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Jovenel Moïse

lines on the record: 30
first: 2021-02-22
most recent: 2021-02-22
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“Freedom of the press is thus respected in all its forms, cases of abuse and human rights violations are investigated and those responsible are prosecuted by the police and judicial authorities. It will take time and patience to establish lasting peace and security following decades of trauma and shock. With the continued support of the Security Council and the entire international community, we are confident that we can move forward towards a peaceful and prosperous future for all.”
2021-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/174 (2021) · source
“However, political instability, especially the violent demonstrations and the lockdowns, have had disastrous consequences for the country’s economy. In addition, climate hazards, such as droughts and floods, have had a negative impact on crops and created a food crisis affecting more than 4 million people. The United Nations and my Government have jointly launched a $235-million drought response assistance plan. I call on Member States to show solidarity by helping to finance that emergency plan. With regard to respect for and the protection of human rights, the Government has taken a number of proactive measures to ensure that rights and freedoms in all areas are guaranteed.”
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“At the beginning of my mandate, I stated unequivocally that my objective was to lay the foundation for Haiti’s socioeconomic development and to put a definitive end to the long period of transition that the country has been going through since the end of the dictatorship in 1986, 35 years ago. Therefore, my Government has launched major projects designed to bring substantial and lasting change to the country and the quality of life of our population: roads, electricity, agriculture, the environment, administrative reform, all with the citizens’ limited resources and taxes. In that regard, I am asking for the technical and financial support of our partners to make progress more quickly. The results of that policy were beginning to materialize.”
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“As pointed out in the BINUH report, the 1987 Constitution, amended in 2012 and currently in force, is a source of political instability and a major obstacle to the country’s development. That is a fact and remains a constant in the discourse of all actors in national life. It is a project of the Haitian people, who aspire to real change. According to the most recent two opinion polls conducted in the country in late 2020, more than 86 per cent of the population aspires to a new constitution. I am already inviting the population to vote overwhelmingly in favour of the new constitution in the referendum to be held in June. The Independent Consultative Committee, set up on 15 October to oversee the preparation of the draft of the new constitution, has already presented its preliminary draft.”
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“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the international community, in particular the United Nations, through the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), for its support for the electoral process under way in the country, reflected in the signing on 21 January of a protocol on technical and financial support for the electoral process.Similarly, the constitutional reform that the whole country is calling for is becoming a reality with the creation of the five-member Independent Consultative Committee, responsible for overseeing the drafting of a new constitution, which is the subject of consultations at the grassroots level before being submitted to a referendum in June. The people of Haiti are writing a new page in their history. The need for a new constitution has been felt for a very long time.”
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“My Administration and the Government intend to make every effort to improve the sociopolitical climate so as to ensure that the deadlines are met and that the elections can be held under optimal conditions and with the broadest possible participation of candidates and voters. The Government of Haiti has already contributed $20 million to the basket fund. By April, another $20 million will be contributed by the Haitian State.”
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“The establishment of the new Provisional Electoral Council, in accordance with the criteria established in the Constitution, has been an important step towards the realization of those elections. According to the electoral calendar proposed by the Provisional Electoral Council, the referendum will take place next June and the first round of elections will be held on 19 September. I have duly noted the concerns expressed by the Secretary-General in his report regarding the fragile political environment, the security situation and logistical and financial difficulties. Previous administrations have faced similar situations and have nevertheless delivered.”
2021-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/174 (2021) · source
“It is in that context that I am pursuing the structural and institutional reforms that are essential for consolidating democratic gains, preserving the rule of law and in-depth reform of the State so that it may finally serve the entire population and not just a small group. The ongoing constitutional reform process and the holding of elections at all levels in 2021, with a view to renewing political representation and ensuring that democratic changes in government take place on 7 February 2022, are part of that process. The elections in April and September will indeed be opportunities to make decisive progress in the democratization process under way in the country.”
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“Since we have turned our backs on dictatorship and embraced democracy as a political regime, we owe it to ourselves to submit to all its requirements. Elections are one of the fundamental rules of democracy. An elected representative must be replaced by another elected representative. We want to and must work to safeguard democratic achievements. Transition is always beneficial to a political and economic oligarchy that likes to “swim in troubled waters”, as I often say. In strict compliance with the five-year constitutional mandate granted to me by the people of Haiti and since my swearing in on 7 February 2017, I have remained committed to ensuring political stability, bringing about lasting change in the living conditions of the population and paving the way for the sustainable socioeconomic development of the nation.”
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“The great challenge for all is how to build a democracy with political actors who are afraid of elections and the results of a popular vote, or how to build a democracy with actors unable to build a coalition so as to become an alternative to the existing options. I won presidential elections against an opposition by soliciting the vote of the people. This systematic rejection of the transfer of political power through the ballot box is a source of permanent tension in the country and seriously threatens the democracy chosen by the Haitian people after the dictatorship in 1987. We are facing a political opposition that is devoid of both democratic alternatives and of any credible social project for the urban and rural populations. This opposition rejects the electoral path to power.”
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“Council members have noted that the report mentions the calls by a part of the political opposition for the resignation of the President of the Republic before the end of my constitutional term on 7 February 2022. This request was formulated during the dialogue at the Apostolic Nunciature of Haiti in January 2020 with the intent of forcing a coup d’état. The fear of elections and popular voting explains these coup S/2021/174 attempts to install a transition unsupported by the popular will. The results of the last six elections held in Haiti show that the vast majority of these political actors never manage to exceed the 1 per cent mark.”
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“Once the case is properly taken up by the judiciary, the Executive has no authority to intervene. Thanks to the training that Haitian police officers receive from the United Nations, they demonstrate professionalism in the exercise of their duties. Their interventions are always carried out in accordance with the rules of engagement. When there are any deviations, they are referred to the General Inspectorate for the necessary follow-up. It should also be mentioned that gangs often disguise themselves as demonstrators and journalists to attack our police officers on duty. This is dangerous for police officers and peaceful demonstrators alike. My Administration wants to improve its score of 83 out of 189 in the next World Press Freedom Index. That is why we remain open to journalists.”
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“The report, entitled “Unrest in Haiti: Their impact on Human Rights and the State’s obligation to protect all citizens” and published on 18 January 2021, documents “human rights violations and abuses that have taken place throughout the Haitian territory in connection with the demonstrations that took place between 6 July 2018 and 10 December 2019”. Within the next two weeks and after the Council of Ministers, my Government will publish the national report on the human rights situation in Haiti. All the cases mentioned have been investigated by the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police. Once the facts were established, these cases were referred to the Government Commissioner who, after his request for information, transferred the file to the Investigating Office which will appoint a judge.”
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“I will continue to make limited use of it until the election of a new parliament and the swearing in of the fifty-ninth President of the Republic on 7 February 2022. As an additional part of the efforts aimed at strengthening the judicial system, we have increased the 2020-2021 budget of the Superior Council of the Judiciary by 35 per cent, as compared to the budget of the previous fiscal year. The serious consequences of this climate of violence on Haitian society, the functioning of institutions and the country’s economy have been emphatically highlighted in the joint report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).”
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“With the support of United Nations agencies, we have established a national mechanism for the management of arms and ammunition in accordance with existing national legislation and the international instruments to which Haiti is a party. We recognize that strengthening the judicial system is an essential part of the fight against insecurity and organized crime. It is in this spirit that the Government recently provided the actors in the system with more binding legal tools to combat this phenomenon. In the absence of a functional parliament, in order to strengthen the rule of law and consolidate the security apparatus, I have had to adopt certain decrees that are part of the fight against organized crime, rampant insecurity and kidnapping. I am the fifth President of Haiti since 1987 to use this tool to meet the needs of our people.”
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“The police have been able to resist corrupt propositions by oligarchs seeking to bring about the institutional implosion of the police, which would profoundly affect the future of our democracy. The remobilization of the army is making progress. It has given its support to police operations against gangs. As stated in the report, “The share of the overall national budget for the national police rose to 6.59 per cent. The reinforced police budget ... represents an increase of 53 per cent from the 2019-2020 fiscal year” (S/2021/133, para. 25).Improving the living conditions of police officers has been at the centre of the decisions taken. We welcome the fact that some friendly countries, such as the United States of America, France and Colombia, are supporting the strengthening of the country’s capacity in the fight against kidnapping.”
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“The number of kidnappings has fallen considerably, and the population is supporting the work of the National Police. Most of these gangs are supported by corrupt oligarchs. I understand very well the concerns expressed in the report about insecurity in the country over the past 12 months. It must be acknowledged that the Haitian National Police, with its recently implemented new governance, is working hard to restore order throughout the country. Important changes have been made at the command level of the police. Several gang networks have already been dismantled. Action is being taken throughout the country to neutralize the armed groups and restore security throughout the country.”
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“That is why the efforts of my Administration to work tirelessly to calm the sociopolitical climate and facilitate a consensus solution through dialogue have been rejected by some who have preferred to opt for political violence, paralysis and chaos, hoping that this strategy would lead to a successful coup d’état to install a transitional Government without a mandate from the people. In response to this political chaos, the Government implemented a strategy of dismantling the gangs, the primary component of which was the National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission, which has had limited success. The second component was the strengthening of police capacity and the aggressive dismantling of gangs. Out of 102 existing gangs, the Government has dismantled 64, and work to restore security has been accelerated.”
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“The creation of numerous gangs by numerous police officers dismissed from service for drug trafficking and other crimes — including the formation of a shadowy terrorist group, Fantom 509, which has attacked the national police, the Office of the Prime Minister, several other Ministries and other State institutions — is among the many dangers that our democracy has had to face in recent months. The most recent threat we have had to face was the attempted coup d’état on 7 February 2021. Once the police investigation and the judicial procedure are completed, we will share the report with the Organization. At the root of all this was the rejection of the democratic regime and elections as the only way to take over the management of State affairs.”
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“In addition, the radical and violent opposition’s peyi lòk operation attacked the fundamental rights of citizens by preventing them from carrying out their activities. Peyi lòk also caused serious economic damage, with the loss of almost $2.4 billion and nearly 80,000 jobs. Moreover, in 2020, the pandemic had serious consequences for the country. In four years, my Administration has had to face seven attempts to interrupt the constitutional order through violence. The violent attack on our country’s Senate on 11 September 2019 by radical opposition gangs, to stop it from fulfilling its constitutional obligations, was outrageous.”
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“We nevertheless carried out reforms in the energy sector, particularly in electricity and the acquisition of petroleum products, and in the management and construction of road infrastructure. We put an end to currency manipulation and changed agricultural policy. We terminated corrupt contracts. These cases have involved more than $6 billion in interest. We are therefore facing a powerful lobby with great resources.In response, for almost three years, corrupt oligarchs, in association with the sore losers, have blocked the regular functioning of the Senate of the Republic through violence, preventing the ratification of Governments, a vote on the budget and a vote on the electoral law designed to facilitate the holding of elections for the renewal of political personnel.”
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“Haiti falls from 4.57 to 4.22 but drops only one place (from one-hundred-fifth to one-hundred-sixth) in the ranking, suggesting relative stability for Haiti, whose score remains the third highest since 2006 and the first publication of the Index. The same is true for the World Press Freedom Index, which ranks Haiti 83 out of 189. Despite the difficulties we face, democracy is doing well in Haiti. My Administration has to deal with an economic system that allows the systematic plundering of the State by powerful oligarchs and the impoverishment of the population. To correct this state of affairs, we have proposed dialogue with the sectors concerned to find an operational consensus. They did not want the system to change.”
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“Since I was sworn in on 7 February 2017, the refusal of some political actors to accept the results of the free, fair and transparent elections and the repeated violent attempts to interrupt the constitutional order by corrupt oligarchs opposed to economic reforms that favour the people have made the situation of the population and the political environment difficult. The rights of citizens have often been violated by the violence imposed on them — this in a context where a pandemic is raging. The Democracy Index 2020 has just been published. It marks a record decline in the state of democracy throughout the world, due in large part to the pandemic.”
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“The Haitian people are grateful for this support, which allowed for a peaceful transfer of power. While the greatest threat to democracy in the twentieth century was the military coup d’état, in the early twenty-first century election losers, corrupt oligarchs and a pandemic pose the greatest dangers to democratic gains. Although in the last century OAS General Assembly Resolution 1080, adopted in Chile in 1991, and the Inter-American Democratic Charter, established on 11 September 2001 in Peru, put a stop to military coups in Latin America and the Caribbean, today there is a need for reflection and recommendations to confront those who challenge the results of free, honest and transparent elections and the powerful oligarchs who take themselves for God.”
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“Today, our country has 12,039 confirmed cases and 9,529 cases have been treated. Unfortunately, 247 Haitians have died from the pandemic. We take this opportunity to express our sincere condolences to the grieving families. Today, we are one of the three most successful Caribbean countries in managing a pandemic that has increased State social spending and created considerable economic losses. In this regard, we support the proposal by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to cancel $1 trillion in debt for 64 countries, including our own. We need this relief if there is to be any possibility of economic recovery. The United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS) assisted in the 2016-2017 Haitian elections, which were transparent and met international standards.”
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“Social and economic measures enabled many citizens to comply with the containment and health provisions to stop the spread of the virus. Among these measures were the payment of the salaries of 100,000 schoolteachers, 10,000 university professors and 65,000 assembly workers; the distribution of 23 million masks made in Haiti and food products to more than a million vulnerable families; and direct electronic cash transfers to 300,000 vulnerable families.In order to strengthen its health system and better support hospitals, dispensaries and health centres, the Government ordered more than 473 tons of medical equipment. Special centres were set up to receive the first cases of coronavirus. The national mobilization to educate the population on the coronavirus and prevention measures to be adopted was a total success.”
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“My Government has examined them with the utmost interest and taken due note of the recommendations made. I particularly welcome the fact that the report highlights the various actions taken by my Administration to redress the situation in the country. My statement today will enable me to better clarify the facts contained in the report and share the views of the Government of the Republic on the observations contained therein. The year 2020 has been one of challenges for my Administration, which had to take extraordinary measures to protect our population against the coronavirus pandemic that began on 19 March 2020. A comprehensive strategy was developed. Very early on, my Government closed the ports and airports and strengthened border control.”
2021-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/174 (2021) · source
“I extend my sincere thanks to the friendly nations and other partners from the international community that have shown their active solidarity with Haiti and its people in the difficult moments that the country has experienced throughout its recent history and which it continues to experience. I commend the Secretary-General for the comprehensive and balanced report that he has submitted to the Security Council on the situation in Haiti (S/2021/133), which gives a full picture of the political crisis that continues to hamper the proper functioning of institutions and undermine the stability of the country. The data presented in the report reflect the current reality of the country, and the report’s observations seem to me to be very pertinent.”
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“I would next like to reiterate my profound gratitude to our Organization for the continuous and unfailing support provided to my country in its quest for political stability and sustainable socioeconomic development. In that regard, I enthusiastically welcome the personal commitment of the Secretary-General and reiterate the profound gratitude of the Haitian people to him. I am equally grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti for her many helpful pieces of advice and her close collaboration with my Administration. I also pay a well-deserved tribute to the United Nations staff deployed in Haiti for the invaluable support provided to the country in all areas.”
2021-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/174 (2021) · source
“I am delighted to have been given this opportunity to address the Security Council, this august and important body of the United Nations entrusted with the lofty responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. The many meetings held by the Council on the situation in Haiti reflect the great attention devoted to Haiti by the United Nations. We warmly thank the Security Council and its members for this close attention. I would like to welcome in particular Ambassador Barbara Woodward of the United Kingdom, which holds the presidency of the Council for the month of February 2021, and to commend the excellent manner in which she is conducting the work of the Council. I also wish her every success in this role.”
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