19507: Esser: Text of U.N. Resolution on Haiti (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: D. Esser torx@joimail.com

Text of U.N. Resolution on Haiti

By The Associated Press

March 1, 2004, 12:24 AM EST

Here is the text of the U.N. draft resolution authorizing an
international force for Haiti.

Draft Resolution

The Security Council

* Recalling its previous resolutions and statements by its President
on Haiti, in particular the statement of 26 February 2004.

* Deeply concerned by the deterioration of the political, security
and humanitarian situation in Haiti and deploring the loss of life
that had already occurred.

* Expressing its utmost concern at the continuing violence in Haiti,
as well as the potential for a rapid deterioration of the
humanitarian situation in that country, and its destabilizing effect
on the region.

* Stressing the need to create a secure environment in Haiti and the
region that enables respect for human rights, including the
well-being of civilians, and supports the mission of humanitarian
workers,

* Commending the Organization of American States (OAS) and the
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for their lead efforts to advance a
peaceful solution and for attempting to establish confidence among
the parties, in particular through their Plan of Action.

* Taking note of the resignation of Jean Bertrand Aristide as
President of Haiti and the swearing-in of President Boniface
Alexandre as the acting President of Haiti in accordance with the
Constitution of Haiti.

* Acknowledging the appeal of the new President of Haiti for the
urgent support of the international community to assist in restoring
peace and security in Haiti and to further the constitutional
political process now under way.

* Determined to support a peaceful and constitutional solution to the
current crisis in Haiti.

* Determining that the situation in Haiti constitutes a threat to
international peace and security and to stability in the Caribbean,
especially through the potential outflow of people to other States in
the subregion.

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

1. Calls on Member States to support the constitutional succession
and political process now under way in Haiti and the promotion of a
peaceful and lasting solution to the current crisis:

2. Authorizes the immediate deployment of a Multinational Interim
Force for a period of not more than three months from adoption of
this resolution:

(a) To contribute to a secure and a stable environment in the Haitian
capital and elsewhere in the country, as appropriate and as
circumstances permit in the judgment of the Force Commander, in order
to support Haitian President Alexandre's request for international
assistance to support the constitutional political process under way
in Haiti.

(b) To facilitate the provisions of humanitarian assistance and the
access of international humanitarian workers to the Haitian people in
need;

(C) To facilitate the provisions of international assistance to the
Haitian police and Haitian Coast Guard in order to establish and
maintain public safety and law and order and to promote and protect
human rights.

(d) To support establishment of conditions for international and
regional organizations, including the United Nations and the
Organization of American States, to assist the Haitian people.

(e) To coordinate, as needed, with the OAS Special Mission and with
the United Nations Special Adviser for Haiti, to prevent further
deterioration of the humanitarian situation;

3. Declares its readiness to establish a follow-on United Nations
stablization force to support continuation of a peaceful and
constitutional political process and the maintenance of a secure and
stable environment and in this regard requests the Secretary-General,
in consultation with the Organization of American States, to submit
to the Council recommendations, preferably by 30 days from adoption
of this resolution, for the size, structure and mandate of such a
force, including the role of international police and means of
coordination with the OAS Special Mission, and for the subsequent
deployment of the United Nations force not later than three months
from adoption of this resolution;

4. Welcomes the Secretary-General's February 27 appointment of a
Special Adviser for Haiti, and request the Secretary-General to
elaborate a programme of action for the United Nations to assist the
constitutional political process and support humanitarian and
economic assistance and promote the protection of human rights and
the development of the rule of law.

5. Calls on Member States to contribute personnel, equipment and
other necessary financial and logistic resources on an urgent basis
to the Multinational Interim Force and invites contributing Member
States to inform the leadership of the forces and the
Secretary-General of their intent to participate in the mission; and
stresses the importance of such voluntary contributions to help
defray the expenses of the Multinational Interim Force that
participating in the Member States will bear;

(6) Authorizes the Member States participating in the Multinational
Interim Force in Haiti to take all necessary measures to fulfill its
mandate:

(7) Demands that all the parties to the conflict in Haiti cease using
violent means, and reiterates that all parties must respect
international law, including with respect to human rights and that
there will be individual accountability and no impunity for
violators; further demands that parties respect the constitutional
succession and the political process under way to resolve the current
crisis, and enable legitimate Haitian security forces and other
public institutions to perform their duties and provide access to
humanitarian agencies to carry out their work:

(8) Further calls on all parties in Haiti and on Member States to
cooperates fully with the Multinational Interim Force in Haiti in the
execution of its mandate and to respect the security and freedom of
movement of the Multinational Interim Force, as well as to facilitate
the safe and unimpeded access of international humanitarian personnel
and aid to populations in need in Haiti;

(9) Request the leadership of the Multinational Interim Force in
Haiti to report periodically to the Council, through the
Secretary-General, on the implementation of its mandate:

10) Calls upon the international community, in particular the United
Nations, the Organization of American States, and the Caribbean
Community to work with the people of Haiti in a long-term effort to
promote the rebuilding of democratic institutions and to assist in
the development of a strategy to promote social and economic
development and to combat poverty.

(11) Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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