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1996-02-29
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1996-02-29
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  1. “I thank the representative of Canada for what his country has done. The non-aligned members of the Security Council and all the States of Latin America and the Caribbean expressed in timely fashion the high political priority they attach to a renewed mandate for UNMIH. I therefore wish to thank all the members of the Council that showed the necessary flexibility in order to arrive at this agreement. It was a complex and sometimes intensive process, but I never lost hope that in the end, the collective responsibility of all the members of the Council to respond with vision and with foresight to the needs of the Haitian people would prevail. This is a sign of trust in Haiti; it is a gesture of solidarity with the people of Haiti and a responsible exercise of the authority of the Council and of its individual members.”

    1996-02-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3638 (1996) · source

  2. “The Security Council must ensure the continuation of the operations of the system, so that other bodies can undertake economic reconstruction and rehabilitation in an ongoing consolidation of the peace that has been achieved through the transition to democracy in which the country is now engaged. I want to take particular note of Canada's offer of a significant contingent, which will enable UNMIH to fulfil its mandate. As the representative of Canada has made known to us informally, that contingent will be completely financed by his country, in line with the request in paragraph 11 of today's resolution. Even though Canada has not yet formally advised the Council of this, I want to note that this is the kind of commitment and decision that engenders true belief in what the United Nations stands for.”

    1996-02-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3638 (1996) · source

  3. “(S/1996/I36, ninth preambular para.) Another reason for great satisfaction is the fact that the Council's support for Haiti is aimed at restoring democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean - a primary objective for the countries of our region. International support, in particular from the United Nations system, is critical to the task of consolidating the values and the culture of democracy. To achieve this goal, it is in the economic and social field that the greatest efforts must be made. It will be difficult for those who must daily face a lack of the basic necessities of life to commit themselves to a democratic system unless it brings about a genuine improvement in their low standard of living. That is why the United Nations cannot consider its mission to be accomplished if there is merely an apparent climate of calm.”

    1996-02-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3638 (1996) · source

  4. “As members will recall, from the time of the January 1992 meeting of the Security Council at the level of Heads of State or Government, the Council's official concept of peace was no longer the mere absence of armed conflict, but became an integral concept of peace that indissolubly linked its two constituent parts: security and development. In adopting the present resolution, the Council has reaffirmed that concept by "Recognizing the link between peace and development and that a sustained commitment by the international community to assist and support the economic, social and institutional development of Haiti is indispensable for long-term peace and stability in the country".”

    1996-02-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3638 (1996) · source

  5. “We in the Latin American and Caribbean region have made enormous efforts to support Haiti; the report of the Secretary-General makes special mention of this. Regional institutions such as the Inter-American Development Bank and the Organization of American States have also made considerable and sustained contributions. We in the region renew our hope that we will be able to continue our intensive cooperation, with a view especially to building Haiti's ability to make good use of the resources that the international community has made available to Haiti for its reconstruction. We agree with the report of the Secretary-General that special attention must be given to poverty alleviation and to restoring macroeconomic equilibrium. Let me take note of one important element of the resolution we have just adopted.”

    1996-02-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3638 (1996) · source

  6. “The new extension of the mandate of UNMIH, which Chile supported, is a clear indication of the Security Council's interest in the great political advances achieved in Haiti and of its determination to continue to support and consolidate the ongoing peace process. Haiti has become, along with Costa Rica, one of the two countries in our region to depend solely on internal forces and police for its security and public order. It is therefore necessary to strengthen, train and professionalize the police and to instill in it a culture of democracy. In this second phase of the work of UNMIH we should lay the groundwork for a fitting transition to and consolidation of a climate conducive to investment and development.”

    1996-02-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3638 (1996) · source

  7. “As other representatives have said, for the first time in the history of Haiti there has been a change of Government and of President through a democratic electoral process declared by international observers to have been clean, impartial and peaceful. This unprecedented event was made possible by the firm support of the international community for the efforts of the people of Haiti and of the legitimate authorities of that country. The crucial role of the United Nations has been unanimously recognized, as has the fact that this has been among the most successful operations carried out by this Organization.”

    1996-02-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3638 (1996) · source

  8. “Mr. Somavia (Chile) (interpretation from Spanish): As you come to the end of your term as President of the Security Council, I congratulate you, Madam, on your talent, wisdom, sense of humour and determined exercise of authority - but above all on your refined practice of providing cookies in your office. I welcome the representative of Haiti to the Security Council. I salute the clarity of his statement and I am particularly grateful to him for having kindly made mention of me personally. I thank the Secretary-General for his positive report on the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH). My delegation congratulates all the members of the team that worked on it. We sincerely echo the words of praise in the final two paragraphs of the report for all those who participated in and contributed to the success of the Mission.”

    1996-02-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3638 (1996) · source