Assertion by the President of the Everlasting Council of the Group of American States, Sir Ronald Sanders, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda, on the conclusion of a Particular Assembly of the Everlasting Council on Haiti on seventeenth November 2023
As we conclude at the moment’s assembly, it’s essential that we mirror deeply on the persevering with plight of the Haitian individuals.
Their struggling, tragically amplified by the dominance of armed gangs, is rooted in a historical past marred by oppression, exploitation, and a sequence of dictatorships.
The profound poverty and underdevelopment of Haiti are usually not simply signs but in addition the foundation causes of the nation’s enduring challenges. Whereas re-establishing safety is an crucial step in the direction of restoring regulation and order, making the streets safer, and providing a semblance of normality, we should acknowledge that it’s only the start.
The decision of Haiti’s issues doesn’t finish with the disarmament of gangs; that’s solely a gateway to a much-needed, broader financial and social transformation. A imaginative and prescient for Haiti ought to lengthen far past recovering it from lawless gangs and declaring, “Mission completed”.
The Haitian individuals, who’ve endured a lot struggling for therefore lengthy, deserve a future that aligns with the fundamental tenets of a civilized and thriving society. They deserve the dignity of first rate housing, the knowledge of entry to important providers like water and electrical energy – not as privileges, however as elementary rights. They deserve alternatives for employment that supply each sustenance and a path to a dignified life.
Training, the bedrock of progress, should be accessible to all kids in Haiti, offering them with the data and expertise essential to climb the ladder of success. Moreover, it’s our collective duty to make sure that the shadow of dictatorship and the blight of corruption are lifted from their lives.
The Haitian individuals deserve at least the chance to thrive in their very own nation and in circumstances the place their rights are protected, their voices are heard, and their desires are attainable, and Haitian ladies deserve a life freed from violence and rape.
Allow us to depart this assembly with an understanding that our work doesn’t finish right here; however we should get the priorities proper, spending our effort and different sources on an agenda that’s useful and significant.
We should always all make a concerted effort to face with the Haitian individuals to make Haiti it the nation they need for this technology; the following technology and the generations but unborn.
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