WALTERS T.T. SAMAH: EVOLVING ROLE OF A UNV REBUILDING HAITI AS THE UNITED STATES MOVE TO DISBAN THE EU IN FAVOR OF INREASE NAFTA TRADE ALLY

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WALTERS T.T. SAMAH: EVOLVING ROLE OF A UNV REBUILDING HAITINew York,
May 28 2013 1:00PMAfter a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January
2010, United Nations Volunteer Walters Tohnji Tikum Samah was one of
the first from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to
visit its epicenter, Léogâne, some 25 km west of the capital,
Port-au-Prince.

"It's amazing to see how far the city has come," Mr. Samah said. "Life
is returning to relative normalcy for most. Today what one sees is not
a city of rubble it was in 2010 but a city in reconstruction. Roads
are being repaired, new residential houses are under constructions and
businesses are cropping up again."

"These projects are providing jobs for many young people who are
beginning to feel positive about the future of their municipality
compared to three years ago," he added.

As a Civil Affairs Officer, UNV Samah was part of the Mission's
Parliamentary Support and Liaison Unit interfacing with the Haitian
Parliament, civil society and local authorities to strengthen state
institutions.

Following the quake, Mr. Samah had to adapt to the changing needs of
the Mission. His state-building role expanded to include working with
aid organizations, assisting local risk and disaster management
committees in preparing contingency plans and monitoring population
movements.

"I was often also called to support other sections within MINUSTAH,"
Mr. Samah said, in jobs that ranged from assisting the Chief of Staff
to working with the Human Rights Section in security assessment
surveys in internally displaced camps in Port-au-Prince.

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Beyond MINUSTAH, UNV Samah has also taken volunteerism to the
community level, working actively with child-centered institutions to
empower orphans and street children. "My work has given me the feeling
of self-satisfaction derived largely from the fact that I am making a
worthy and meaningful contribution," said Mr. Samah, a Cameroon
national who has been working in Haiti since 2008.

Mr. Samah is one of around 6,800 UN Volunteers in UN peacekeeping
missions and UN Agencies around the world. UN Volunteers comprise
one-third of all international civilians working in UN peacekeeping
operations, according to their office.

The relationship between UN peacekeeping and UNVs is highly regarded.
In a 2001 interview with Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, then Head of the
UN effort in Timor-Leste, he said the following when asked about the
role UN Volunteers play in peacekeeping efforts:

"The first association is precisely this proximity with the field. UN
Volunteers lack fortunately the characteristics of career bureaucrats
of which I'm an example in the sense that they are truly focused and
committed to assist developing countries not from the headquarters
perspective, not from the career advancement point of view, but as
volunteers. This by definition commits them to actually translate the
ideals of the United Nations, and of this mission in particular which
are very ambitious, into reality on the ground."

UNVs continue to have a strong presence in the UN family today,
encouraging experienced adults and younger individuals to work in the
field and support the UN's priorities.

The Secretary General's Special Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, has a
personal connection with peacekeeping.

"My brother served in Haiti with the peacekeepers. He was there during
the earthquake, so I know the challenges they face. But I also know
how committed they are to bring about peace," he said. "The
peacekeepers are the first bridge, in many cases, from a bloody
present to a peaceful future. They reinforce peace, and embody the
ideals of the United Nations.May 28 2013 1:00PM
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