UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Widespread protests in the past six weeks in Haiti have limited the ability of the United Nations and its humanitarian partners to deliver assistance for thousands of the most vulnerable people in the country, said a UN spokesman on Tuesday.
The humanitarian community urges all parties in Haiti to facilitate access so that people in need can receive assistance, said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Despite the worrying security context, the United Nations and its humanitarian partners have continued their work, he said.
They have delivered a one-month supply of fuel, drugs, medical supplies, and oxygen tanks to 17 hospitals, providing health care to over 4.3 million people. The fuel delivered will allow pumping stations to distribute drinking water to more than 400,000 people, said Haq.
