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Alexandre

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2004-02-26
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  1. “After 32 coups d'etat in Haiti, it is clear that a democratically elected president must hand over power to another democratically elected president, as is done in all democracies. It is time that the Haitian political class understood that it can accede to power only through elections and without the resort to threats or the use of force. The Government of Haiti is counting on the international community, in particular the countries of the region, to promote a lasting and democratic solution.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  2. “The Government of Haiti wants the Security Council to reiterate its condemnation of the acts of violence, signify its refusal to accept any form of Government resulting from an anti-democratic and anti-constitutional process, and demand that the opposition accept a political compromise to resolve the cr1s1s. At this time of deep crisis, the issue of human rights deserves to be specifically addressed. The Government welcomes, with satisfaction, the appointment of a special adviser to the Secretary- General and welcomes the initiative to establish, in the country, an office of the Commission on Human Rights. It also anticipates international technical cooperation to professionalize the police, strengthen democratic institutions - in particular judicial institutions - to disarm armed groups and to provide security for elections.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  3. “Given the inflexibility of the main players in the opposition, who continue to believe that the solution must entail overthrowing the head of a constitutional State that has been democratically elected, how many wounded or dead will be found in Haiti before the international community comes to our assistance to avoid a bloodbath or massive exodus of refugees? Must we see an eventual battle in Port-au-Prince before action is taken? Sir, it is better to prevent, than to treat. The Haitian Government fully associates itself with the position of CARICOM, which requests that the Security Council be seized of the issue in Haiti, and that it do its utmost to send urgently an international force to help restore peace, while conforming to the provisions of the United Nations Charter.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  4. “Maintaining public order and avoiding chaos and anarchy are major challenges because the National Police, the only legal force, is no longer capable of ensuring the security of the lives and property of the citizens, given its lack of strength and its limited means. The Government reiterates its call to the opposition to contribute to restoring peace and dialogue in order to find a negotiated political settlement. It reaffirms its faith in the democratic future of Haiti and it will do everything necessary to consolidate and strengthen the rule of law. Faced with the intransigence of our brothers and sisters of the opposition, how many women, elderly and children will fall to gunfire and the blows of machetes before we are aided by a force that is capable of helping to restore and maintain a stable environment?”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  5. “and members of the special mission of the Organization of American States in Haiti and of the International Organization of la Francophonie. That plan for a political settlement to the crisis, as endorsed by the international community, and which provides, inter alia, for a government of international consensus, while respecting constitutional norms, was, unfortunately, rejected by the political opposition which is challenging the international community. The steadfast refusal of the opposition further worsens the crisis. Haiti risks being plunged into the abyss of a civil war, with all of the consequences that entails.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  6. “The same kind of situation in 1991 led more than 40,000 refugees to the coast of Florida. Politically, it is urgent that a solution providing for an end to the crisis be found immediately in order to restore conditions for normal life, including respect for constitutional law, because brutality is rampant, and the terror of the armed bandits prevails. In this context, President Jean Bertrand Aristide on 21 February 2004 welcomed and consented to the plan providing for a solution to the crisis that was presented by a high level delegation from the international community, led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Bahamas, and which included representatives of the United States, Canada, France, the European Union, CARICOM.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  7. “The latest report of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), of 25 February 2004 (OCHA/GVA-2004/0029), is more than alarming. This dangerous path of armed violence, against the backdrop of poverty, is not an option. It is a serious threat to the region. Disorder and violence stemming from these armed attacks, threaten to plunge the country into an unprecedented humanitarian disaster and destroy its fragile institutions. Now is the moment that the international community must step forward. To escape the violence and poverty, Haitians are again taking to the sea on makeshift craft, risking their lives. Just yesterday, the United States Coast Guard intercepted on the open seas a number of our countrymen who are fleeing our troubled country.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  8. “They have also released prisoners who have already been tried and convicted, among other things, for violent crimes and illegal drug trafficking. They have also plundered storage sites and the residences of peaceful people. An example to be noted is the plundering, in Cap Haitien, of the World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse, which had more than 800 tons of food. The attacks of the armed groups jeopardize the stability of the country's institutions, and particularly, the survival of the population. Beyond the loss of human lives already mentioned, roads and ports have been cut off. It is therefore becoming impossible to supply the northern portion of the country with fuel, food and medicine, which is leading to a chaotic situation.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  9. “Since 5 February 2004, the country has been engulfed by an armed insurrection which has already caused more than 60 deaths and hundreds of wounded. These actions have been committed by armed groups made up of former members of a repressive paramilitary force, designated as the Front for the Advancement of Progress in Haiti (FRAPH) and which committed atrocities against the Haitian people during the coup d'etat of 1991, as well as former members of the armed forces that were dissolved in 1995, and convicts who have escaped from prison. The insurgents currently control the northern part of the country, where police stations, radio stations and public buildings have been plundered and burned. They have benefited from this to carry out summary executions of persons identified as loyal to the Government.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  10. “Mr. Alexandre (Haiti) (spoke in French): At the outset, let me express my appreciation to the Security Council, and to you, personally, for the impeccable way in which you are conducting your work as the head of this important body. Let me also commend the Secretary-General for the special interest he is giving and has been giving for some time to the situation in Haiti. On behalf of the Government of Haiti, we would like to express our appreciation to the Security Council for the opportunity to make a presentation to the august membership gathered here on the situation in Haiti. The situation in Haiti is urgent and serious. Now, more than ever, it requires all the attention of the international community.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source