Earthquake in Haiti
The devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on 12 January 2010, taking the lives of thousands of Haitians and almost a hundred UN peacekeepers, was the biggest single loss of life in the history of UN peacekeeping.
The tributes below were prepared based on information gathered from a number of sources, both within and outside the United Nations. They were drafted in the weeks that followed the Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010, in order to pay tribute to UN personnel who were killed. The tributes were intended for an internal audience of UN staff. As a courtesy to family members and friends of the victims, and at the request of several UN Member States, they are republished in their entirety on this public page. They are not intended to be, nor should they be construed as, an official record of the United Nations. They should not be attributed any official status as to documenting the situation of the individuals mentioned or not mentioned.
Confirmed UN Peacekeeping Fatalities of 12 January 2010
Corporal Raed Faraj Alkhawaldeh (Jordan)
Major Ata Issa Almanasir (Jordan)
Mr. Lionel Amar (France)
UN Police
Third Sergeant Antonio José Anacleto (Brazil)
Hédi Annabi (Tunisia)
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission
Ms. Pierrena Annilus (Haiti)
Administrative Assistant
Mr. Mesonne Antoine (Haiti)
Security Guard
Sergeant Janice Dorado Arocena (Philippines)
Mr. Mamadou Bah (France)
Public Information Officer
Ms. Nicole Lola Bahaya (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
United Nations Volunteer
Ms. Ann Barnes (United Kingdom)
Personal Assistant to the Police Commissioner
Second Lieutenant Raniel Batista De Camargos (Brazil)
Mr. Jerry Bazile (Haiti)
Interpreter
Mr. Mario Bazile (Haiti)
Public Information Assistant
Mr. Parnel Beauvoir (Haiti)
Public Information Officer
Sergeant Eustacio Cajucom Bermudez Jr. (Philippines)
Ms. Farah Boereau (Haiti)
Interpreter
Mr. Kai Buchholz (Germany)
Special Assistant to the Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Mr. Cheick Boundou Camara (Guinea)
UN Police
Ms. Renée Carrier (Canada)
Personal Assistant to the Special Representative
First Sergeant Leonardo de Castro Carvalho (Brazil)
Ms. Maria Antonieta Castillo Santa Maria (Mexico)
Administrative Assistant
Ms. Ericka Chambers Norman (USA)
Board of Inquiry Officer
Mr. Douglas Coates (Canada)
Acting Police Commissioner
Mr. James Coates (Canada)
Administrative Assistant
Mr. Mamadi Conde (Guinea)
United Nations Volunteer
Ms. Cecilia Corneo (Italy)
Programme Officer
Mr. Luiz Carlos da Costa (Brazil)
Deputy Special Representative to Haiti
Ms. Rosa Crespo Biel (Spain)
UN Police
Colonel Marcus Vinícius Macedo Cysneiros (Brazil)
First Sergeant Davi Ramos De Lima (Brazil)
Mr. Junior Délinois (Haiti)
Language Teacher
Third Sergeant Tiago Anaya Detimermani (Brazil)
Mr. Philippe Dewez (Belgium)
Special Adviser
Mr. Varnel Dimanche (Haiti)
Language Assistant
Ms. Alexandra Duguay (Canada)
Public Information Assistant
Ms. Dede Yebovi Fadairo (Nigeria)
Associate Report Writing Officer
Third Sergeant Arí Dirceu Fernandes Júnior (Brazil)
Mr. Mark Gallagher (Canada)
UN Police
Mr. Guido Galli (Italy)
Senior Political Affairs Officer
Ms. Gerthy Germain (Haiti)
Cleaner
Mr. Gustavo Ariel Gomez (Argentina)
UN Police
Third Sergeant Felipe Gonçalves Júlio (Brazil)
Mr. Andrew Grene (USA)
Special Assistant to the Special Representative
Lieutenant Colonel Marcio Guimarães Martins (Brazil)
Mr. Jan Olaf Hausotter (Germany)
Political Affairs Officer
Ms. He Zhihong (China)
UN Police
Mr. Karimou Ide (Niger)
Security Officer
Mr. Salifou Imorou (Benin)
UN Police
Major Ashraf Ali Mohammad Jayousi (Jordan)
Mr. Stevenson Jean-Louis (Haiti)
Driver
Ms. Marie Renée Joseph (Haiti)
Security Guard
Mr. Frantoumani Kourouma (Guinea)
UN Police
Ms. Batipa Agnes Koura (Benin)
UN Police
Mr. Jean-Philippe Laberge (Canada)
Civil/Military Coordination Officer
Ms. Rachelle Laime (Haiti)
Security Guard
Mr. Laurent Le Briero (France)
UN Police
Mr. Gerard Le Chevallier (El Salvador)
Chief, Political Affairs and Planning Section
Mr. Li Qin (China)
UN Police
Second Sergeant Rodrigo de Souza Lima (Brazil)
Ms. Andrea Loi Valenzuela (Chile)
Human Rights Officer
Mr. Watanga "Didier" Lwango (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Audit Assistant
Mr. Issa Mairigia (Niger)
UN Police
Captain Bruno Ribeiro Mário (Brazil)
Lieutenant Colonel Gonzalo Daniel Martirene Ruibal (Uruguay)
Ms. Lisa Mbele-Mbong (USA)
Human Rights Officer
Mr. Riquet Michel (Haiti)
Radio Producer
Mr. Hebert Moise (Haiti)
Driver
Mr. Cleiton Neiva (Brazil)
Associate Security Officer
Ms. Josseline Nguekeu (Cameroon)
Administrative Assistant
Mr. Affis Okoro (Benin)
UN Police
Mr. Marc Plum (France)
Chief, Electoral Assistance Section
Ms. Mirna Patricia Rodas Arreola (Guatemala)
Administrative Assistant
Mr. Philippe Charles Claude Rouzier (Haiti)
Civil Affairs Officer
Third Sergeant Kléber da Silva Santos (Brazil)
Major General Emílio Carlos Torres Dos Santos (Brazil)
Third Sergeant Washington Luiz de Souza Seraphim (Brazil)
Mr. Stanley Sainte Rose (Haiti)
Driver for Political Affairs Section
Mr. Guillaume Siemienski (Canada)
Political Affairs Officer
Third Sergeant Rodrigo Augusto da Silva (Brazil)
Mr. Satnam Singh (India)
IT Technician/International Contractor (Trigyn Technologies Inc.)
Mr. Adamou Biga Souley (Niger)
UN Police
Ms. Simone Rita Trudo (France)
Personal Assistant to the Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Ms. Nicole Valenta (Germany)
Best Practices Officer
Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Adolfo Vianna Martins Filho (Brazil)
Mr. Frederick Wooldridge (United Kingdom)
Political Affairs Officer
Mr. Jerome Yap (Philippines)
Personal Assistant to the Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Mr. Zhao Huayu (China)
UN Police
Mr. Zhong Jianqin (China)
UN Police