garry Conille from the media. He was ac- Haiti’s health care system,
and Haiti’s police chief vis- companied by Kenyan of- already struggling before
ited the capital’s largest ficer Godfrey Otunge, who the violence, faces addi-
hospital on Tuesday, after said that the U.N.-backed tional challenges from the
authorities said they took contingent of Kenyan po- rainy season, which is likely
control of the medical in- lice intends to work closely to worsen conditions and
stitution over the weekend with Haitian authorities as increase the risk of water-
from armed gangs. well as local and interna- borne diseases.
Haitian police chief Normil tional partners dedicated Poor hygiene conditions in
Rameau told a news con- to rebuilding Haiti. camps and makeshift set-
ference Monday that po- The attacks from criminal tlements have heightened
lice took control of the groups have pushed Haiti’s the risk of diseases like chol-
Hospital of the State Univer- health system to the brink era, with over 84,000 sus-
sity of Haiti, known as the of collapse and the esca- pected cases in the coun-
General Hospital in Port-au- lating violence has led to try, according to a UNICEF
Prince, on Sunday night af- a surge in patients with seri- report.
ter months of escalating at- ous illnesses and a shortage Besides the hospital, gun- Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille, center, is surrounded by
tacks from armed groups. of resources to treat them. men have seized police security as he arrives at the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince,
Haitians will “wake up one Gangs have been looting, stations, attacked the main Haiti, Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
morning and find the op- setting fires, and destroy- international airport (which Associated Press