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Douyon

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2021-10-04
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2021-10-04
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  1. “Today Haiti faces its most challenging period in decades; but it is also a chance to break with the old dysfunctional systems of governance, corruption and impunity. There have been few occasions when the opportunity to start anew and build a stronger Haiti were as evident and as necessary as they are today. I hope that the United Nations will work with the Haitian people as we struggle to achieve a better future. The changes that we want to see include changes in the approaches of our partners, and we need their solidarity.”

    2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source

  2. “To address our humanitarian crisis, Haiti needs adequate international funding, not crumbs of humanitarian aid that act only as a band-aid. Funding needs to be directed to qualified and capable local civil society groups. That will help ensure less waste and more accountability on aid. We also need projects with the potential to transform sectors, not piecemeal efforts and new pilot projects. Finally, BINUH must do more to work with civil society. Unfortunately, under the current leadership, there has been too much tension and polarization between civil society and BINUH because the mission is seen as picking political winners. That can only harm the work of BINUH on the ground. BINUH should work with civil society to promote dialogue, reforms and accountability and reduce gang violence.”

    2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source

  3. “The end goal is to ensure a return to constitutional order and the rule of law. In terms of security, Haiti needs to restore peace, dismantle the gangs and guarantee protection for all Haitian citizens; but the Security Council should abstain from sending troops or peace missions to Haiti. The international community should instead focus on strengthening the police and its units to fulfil its role. The judiciary system needs support and resources to increase its capacity, including to prosecute financial crimes and assassinations. The United Nations should work with the judiciary system to send a clear signal of an end to impunity and a real fight against corruption. Member States to which money is illicitly transferred should also do more to block those flows and bring those responsible for corruption to justice.”

    2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source

  4. “To seize that opportunity, the States Members of the United Nations and members of the Security Council should dare to break with their traditional ways of intervening in Haiti. For too long, the international community has prioritized short-term stability over real democracy. Today in Haiti we are living the consequences. Going forward, support should be provided to Haitian-led initiatives to create conditions for free, fair, inclusive elections and signal a rupture with the terrible governance habits of the past. Over the past six months, a cross-sector of civil society has come together through the Civil Society Commission for a Haitian Solution to the Crisis and has forged consensus around a transition plan. That inclusive effort, which has been joined by over 500 civil society groups and over 50 political parties, deserves support.”

    2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source

  5. “The conditions for fair elections do not exist in Haiti today owing to the levels of insecurity and gang violence we are witnessing. It is equally unlikely that the conditions will exist in February 2022, the new date announced by acting Prime Minister Henry. Elections should occur when they can be fair, not be imposed on arbitrary timelines that are not related to the situation on the ground. The proposed constitutional referendum should also be abandoned. It is highly controversial and will only divide the country further. As Haiti faces an inevitable period of transition, we need an inclusive consensus-based process that lays the foundation for a stronger democracy.”

    2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source

  6. “Against that backdrop, I would like to share some recommendations that, I believe, reflect the aspirations of the majority of the Haitian people, including with regard to the mandate and work of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). The United Nations shares a long history with Haiti, and that should continue. The Organization’s plans to support Haiti need to be better aligned with the Haitian people’s shared interest and vision for Haiti. No entity must try to interfere with that help, and trust should be at the centre of the cooperation. Elections have always been the prescribed solution to all past political crises in Haiti. We can all acknowledge the pivotal role of elections in a democracy, but elections help democracy only if they are free, fair and participatory.”

    2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source

  7. “The Parliament has been non-functional since 2020. No new officials have been elected because of the failure to organize elections since 2016, and there are only 10 elected officials in the entire country. The judiciary is effectively non-functional, with courts operating only three to four months a year. Three consecutive years of negative economic growth have brought the Haitian economy to its knees. The country cannot respond to any human-made or natural disaster. As a result, thousands of people who have been internally displaced due to gang activity are now facing a humanitarian crisis. There is no legal provision to regulate the current political situation. Political actors are engaged in a fight for power, thereby making consensus more difficult.”

    2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source

  8. “Ms. Douyon: I thank the Security Council for giving me the time and the opportunity to discuss the ongoing situation in Haiti and for its willingness to hear the perspectives of civil society. Haiti faces a multifaceted crisis characterized by a deteriorating security situation and increasing human rights violations, including women’s rights. More than 162 armed groups operate in the country and control significant portions of the national territory. Kidnappings occur daily, and gangs carry out massacres of civilians in marginalized areas of Port-au-Prince like La Saline with impunity. The ongoing political crisis is deepening. Since the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse in July, there has been no president. An acting Prime Minister, with little to no popular legitimacy, is ruling alone.”

    2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source