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2005-01-12
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  1. “But it is very difficult for local authorities to do things well in a globalized world without international support, and it is very difficult for the international community to achieve things if it is not capable of enlisting the support of the local authorities. As Minister Amorim said, the needs are long-term, but I think the challenge of legitimizing the political situation and increasing the confidence of Haitians and of the international community is a very immediate challenge.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110 (2005) · source

  2. “There are problems of infrastructure, of security and of voter education that will need to be handled. Let me simply say that I think that this is a critical moment. Our technicians - the OAS technicians and the technicians of the United Nations working with Juan Gabriel Valdes - are looking at and scrubbing the numbers one more time in close cooperation with the Provisional Electoral Council of Haiti. I believe that the Member States of the United Nations, certainly the member States of the OAS, and our observers, which have been very generous with us, will be receiving further indications of the financial support necessary to make that process work effectively. I believe the Haitian situation is a unique historical situation. I also think it is surprisingly representative of a phenomenon on the international scene in which we live.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110 (2005) · source

  3. “We have tried to develop a system, which will begin operating in March, that will not be sui generis and "floating in the air" but which will contribute to institutional development by being tied to, and facilitating, the development of the civil registry of Haiti, which is an important institution and an important need in all of our countries. Having the legal right of existence is the start of human rights and of the ability to advance. We would like to help contribute to the inclusion of as many as possible of the 4.5 million Haitians whom we propose to register, in a way that ensures that their registration will not just serve for a one-time election, but will provide the beginning of that basis for life - to which, I think, we are all committed. That will not be easy.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110 (2005) · source

  4. “It is interesting to note that five countries - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay - have contributed, I believe, about 80 per cent of the personnel for the stabilization force. Well, I would say that there is something close to that - together with the support of the United States, Canada and Mexico and that of some smaller countries such as Panama and Paraguay - in the support for national electoral tribunals, with strong support, again, from Brazil, in the establishment of personnel, rules, relationships and abilities to bring the best technical capability to bear.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110 (2005) · source

  5. “It is very clear that, if Haiti is to avoid going from crisis to crisis, it needs - and the international community needs - to develop a programme of broad support for State institutions. In that sense, the effort that the OAS is undertaking in Haiti is, I think, an extremely interesting one. Our objective is to contribute to the institutional development of Haiti and to the credibility of democracy in Haiti. That means that we have developed as careful a programme of electoral registration as we could. We are still refining it, together with the electoral experts of MINUSTAH and with the Haitian Provisional Electoral Council. It is one that will draw on excellent knowledge from within the hemisphere.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110 (2005) · source

  6. “The first one is that good elections - that is to say, open, participative, non-exclusive elections in which the people can vote and have their votes counted and respected - are central to democratic stability and legitimacy in Haiti. I think there is absolutely no doubt of that among any of us. The second is that that will not be easy to achieve. There are specific obstacles when one starts trying to organize good elections. I will say that I personally have spent almost four years working with the Haitian Government to exactly those ends, and with the same, so to speak, preaching: that we need to include the opposition. Oppositions, at times, have changed; needs remain very similar.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110 (2005) · source

  7. “Our most recent mandate from our own General Assembly refers to support for the elections, for the institutional strengthening of the Haitian State and for the defence of human rights, all in cooperation with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and the United Nations as a whole. In fact, in the first days of November, Under-Secretary- General Prendergast and I were able to sign a memorandum of understanding which gave the OAS the lead in the voter registration process. I am very pleased to say that we have received a transfer of $8.7 million from the Government of the United States - to which I convey my thanks - for the undertaking of that work. Let me make just a few very simple points.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110 (2005) · source

  8. “I thank you, Mr. President, and, through you, the Argentine Republic for having convened this meeting and for having shouldered leadership responsibilities including that of hosting next November's Summit of the Americas. (spoke in English) Haiti is a founding member of the Organization of American States (OAS), and the organization has been particularly active in Haiti over the past 15 years. Yesterday we had the honour of receiving Juan Gabriel Valdes in our Permanent Council, and we had one of the best discussions of the situation in Haiti and of the needs facing the country with regard to the holding of good elections. To represent the Permanent Council, I am accompanied today by its Vice-Chairman, Joshua Sears. I wish simply to say that we are very pleased to be able to be here.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110 (2005) · source