UN to Cut Off Aid to Honduran Elections
United Nations -
The United Nations decided to cut off a
previously scheduled aid to the electoral
process in Honduras, as a new action against
the putschists who took over the country in
June, Prensa Latina was told Saturday.
That contribution was expected to be
channeled through the UN Development
Programme (UNDP), but its cancellation will
be announced on Monday, according to
Honduran Ambassador to the UN Jorge Arturo
Reina.
In exclusive remarks to Prensa Latina, the
diplomat explained that there is also a
document drafted by Latin American countries
for the UN to declare it will not recognize
any eventual election that the might be held
by the putschists.
It is a text proposed by the Union of South
American Nations (UNASUR) and assumed by the
rest of governments in Latin America,
explained Reina.
The Honduran crisis will be a main focus of
attention during the first days of the 64th
ordinary session of the UN General Assembly
that is scheduled to start Tuesday to run
until September 30, with dozens of speeches
by heads of State and Government, including
ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel
Zelaya, who has the backing of the UN and
the entire world community in his
determination to return to power in
Tegucigalpa.
He is expected to come to the UN to thank
the UN and the world community for their
solidarity, said Reina.
The General Assembly approved in July a
resolution condemning the coup in Honduras
and the breaking of constitutional and
democratic order in the Central American
country and demanding the immediate and
unconditional return of the Zelaya
government. |
