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  1. “I promise that that I will report back to my Government and, through the media, to my people and to the social and professional organizations in my country. I would also like to say that, with their support, we will move forward in the future - I know that their support will always be friendly and based on feelings of solidarity.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

  2. “Mr. Simeon (Haiti) (spoke in French): As this meeting of the Council draws to a close, I should like very briefly to again thank the brotherly country of Argentina for having organized this special debate, and to convey to you, Mr. President, my friend Rafael Bielsa, heartfelt congratulations for the skill with which you have conducted the proceedings. I should also like to thank all those who responded to his appeal today. The level at which they participated demonstrates the level of solidarity that they feel with my country. I would like to thank them for their acts of solidarity and for the understanding that they have shown of our problems, which has been apparent from all of their statements. I would also like to thank them for having sincerely voiced their concerns and offered their advice.”

    2005-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5110Resumption1 (2005) · source

  3. “More than ever, Haiti needs the support of its bilateral and multilateral partners to assist it to finally emerge from the rut of underdevelopment. On behalf of my delegation, of the Transitional Government of Haiti and of the Haitian people, I therefore express the hope that a consistent and long-term programme of financial and technical assistance will be put in place for Haiti that takes into account the country's real needs in all social, political and economic areas.”

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

  4. “After two centuries of ineffective political and economic management, the Republic of Haiti is today at the edge of the abyss. Need and abject poverty have reached alarming proportions, and the socio-economic infrastructure is in an advanced state of ruin. We are very pleased that, under the aegis of the United Nations, the international community has come forward to assist us. However, we hope that the international community's commitment to us will not be limited to the political transition alone. Although that is of course a necessary step towards establishing the rule of law and building a society that respects democratic values, a lasting solution to the economic problems facing Haiti entails a more substantial, longer-term commitment on the part of our friends in the international community.”

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

  5. “We in the Transitional Government are fully aware of that. It is for that reason that the transition team is making every effort to promote the inclusive national dialogue that our fellow citizens and our friends in the international community are fervently calling for. In his new year's message to the nation, our head of State called on all Haitians to set aside their political views and class affiliation and put an end to age-01d hatreds in order to take part in that dialogue. We hope that that call will be echoed among all of the country's social groups in order that we may win the battle to save the ship of State. That will necessarily entail success in the political transition, which follows many years of hesitation and evasion.”

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

  6. “We in Haiti have been very pleased to welcome the offers of cooperation made by many of our friends in the international community to ensure that we succeed in that effort. Nevertheless, the scope of the needs continues to be in sharp contrast with the country's limited administrative and financial capacities. We therefore urgently call for substantial support from the international community in that regard. We hope that that support will also include the deployment of observers to ensure the credibility of the process, and thereby the impartiality of the results. After the many years of division and bitterness that have gravely damaged the fabric of Haitian society - and given all that entails in terms of social and political instability and frustration among citizens - national reconciliation is now an absolute necessity.”

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

  7. “In that connection, I welcome the initiative of a number of partners, which have already begun to meet the commitments they made at the donors conference held in Washington in July 2004. The year 2005 will be a crucial one for democracy in Haiti. We are at an important historical crossroads, given the commitment that has been repeatedly voiced by the current governmental team to restore an elected Government by 7 February 2006 that both meets the norms set out in Haiti's 1987 Constitution and the democratic values we all share. In order to do so, the Government is making every effort to facilitate the work of the Provisional Electoral Council. With the swearing in of a new representative from the Catholic Church, the Council has been working at full strength since last week.”

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

  8. “It is truly painful to see that the lack of resources to fund development activities is increasingly compromising the efforts of both the international community and the Government to protect human rights and establish democracy. In that regard, the Transitional Government of Haiti fully supports the Secretary-General's recommendations aimed at quickly meeting the obligations made by lenders to finance the interim cooperation framework. I would therefore like to avail myself of this opportunity to call for understanding on the part of our cooperation partners, which have already demonstrated their determination to help us succeed in the transition, to translate their expressions of solidarity into actions.”

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

  9. “The provisional President of the Republic and the Transitional Government are well aware of the complexity of the challenges facing Haiti. The interrelated issues of dire poverty, unemployment and illiteracy provide a very fertile breeding ground for a vast range of social excesses and political dealing. The enemies of our country recruit their henchmen and underlings in the poorest environments, skilfully utilizing the distress of the people to attain their sinister political aims. It is therefore vital to thwart those warmongers by promptly putting in place a national economic recovery plan and by improving the living conditions of the people, especially in marginalized areas.”

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

  10. “All the necessary efforts and resources are being deployed to neutralize the gangs and criminals involved in the pernicious undertaking of destabilization and large-scale terror against the population. In the area of human rights, the current situation represents a wide-ranging legacy of dictatorship whose political consequences included the disappearance of democratic institutions. Efforts are under way to end impunity, guarantee the independence of the justice system and bring professionalism to the police, thereby establishing an order in which law prevails over violence and force. In that regard, the transition team welcomes the recent release by judicial authorities of a number of detainees who had been held without charges of any sort. Others have been granted provisional release while their cases are investigated.”

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

  11. “In its desire to establish a stable and secure environment through the disarmament of armed groups, the Government has given special attention to the issue of demobilized military personnel. The commission charged with the management of that matter has been reorganized and strengthened in an effort to make it more effective. We have quickly seen encouraging results. Consequently, many members of Haiti's armed forces received the first instalment of their pensions during the year-end holidays. The process is under way, and we hope soon to be able to provide all former military personnel the full amount of the moneys due them, thereby meeting one of their main demands. With the assistance of MINUSTAH, the Haitian National Police has peaceably been able to regain control of several police stations illegally occupied by armed groups.”

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

  12. “The Transitional Government of Haiti duly appreciates the initiatives already undertaken under resolution 1529 (2004) to promote the establishment of a stable and secure climate conducive to economic recovery and preparations for the elections scheduled for 2005 under the timetable established by the Provisional Electoral Council. Unfortunately, the security situation in my country, and especially in the working-class neighbourhoods, has deteriorated in recent months. The personnel shortage of the Haitian National Police and the delayed deployment of MINUSTAH troops have complicated efforts to deal with the gangs and to restore order in dangerous areas. Recent weeks, however, have seen a clear improvement thanks to the joint efforts of the National Police and MINUSTAH.”

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

  13. “My delegation also congratulates Secretary- General Kofi Annan, who, in his report contained in document S/2004/908, has made relevant recommendations on reconfiguring the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). At the Council's meeting on Haiti on 29 November 2004, the Secretary-General recommended in his report that the international community make a long-term commitment to Haiti. My delegation believes that the recommendation was fully justified by the fact that the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process already under way is a long-term effort calling for vast resources far in excess of the capacity of a State like Haiti, endowed with limited resources.”

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

  14. “I convey to the Council the sincere thanks of the Haitian delegation for the convening of this special meeting, which will enable the Council to make a new assessment of the situation in Haiti. The representation of several delegations at a very high level clearly reflects the interest of the international community, and the United Nations in particular, in the political stabilization of Haiti. Allow me to convey to the delegations of the Governments and peoples, victims of the devastation caused by the recent tsunami, the sympathies of the Government and the people of Haiti. Our feelings of solidarity also go out to the representatives of non- Asian nations that were also struck by that natural disaster.”

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

  15. “Mr. Simeon (Haiti) (spoke in French): I wish at the outset to convey the sincere congratulations of the Haitian delegation to the Argentine delegation for the highly effective manner in which it is guiding the Council's work this month. I welcome the presence at this special meeting of Mr. Juan Gabriel Valdes, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and thank him for the relevant and useful information he has just provided on the situation in Haiti. Naturally, we take note of his recommendations, because we know that they emerge from a very clear-sighted understanding of our problems on the part of a man who, now as in the past, has always proven to be a sincere friend of Haiti and demonstrated his solidarity with and understanding of our people.”

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