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President Preval

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2011-04-06
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  1. “I would like to thank the Secretary-General for noting in his report of 24 March that: "It will also be incumbent upon the incoming Administration to build on the achievements of the Preval presidency, which put an end to State- sponsored political violence and allowed Haitians to enjoy freedom of association and expression" (S/2011/183 *, para. 82). My wish, in fact, is that the democratic gains be maintained and that the people of Haiti, both the governing and the governed, with the support of the international community, take up the tremendous challenges of the reconstruction and re-establishment of our country resulting from our endemic poverty and especially from the consequences of the natural disasters that hit us in 2010. I thank Mr. Mulet very much and congratulate him on the work done by MINUSTAH under his leadership.”

    2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510 (2011) · source

  2. “There is no question that justice must take its course, and it is urgent that the Haitian State work to strengthen the judicial system so that independent authority can accomplish its constitutional mission. It is also extremely important that the truth be revealed in all its nuances. To that end, civil society should be mobilized, I suggest, through a memory, truth and justice commission to be set up and implemented by an independent organization - a national office for the protection of citizens.”

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  3. “In this regard, I am a firm supporter of resolution 1892 (2009), which, in paragraph 11, invites "Member States, including neighbouring and regional States, to strengthen their engagement with the Government of Haiti" to address cross-border trafficking, not only of drugs but also of arms. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that Haiti's psyche has been drastically affected by the enormous number of crimes against individuals that our people have suffered during the past 50 years without receiving justice, from the establishment of the Duvalier dictatorship to the present day. That impunity is still intolerable and continues to present an obstacle to the quest for social pacification.”

    2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510 (2011) · source

  4. “The consumer nations should therefore institute a policy of reducing demand, at the same time as or even before combating drug trafficking, whether in Haiti or the producer and transit countries. No demand means no production and no supply. It is time that the drug problem was tackled globally and that drug reports no longer merely stigmatize the producer and transit countries that are victims of the demand. I cannot say how many times I have appealed to the United States authorities, particularly the Drug Enforcement Administration, for strengthened cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking.”

    2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510 (2011) · source

  5. “Stability will be achieved only by Haitians themselves, with, of course, the solidarity of the international community, which can assist them in building those institutions essential to the rule of law. The drug problem remains another source of political instability in Haiti. Haiti neither produces nor consumes drugs. As long as there is a demand for drugs in northern nations, the producers and traffickers will continue to use weaker countries for their manufacture and transit, and will strive to weaken those countries further by fostering corruption, destabilization and violence. Haiti is thus a victim of countries that consume drugs, as are the producer and other transit countries.”

    2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510 (2011) · source

  6. “On 14 May 2006, at my swearing-in ceremony, I emphasized that need, but unfortunately my words went unheard. I hope that after 11 years we will be able to draw the conclusions that can help strengthen stability in Haiti in the way that I have just noted. Clearly, reorienting peacekeeping missions does not exclude the work of other specialized institutions, such as the World Bank, or United Nations funds and programmes, such as the World Health Organization, UNESCO, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, UNICEF, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, and so forth. Let me repeat that military deterrence is only one aspect of the quest for stability and should not be mistaken for the whole.”

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  7. “While it is true that in 1993 the first peacekeeping mission risked clashing with the Haitian armed forces that had carried out the bloody coup of 1991; and that in 2004 another had to contend with heavily armed organized groups, then that possibility justified a significant military presence. But once the danger of violent confrontation had passed, the peacekeeping operations did not adapt quickly enough to the new situation. Instability in Haiti is, as President Santos Calderon stressed, fundamentally due to underdevelopment - in other words, unsatisfied elementary socio-economic rights. Tanks, armoured vehicles and soldiers should have given way to bulldozers, engineers, and more police instructors and experts in support of the judicial and penal systems.”

    2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510 (2011) · source

  8. “Since 1993, Haiti has seen successively the United Nations Mission in Haiti, the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti, the United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti, United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti, the International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti, and, since 2004, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Apart from MICIVIH, established in 1993 pursuant to General Assembly resolution 47/20 B with the mandate of observing and promoting human rights, all the other missions were established by the Security Council with a peacekeeping objective.”

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  9. “Finally, I say to the people that stability also requires a realistic understanding of the serious challenges to be addressed by the new entering Government, especially following the disaster of 12 January 2010. On 31 March 2010 here at United Nations Headquarters, the international community promised to provide significant resources for Haiti's reconstruction. The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission referred to by President Clinton has made progress. I call on donors to hasten disbursements because, in spite of the courage and patience of the Haitian people, patience has its limits. To the United Nations system, and particularly to the Security Council, I would suggest some reflection on the effectiveness of interventions that have led to nearly 11 years of military presence in a country where no war is being fought.”

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  10. “I therefore call on Haiti's future executive and legislative leaders emerging from the recent elections to govern in a spirit of peace, openness, inclusion, dialogue and respect for the rights of association and expression. I also call on the opposition to adopt a positive attitude of cooperation, even in its role as Government critic. I call on all Haitian civil society organizations, and in particular our press, to make better use of a freedom that has cost so much, yet remains incompletely mastered. Allow me to commemorate within this forum the memory of a courageous journalist, Mr. Jean Dominique, who was assassinated on 3 April 2000 in a cowardly manner. Eleven long years later, we still await the conclusion of the judicial investigation of that crime.”

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  11. “These events qualify me, I think, to make a modest contribution to the discussion this morning with respect both to my compatriots and to the United Nations, which it is my pleasure once again to thank for assisting Haiti during our difficult moments past and present. To my compatriots who are living with the legitimate pain of the presence of foreign soldiers on our soil, I say that the United Nations peacekeeping operations were made necessary each time by instability created by the citizens themselves. Foreign interventions on our soil have always been preceded, for example in 1993, by a military coup d'e'tat, or in 2004, by internal fighting that led to the breakdown of the democratic process resulting from the toppling of the constitutional President.”

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  12. “I thank you wholeheartedly, President Santos Calderon, for giving me the opportunity to speak one final time to a United Nations body as President of Haiti, in particular since this meeting has been specially dedicated to the situation in my country. The 25 years of Haiti's political life following the 1986 departure of the Duvalier dictatorship have been characterized by so much instability that, I am sad to note, in one-quarter of a century I am the only President to have completed a first and then a second constitutional term and the only one in 25 years to never have been jailed or exiled. My first term was inaugurated in 1996 with the presence of the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti; in 2000, with security and stability apparently restored, United Nations troops left Haiti.”

    2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510 (2011) · source