นสพ.คอม - Ban honours UN s Haiti heroes

<body> <h1>Ban honours UN s Haiti heroes</h1> <p> Ban Ki-moon expressed gratitude to the UN workers who died UN chief Ban Ki-moon has paid a moving tribute to the 101 UN heroes who died in the Haiti earthquake. Mr Ban, his voice breaking at a memorial service for the lost UN staff, said: We will never forget you. We will carry on your work. Hundreds of UN workers joined relatives of those who died for the ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York. More than 222,000 people died and about a million were made homeless after the 7.0 magnitude quake on 12 January. UN Haiti mission chief Hedi Annabi and his deputy, Luiz Carlos da Costa, were among those who died when the UN headquarters in Port-au-Prince collapsed. It was the greatest loss of life in a single event for the UN in its history. The ceremony began with pictures of those who died interspersed with footage of Haiti after the earthquake. A minute s silence was held and a table was set with 101 candles. In what correspondents say was his most emotional speech since taki </p> </body>