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2008-08-10
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2009-04-06
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  1. “It is our hope that the international response will lead to the establishment of a genuine and coherent compact geared towards developmental projects and investments that will carefully balance the essence of national ownership with an integrated stabilization process. The Haitian Government, for its part, needs to seize on this opportunity by continuing to embrace a collaborative and inclusive approach in steering its country towards long-term economic security. The Government needs to support international partners by removing obstacles to private investment, including, but not limited to, establishing an interministerial committee on land management, drafting a new law on co-ownership and identifying State-owned land for the establishment of possible export zones.”

    2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source

  2. “Finally, we hope that international assistance for Haiti, including at the upcoming donor conference planned in Washington, D.C., will make a difference for Haiti's future by addressing possible shortfalls so that the pitfalls of destabilization in the country can be avoided. We welcome the recent visit by the Secretary- General and former United States President Clinton in order to throw the spotlight on Haiti's needs and to demonstrate the international community's solidarity. The role of the donor community is of particular importance, given the extremely worrisome economic and social statistics in Haiti, as personified by the 3 million people threatened with food insecurity.”

    2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source

  3. “The reduction of poverty, the promotion of development and food security, the environment and job creation are all national priorities. While there is broad consensus among national stakeholders, including in the private sector, that the Government should take the lead in promoting these priorities, we regret that the Government has yet to produce a focused action plan outlining the country's priorities in this regard. Taking in the lessons from the devastating hurricanes of 2008 and the fragile stability of Haiti, where one third of the population is still dependant on emergency aid, we sincerely hope that the Government will take this into consideration so that the gains being made towards consolidation on the security front will not be jeopardized by lack of progress in socio- economic development or by renewed natural disasters.”

    2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source

  4. “Judicial reform is another important step in strengthening the rule of law in Haiti, which in turn is a requirement for socio-economic development. Croatia welcomes the inauguration of the School of Magistrates on 12 March, which we had the honour to witness. We look forward to the successful implementation of the national plan for justice reform, as well as the speedy establishment of the Superior Council of the Judiciary. Here, Croatia also believes that the continuing support of MINUSTAH towards strengthening administrative and Government capacities to ensure further Government reform efforts is vital to the long-term stability of Haiti. One of the most important tasks remaining before the Government of Haiti is socio-economic development.”

    2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source

  5. “We hope that, with MINUSTAH's assistance, the HNP will be better able to address such burning issues as drug trafficking and organized crime, including kidnappings, which are recognized threats to Haiti's stability and development. That also holds true for the work that needs to be done on effectively managing and controlling Haiti's borders in general, which seriously lack even the most basic infrastructure and equipment. Regional partners could contribute to greater stability in this area by complementing the Mission's enhanced land and maritime patrolling duties with more bilateral border cooperation. More importantly, the next six months will serve as an important test as to whether the Haitian authorities have met prerequisite stabilization benchmarks prior to the expiration of the Mission's current mandate in October.”

    2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source

  6. “Naturally, political stability goes hand in hand with physical security. We are encouraged by the steady recruitment and strengthening professionalism of the Haitian National Police (HNP), whose numbers have now increased to just over 9,000 officers, constituting two thirds of the 14,000 officers foreseen to be recruited by 2011. While these officers may not yet be in a position by themselves to face the many challenges to Haiti's stability, for which they have the able and robust support of MINUSTAH, we do believe that they are on the right track to achieving just that. Strengthened public confidence in the HNP is also a good sign.”

    2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source

  7. “Despite the short-term risk of further political tension, it is our understanding that these senatorial elections will be of crucial importance to any planned discussions on constitutional reform and needed improvements to Haiti's democratic institutions, since without the elections of those senators the Senate will continue to lack the numbers required for successfully promulgating the required reforms. The senatorial elections are also important if the timetable for further senatorial and other elections in the country, scheduled for 2009, is to be kept. We welcome the readiness of the Government and the Provisional Electoral Council to fulfil that goal, as well as the Electoral Council's commitment to ensuring that all elections are free, fair, inclusive and held on time.”

    2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source

  8. “We welcome that encouraging sign of readiness to work together for the common good, especially on those issues of indisputable importance to Haiti, such as customs and policing, the strengthening of the rule of law, constitutional reform, education, socio-economic development and investment. The first real litmus test for the political cohesiveness of Haiti will come in a few short days' time with the 19 April elections for one third of the country's Senate.”

    2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source

  9. “Croatia believes that political stability in Haiti is a prerequisite for any long-lasting solution in that country. When we last met here to discuss this issue in October 2008, we welcomed the formation of a new Haitian Government under the strong leadership of Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis, who, together with President Preval, was immediately set the difficult task of trying to bridge the gap between the executive and legislative branches. It was encouraging that, during the Council's visit to Haiti last month, many interlocutors in the Government and the Parliament, as well as in civil society and the private sector, expressed genuine willingness to overcome existing divisions in order to work on issues of crucial importance to the future of the country.”

    2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source

  10. “Croatia would like to join others in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hedi Annabi, for his briefing and insightful comments. Allow me from the outset to take this opportunity to commend both Mr. Annabi and the civil and military components of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) on the tremendous work they have undertaken in the overall stabilization of Haiti. I would also like to welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Haiti and thank him and his Government for the hospitality provided to Council members during our recent visit to Haiti, headed by Ambassador Jorge Urbina of Costa Rica. Croatia has aligned itself with the statement to be made later by the representative of the Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union.”

    2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101 (2009) · source

  11. “Finally, my delegation deplores the most recent actions taken by the de facto authorities of Georgia's Abkhazia region in the Upper Kodori Valley vis-a-vis the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) and the shelling of Georgian villages. Those authorities should not be exacerbating an already fragile situation elsewhere in the country by pre-empting the use of force. We hope that the authorities of the Abkhaz region of Georgia will refrain from further hostile acts and will allow UNOMIG to return to that region, in line with resolutions of the Security Council and existing agreements. One more thing: my delegation too will be ready to support action by the Council as proposed by the delegations of France and the United Kingdom.”

    2008-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5953 (2008) · source

  12. “It should not be leveraging its position to the detriment of any of the parties within Georgia and, in particular, should not dictate the outcome of talks between Georgian and South Ossetian authorities or between Georgian and Abkhazian authorities. We welcome the joint mission of the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) that went to Georgia yesterday and sincerely hope that through its efforts it will be able to broker a much-needed ceasefire and return to negotiations. We especially support the ongoing role and activities of the OSCE in the South Ossetian region of Georgia as an impartial mediator, and we believe that the offer of the use of its good offices should be taken up by all sides to the conflict.”

    2008-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5953 (2008) · source

  13. “We believe that it would be very difficult to have a return to the situation of 6 August, before the hostilities began, and a restoration of the status quo ante during that time if a ceasefire cannot be agreed to. Both Georgia and Russia need to withdraw their forces following the establishment of a ceasefire and then to re-engage in diplomatic and political efforts to resolve outstanding issues. We welcome the Georgian decision to withdraw its forces from South Ossetia and hope that that signals the start of talks among Georgian, South Ossetian and Russian authorities. At the same time, we are disturbed by reports that the retreating Georgian troops are being fired upon. Russia needs to be a credible partner in this process.”

    2008-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5953 (2008) · source

  14. “We feel strongly that a country purporting to act as a peacekeeper in one region of another sovereign State should not be using its military to target military and civilian targets in another, completely unrelated region of the same sovereign State, whatever the reasoning. We are extremely concerned by the fact that efforts to de-escalate the conflict through direct diplomatic links between Georgia and Russia or between the authorities of the separatist regions in Georgia are not making any real progress. Croatia calls once again on all sides to immediately and unconditionally agree to a ceasefire and to refrain from further acts of provocation.”

    2008-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5953 (2008) · source

  15. “Let me be clear: Croatia fully supports and respects the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and sees the Violation of its borders as totally unacceptable. In that regard, and as we have stated on previous occasions in this Chamber, we understand that the Russian Federation takes seriously its obligations as a peacekeeper in Georgia's region of South Ossetia, and we welcome that fact. However, we feel strongly that its actions in the past days go far beyond the role of a peacekeeper as foreseen in the 1992 armistice agreement among Georgian, Russian and South Ossetian leaders. Moreover, Croatia is very concerned about the escalation of the conflict and its widening to other areas of Georgia not connected with the situation in South Ossetia.”

    2008-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5953 (2008) · source

  16. “Allow me to start, like other colleagues, by thanking Under-Secretary-General Pascoe and Assistant Secretary-General Mulet for their briefings. This is the third time that we have met in this Chamber in as many days on the situation in Georgia. My delegation has expressed and continues to express its grave concerns at recent developments in that country. The situation in the conflict zone in South Ossetia, Georgia, seems to be getting worse; reports indicate that heavy fighting between Georgian and Russian armed forces continues unabated. All of that has culminated in the Georgian parliament's declaration of a state of war. Croatia is also extremely concerned by the introduction of large numbers of Russian troops into the conflict area of South Ossetia, Georgia, and now into the Abkhazia region of Georgia.”

    2008-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5953 (2008) · source