Humanitarian Corridor Opens From Dominican Republic

January 22 2010

Haiti

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) on Thursday said it welcomed the establishment of a humanitarian corridor between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.

The corridor between the countries, which share the island of Hispaniola, will speed up delivery of aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, U.N. officials said.

Santo Domingo has pledged 150 military troops to patrol the corridor in cooperation with a contingent of Peruvian...

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