UN Assembly urges increased support for Haiti

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution， calling on the international community to provide "speedy, sustainable and adequate" support to quake-hit Haiti.

The 192-member body calls for an early international response to the UN flash appeal of 575 million US dollars for the country. The General Assembly urges UN chief Ban Ki-Moon and all relevant UN agencies, international financial institutions and development agencies to offer "effective humanitarian, technical and financial assistance." It also pays special tribute to all the staff members of the UN and international peacekeepers who have given their lives in the line of duty in Haiti.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon(L) and the acting General Assembly president Byrganym Aitimova(C) mourn during a plenary session in UN  headquarter in New York, Jan. 22, 2010. At least 70 UN personnel were  killed in the earthquake that struck Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince  Jan. 12, 2010, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday. The  UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Friday calling on the  international community to provide "speedy, sustainable and adequate"  support for quake-hit Haiti. (Xinhua Photo)