| Date | 28 November 1994 |
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| Started | 15:00 |
| Ended | 18:10 |
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Agenda item 34 (continued)
The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti
Report of the Secretary-General (A/49/689)
Draft resolution (A/49/L.40)
Mr. Hurst (Antigua and Barbuda)
When my Prime Minister, the Honourable Lester Bryant Bird, addressed the Assembly on 6 October 1994, he said:
"The international community should not assume ... that the crisis in Haiti arose only from internal factors. Much of its genesis resides in the attitude of major international actors motivated by their own domestic concerns." (Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth Session, Plenary Meetings, 20th meeting, p. 17)
Now that the most perilous chapter of the crisis in Haiti has come to an end, another equally significant challenge faces the international community. How can we collectively help to transform the poorest State in the Western hemisphere into a viable economic success story? Will the major international actors, motivated by humane concerns and even by self-interest, faithfully pursue the effort to end poverty in Haiti? Or will their own domestic concerns prevent them from paying attention to the needs of this small and poor country?
In answer to these questions, my delegation would refer to the statement made by the representative of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on behalf of the Caribbean Community and Suriname. That statement enjoys my country's full support. My delegation would wish to bring closer attention to one of Ambassador Des Iles' remarks. The Ambassador said:
"the international community can ill afford the consequences of an abrupt and premature disengagement from developments in Haiti. ... Haiti is now in dire need of international assistance, without which peace, political stability and sustainable social and economic development will remain unattainable goals." (Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth Session, Plenary Meetings, 68th meeting, pp. 17 and 18)
President Aristide has himself noted that his Government's objective is to move Haiti from misery to poverty with dignity. The breadbaskets of the wealthy States are full enough to meet the modest goals which the restored President announced from this very rostrum two months ago. Even my small nation, an indirect beneficiary of Haiti's war of independence 200 years ago, deems it necessary to give its widow's mite.
My delegation would note, however, that as a general rule developing countries have a preference for multilateral assistance over direct bilateral assistance. Bilateral assistance usually comes with many conditions attached, and its withdrawal can be threatened whenever the recipient State takes independent decisions that may not be in accordance with the wishes of the donor country. Hence, Haiti may surely prefer the multilateral assistance which the United Nations, the Organization of American States and their agencies could provide, believing that it can maintain its dignity as it escapes misery.
With that in mind, my delegation would welcome a periodic review of the economic situation in Haiti in order to determine the extent to which the vineyard of democracy is yielding good fruit in that Caribbean island country. We would wish for history to record that much of the genesis of Haiti's reconstruction resided in the generosity of major international actors motivated less by their own domestic concerns and more by the successful experimentation with democracy which Haiti represents.
Mr. Schaulsohn (Chile)
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