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ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS OEA/Ser.G CONSEJO PERMANENTE CP/ACTA 2469/23 (Transcripción) 17 noviembre 2023

TRANSCRIPCIÓN DEL ACTA DE LA SESIÓN EXTRAORDINARIA

DEL CONSEJO PERMANENTE DE LA

ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS

CELEBRADA EL 17 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2023

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Nómina de los miembros que asistieron a la sesión .................................................................................1

Aprobación del proyecto de orden del día ................................................................................................2

Presentación a cargo del señor Cristóbal Dupouy, Representante Especial del Secretario General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos en Haití: Actualización sobre la situación en Haití ............................................................................3

Presentaciones/Observaciones .................................................................................................................5 - Embajador de Kenia en los Estados Unidos, señor Lazarus O. Amayo ..........................................5 - Directora de la División de las Américas del Departamento de Asuntos Políticos y Consolidación de la Paz de la Organización de las Naciones

• Embajador de Kenia en los Estados Unidos, señor Lazarus O. Amayo ..........................................5 - Directora de la División de las Américas del Departamento de Asuntos Políticos y Consolidación de la Paz de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, señora Laura Flores ...........................................................................................................7 - Asesor Especial sobre Haití del Secretario General de la Comunidad del Caribe, Embajador Colin Granderson ............................................................................................9

Consideración del proyecto de resolución: “Prestación de asistencia integrada a Haití en materia humanitaria y electoral y para el fortalecimiento de la democracia, la protección de los derechos humanos y el desarrollo integral en colaboración con la Misión Multinacional de Apoyo a la Seguridad y el Grupo de Personas Eminentes de CARICOM” ............................................................................... 12 [Aprobación del proyecto de resolución] ......................................................................................... 16

Intervenciones de los Estados Miembros ............................................................................................... 17

[Receso]

Intervenciones de los Estados Miembros (continuación) ....................................................................... 28

Participación de Estados Observadores Permanentes ............................................................................. 40

ANEXO

Resolución aprobada:

• CP/RES. 1237 (2469/23), Prestación de asistencia integrada a Haití en materia humanitaria y electoral y para el fortalecimiento de la democracia, la protección de los derechos humanos y el desarrollo integral en colaboración con la Misión Multinacional de Apoyo a la Seguridad y el Grupo de Personas Eminentes de CARICOM .............................................................................. 45iv

DOCUMENTO CONSIDERADO EN LA SESIÓN

(SE PUBLICA POR SEPARADO)

GT/HAITI-45/23 rev. 8, Proyecto de resolución “Prestación de asistencia integrada a Haití en materia

DOCUMENTO CONSIDERADO EN LA SESIÓN

(SE PUBLICA POR SEPARADO)

GT/HAITI-45/23 rev. 8, Proyecto de resolución “Prestación de asistencia integrada a Haití en materia humanitaria y electoral y para el fortalecimiento de la democracia, la protección de los derechos humanos y el desarrollo integral en colaboración con la Misión Multinacional de Apoyo a la Seguridad y el Grupo de Personas Eminentes de CARICOM. (Acordado por el Grupo de Trabajo durante su reunión celebrada el viernes, 13 de octubre de 2023, con el copatrocinio de las Misiones Permanentes de las Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brasil, Canadá, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estados Unidos, Guatemala, Haití, Jamaica, Panamá, Santa Lucía, Suriname, Trinidad y Tobago y

Uruguay).CONSEJO PERMANENTE DE LA ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS

ACTA DE LA SESIÓN EXTRAORDINARIA

CELEBRADA EL 17 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2023

En la ciudad de Washington, D. C., a las diez y diez de la mañana del viernes 17 de noviembre de 2023, celebró sesión extraordinaria el Consejo Permanente de la Organización de los Estados Americanos con el propósito de considerar la situación en Haití. P residió la sesión el Embajador Sir Ronald Sanders, Representante Permanente de Antigua y Barbuda, y Presidente del Consejo Permanente. Asistieron los siguientes miembros:

Embajador Leon Charles, Representante Permanente de Haití y Vicepresidente del Consejo Permanente Embajador Anthony Phillips-Spencer, Representante Permanente de Trinidad y Tobago Embajador Noel Anderson Lynch, Representante Permanente de Barbados Embajadora Luz Elena Baños Rivas, Representante Permanente de México

Permanente Embajador Anthony Phillips-Spencer, Representante Permanente de Trinidad y Tobago Embajador Noel Anderson Lynch, Representante Permanente de Barbados Embajadora Luz Elena Baños Rivas, Representante Permanente de México Embajador Josué Antinoe Fiallo Billini, Representante Permanente de la República Dominicana Embajador Carlos Alberto Raimundi, Representante Permanente de la Argentina Embajador Washington Abdala, Representante Permanente del Uruguay Embajadora Alejandra Solano Cabalceta, Representante Permanente de Costa Rica Embajador Chet Donovan Neymour, Representante Permanente del Commonwealth de las Bahamas Embajadora Elizabeth Darius-Clarke, Representante Permanente de Santa Lucía Embajador Jan Marten Willem Schalkwijk, Representante Permanente de Suriname Embajador Mauricio Montalvo Samaniego, Representante Permanente del Ecuador Embajador Sebastián Kraljevich Chadwick, Representante Permanente de Chile Embajador Francisco O. Mora, Representante Permanente de los Estados Unidos Embajador Gustavo Adrianzén, Representante Permanente del Perú Embajador Benoni Belli, Representante Permanente del Brasil Embajador Stuart Savage, Representante Permanente del Canadá Embajador Tarlie Francis, Representante Permanente de Grenada Embajador Steve Ferrol, Representante Permanente del Commonwealth de Dominica Embajadora Wendy Jeannette Acevedo Castillo, Representante Permanente de El Salvador Consejera Ana Soledad Sandoval Espínola, Representante Interina del Paraguay Ministra Consejera Joy-Dee Davis Lake, Representante Alterna de Antigua y Barbuda Ministro Consejero Omari Seitu Williams, Representante Alterno de San Vicente y las Granadinas Consejero Mauricio Roberto Bernard Estrada, Representante Alterno de Guatemala

Ministra Consejera Joy-Dee Davis Lake, Representante Alterna de Antigua y Barbuda Ministro Consejero Omari Seitu Williams, Representante Alterno de San Vicente y las Granadinas Consejero Mauricio Roberto Bernard Estrada, Representante Alterno de Guatemala Embajadora María Fernanda Cortizo Frías, Representante Alterna de Panamá Ministro Roger Alejandro Insaula, Representante Alterno de Honduras Ministra Delita Elizabeth McCallum, Representante Alterna de Jamaica Ministra Consejera Andrea Marcela Alarcón Mayorga, Representante Alterna de Colombia Consejera Maysa Rossana Ureña Menacho, Representante Alterna de Bolivia Coronel Julius Skeete, Agregado, Misión Permanente de Guyana

También estuvo presente el Secretario General de la Organización, señor Luis Almagro Lemes.- 2El PRESIDENTE: Good morning, colleagues. A quorum having been established, I declare this meeting open pursuant to Article 14 of the Statutes of the Permanent Council and Article 37 of its Rules of Procedure.

APROBACIÓN DEL PROYECTO DE ORDEN DEL DÍA

El PRESIDENTE: The special meeting was convened to consider the situation in Haiti at the request of the Permanent Mission of Haiti, submitted by the Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago in his capacity as the Chair of the Working Group on Haiti.

The request was supported by the Permanent Missions of The Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America, and Uruguay.

It is against this background and in accordance with Article 43 of the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council, that I ask for the adoption of the order of business.

[El proyecto de orden del día contiene los siguientes puntos:

1. Aprobación del orden del día

It is against this background and in accordance with Article 43 of the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council, that I ask for the adoption of the order of business.

[El proyecto de orden del día contiene los siguientes puntos:

1. Aprobación del orden del día

2. Presentación a cargo del señor Cristóbal Dupouy, Representante Especial del Secretario General de la OEA en Haití: Actualización sobre la situación en Haití

3. Presentaciones\Observaciones:

a. Embajador Lazarus O. Amayo, Embajada de la República de Kenia en Estados Unidos

b. Señora Laura Flores, Directora, División de las Américas, Departamento de Asuntos Políticos y Consolidación de la Paz de Naciones Unidas

c. Embajador Colin Granderson, Asesor Especial sobre Haití del Secretario General de la Comunidad del Caribe (CARICOM)

4. Consideración del proyecto de resolución: “Prestación de asistencia integrada a Haití en materia humanitaria y electoral y para el fortalecimiento de la democracia, la protección de los derechos humanos y el desarrollo integral en colaboración con la Misión Multilateral de Apoyo a la Seguridad y el Grupo de Personas Eminentes de

CARICOM”

5. Intervenciones de los Estados Miembros.]

Please indicate if there are any objections. I see none. Therefore, I declare the agenda approved.- 3PRESENTACIÓN A CARGO DEL SEÑOR CRISTÓBAL DUPOUY,

REPRESENTANTE ESPECIAL DELSECRETARIO GENERAL DE LA

ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS EN HAITÍ: ACTUALIZACIÓN SOBRE

LA SITUACIÓN EN HAITÍ

El PRESIDENTE: Colleagues, with the order of business now approved, we will proceed to

REPRESENTANTE ESPECIAL DELSECRETARIO GENERAL DE LA

ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS EN HAITÍ: ACTUALIZACIÓN SOBRE

LA SITUACIÓN EN HAITÍ

El PRESIDENTE: Colleagues, with the order of business now approved, we will proceed to item two. Our first invited speaker is Mr. Cristóbal Dupouy, Special Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General in Haiti.

Mr. Dupouy, welcome to this special session of the Permanent Council. Please proceed to make your remarks.

El REPRESENTANTE ESPECIAL DEL SECRETARIO GENERAL DE LA ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS EN HAITÍ: Thank you. Thank you so much.

I am talking to you from Europe right now, I am in London. Yesterday I was in Paris, I am trying to get more support from our European observer states, for our Haitian -led projects in Haiti. Hopefully, next time I can be present with you in the meeting in Washington, D. C.

Haiti, a founding member of our Organization, currently faces a multifaceted crisis exacerbated by escalating gang violence, political unrest, and growing humanitarian needs. At the heart of this turmoil lies the fervent hope of the Haitian people for a stable and more democratic future. The adoption of [United Nations UN] resolution S/RES/2699 (2023), which authorized the establishment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, marks a significant stride towards assisting the Haitian National Police in restoring security, which is fundamental for holding credible elections.

However, the recent kidnapping of the Secretary General of the High Transition Council highlights that the dire situation on the ground continues to worsen. Gang violence, crimes, and the harrowing acts of vigilante movements have submerged the daily lives of Haitians in a state of chaos. Against this backdrop, the MSS deployment is not merely an external intervention, but a beacon of hope for the beleaguered nation.

harrowing acts of vigilante movements have submerged the daily lives of Haitians in a state of chaos. Against this backdrop, the MSS deployment is not merely an external intervention, but a beacon of hope for the beleaguered nation.

The expectations surrounding the MSS are monumental. The eyes of millions of Haitians, both at home and abroad, are set on the promise this mission carries. They yearn for a light at the end of the tunnel, signaling the dawn of stability, democracy, and peace. While the MSS brings hope for improved security, it is vital to understand that Haiti’s overarching challenge extends beyond this sphere. The country’s justice and correctional institutions grapple with myriad issues, from extreme overpopulation in pr isons to the plight of inmates in pretrial detention, including children incarcerated for minor offenses.

In this context, the MSS’s role is not just about restoring order but also ensuring that the restored order is just and humane. Collaborative efforts among all stakeholders, including the Haitian National Police, the MSS, and other bilateral partners, are essential. Any effective response must be holistic, addressing not only security but also the underlying sociopolitical challenges, including sexual violence, child protection, and support for vulnerable groups.- 4For Haiti to truly progress, the imperative is clear: the restoration of democratic institutions through credible and participatory elections. As Luis Almagro, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) has pointed out several times , addressing unresolved issues like the assassination of President Moïse is pivotal in treating the root causes that have weakened the Haitian state and allowed anarchy to thrive. Therefore, while the MSS and other international interventions are instrumen tal in addressing immediate challenges, the ultimate solution lies in the hands of the Haitian people and their unwavering quest for democracy, rule of law, and sustainable growth.

To that effect, we welcome [the consideration today] of OAS [draft] resolution “Providing integrated humanitarian, electoral, democracy strengthening, human rights protection, and integral

hands of the Haitian people and their unwavering quest for democracy, rule of law, and sustainable growth.

To that effect, we welcome [the consideration today] of OAS [draft] resolution “Providing integrated humanitarian, electoral, democracy strengthening, human rights protection, and integral development assistance to Haiti in collaboration with the Multinational Security Support Mission and the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group.”

This [draft] resolution is not just a statement of intent but a pledge of active involvement. It reinforces our commitment to a multidimensional approach, addressing not just the security concerns but the root causes of instability —the political, instituti onal, humanitarian, and socioeconomic challenges. Our goal is not just stabilization but sustainable growth.

We aim to enhance the capacity of the Haitian National Police, empower Haitian authorities to combat illicit activities and organized crime, ensure respect for human rights, particularly for vulnerable populations, and foster the institutional, social, and economic development of Haiti. Our [draft] resolution calls for member states and permanent observers to redouble their efforts, ensuring that Haiti receives the assistance it rightly deserves.

Our emphasis on cooperation and coordination is deliberate. It is essential to ensure our efforts are complementary and not duplicative, fostering efficiency and maximizing impact.

The OAS office in Haiti is actively involved in a range of initiatives. We are addressing community violence, implementing state-of-the-art ID systems to protect individual identity rights, and strengthening the Haitian National Police with training and no n-lethal equipment. We will also be upgrading police station infrastructures and creating safe environments for women and victims of gender-based violence. Moreover, in constructive collaboration with member states and UN affiliates, we will be diligently addressing issues of corruption. Our upcoming endeavors also include fostering national dialogue, alleviating border tensions, and providing technical expertise for enhanced water resource management on the island. The commitment of the OAS to Haiti is ste adfast, and we remain devoted to augmenting our efforts.

In conclusion, as we move forward, let us remember that our efforts are not just to restore

national dialogue, alleviating border tensions, and providing technical expertise for enhanced water resource management on the island. The commitment of the OAS to Haiti is ste adfast, and we remain devoted to augmenting our efforts.

In conclusion, as we move forward, let us remember that our efforts are not just to restore stability but to guarantee a future where every Haitian can live with dignity, prosperity, and peace. Through this resolution, the OAS has reiterated its dedication , and I pledge, in my capacity as the Special Representative, to do everything in my power to ensure its successful implementation on the ground.

Thank you so much.

El PRESIDENTE: Thank you very much, Mr. Dupouy.- 5PRESENTACIONES/OBSERVACIONES: PRESENTACIÓN A CARGO DEL EMBAJADOR DE LA REPÚBLICA DE KENIA EN

LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, SEÑOR LAZARUS O. AMAYO

El PRESIDENTE: Colleagues, we now come to item three of our order of business, where we will hear from special guests who have been invited by the Chair of the Working Group on Haiti to address us.

The first of our invited guests is Ambassador Lazarus O. Amayo, who is the Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the United States of America.

I think Ambassador Amayo is with us virtually. I am pleased to invite him now to address this [Permanent] Council.

Ambassador, please proceed.

El EMBAJADOR DE LA REPÚBLICA DE KENIA EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS: Thank you very much, Ambassador Sanders, Chair of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), and Excellencies, for the invitation extended to me and my colleagues to share experiences with you this afternoon, because I am in Kenya, and morning because you are in the United States.

I am joined by my two colleagues who are there with you in person, Ambassador David

States (OAS), and Excellencies, for the invitation extended to me and my colleagues to share experiences with you this afternoon, because I am in Kenya, and morning because you are in the United States.

I am joined by my two colleagues who are there with you in person, Ambassador David Gacheru, the Deputy Chief of Mission, and the Ms. Nancy Riungu, the Minister Counselor at the Embassy of Kenya. I am glad to join you virtually for this important meeting, in fact, following an invitation extended to me two days ago by Ambassador Phillips -Spencer. And in this regard, I am grateful that I am talking to colleagues. I am not a total stranger to the OAS, quite a number of ambassadors are colleagues and friends of mine in [Washington,] D. C.

We appreciate the importance of the OAS, particularly for the support of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission. And we look forward to deeper collaboration and engagement with you as we move into the future. I appreciate also the draft resolution that you shared with us, and we noticed that it provides integrated assistance to Haiti. It also resonates with o ur intended goals for the MSS mission.

I notice too, Chair, that it is also in line with your own pillars at the OAS on matters of promotion of democracy, human rights, security, and development in the Western Hemisphere. And so Kenya warmly welcomes the invitation, and we look forward to the c ontinuation of what we have already started: discussions with Haiti itself, with President Ruto having had an opportunity to engage with a number of leaders of your capitals during the United Nations (UN) General Assembly session in September in New York, and other subsequent ones. We are optimistic that this will ultimately build capacity and capabilities for Haiti to maintain law and order in the country. And in this regard, we anticipate that it will be a pathway to the restoration of peace and security as well as the economic development of the country.

The Kenya Government expressed willingness to positively consider leading the multinational

capacity and capabilities for Haiti to maintain law and order in the country. And in this regard, we anticipate that it will be a pathway to the restoration of peace and security as well as the economic development of the country.

The Kenya Government expressed willingness to positively consider leading the multinational support operation. And we did call for legitimacy in this regard, having a UN security resolution on it.- 6We are happy that that has since been done, and we will be operating, of course, under [UN] resolution S/RES/2699 (2023). I do not need to elaborate its content because it is available to your Excellencies, and I realize that, looking at your draft resolution, a number of those provisions have been incorporated into your own.

I also happened to be talking with the Special Representative of the OAS Secretary General in Haiti, who has given us the up -to-date situation in Haiti. And so, the OAS and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are primary stakeholders in the situation in Haiti and its resolution, and so I do not need to preach to the choir. But we recognize that the UN Security Council resolution authorizes member states to form and deploy the MSS mission with Kenya as a lead country, in close collaboration and coordination with Haiti for the initial period of twelve months.

You have that with you, and Chair, as you are aware, this is not a regular UN mission, but a multinational mission requested by the government of Haiti and the Secretary General. The Government of Kenya responded to the call, called by the leadership of Ha iti, and called by the UN Secretary General. And I am pleased to inform that the Kenyan Cabinet has approved deployment of the contingent to join the multinational security support unit. I am also happy to report that the National Security Council of Kenya also endorsed the deployment to Haiti. And just yesterday, the National Assembly, the Kenyan Parliament, approved and authorized, the deployment of the Kenyan contingent to Haiti. And in this regard, we are currently going on with preparations in assembling the peacekeeping

Security Council of Kenya also endorsed the deployment to Haiti. And just yesterday, the National Assembly, the Kenyan Parliament, approved and authorized, the deployment of the Kenyan contingent to Haiti. And in this regard, we are currently going on with preparations in assembling the peacekeeping contingent, establishing logistics support systems, and developing a comprehensive operational plan.

What is crucial at the moment, Chair, is the provision of necessary equipment and facilities to support the mission’s operations. A number of countries have expressed commitment to providing personnel, equipment and logistics in support of the MSS, some from Africa, a good number from the Caribbean and the OAS itself. The mission equally requires substantial financial resources to cater for personal emoluments, operations, maintenance, and other logistics requirements. We acknowledge in this regard that the United States has expressed commitment of $US100 million to support the mission. There are many other countries in the OAS that expressed support, and we hope that we can be in a situation where, after we have deployed into Haiti, that the funding would be reasonable or adequate or predictable for operations to continue.

When they ask us why Kenya is interested, Kenya, as I said, responded to the call. But in addition, we also, like Africa regards the CARICOM as its sixth region. And the African Union (AU) defines this diaspora as consisting of people of African origin living outside the continent, irrespective of their citizenship and nationality. And so therefore Kenya, and Africa, is dutybound to extend support and solidarity with Haiti, with the neighbors of Haiti, and Organizations like the OAS and CARICOM that are closer on matters of Haiti.

To cut the long story short, it is also a mission for humanity to alleviate the suffering of the Haitian people. It is multinational, but in this regard, we are conscious that engagements in Haiti must also take cognizance of the sovereignty of the people of Haiti. And so, the operations will, of c ourse, recognize those constraints, that whatever is done is done in adherence to the principles of respectful sovereignty and adherence to the principles of impartiality.

also take cognizance of the sovereignty of the people of Haiti. And so, the operations will, of c ourse, recognize those constraints, that whatever is done is done in adherence to the principles of respectful sovereignty and adherence to the principles of impartiality.

But while we will need more consultations, yes, we realize that security alone would not be a solution to the Haitian situation. But we believe that this mission, unique as it is, aims at laying down a different footprint in the history of international interventions in Haiti, aimed solely at providing a7conducive environment for stability, development, and democratic governance. It will give Haiti the room to advance a Haitian-led and Haitian-owned political process that can enable the holding of free and fair elections. It will also enable more humanitar ian and development services to be delivered to the most vulnerable in Haiti.

All I am saying, Chair, in conclusion, is that the MSS has a mandate on matters of security and safety, but it cannot be successful if it operates in a silo. We hope and believe in the OAS as the means, as the context, to be able to keep political and diplomatic goodwill for Haiti, so that the other processes in Haiti can go hand in hand: the political process, the development process, the humanitarian assistance, so that at the end of the day, we have a comprehensive plan that works towards creating a stable position for Haitians to decide and determine their own unity.

We realize, in conclusion—the second conclusion now, Chair—that yes, the security aspect is important, yes the use of force is important, but ultimately, it is our desire that we need to win the hearts and minds of the people of Haiti, work with them, give them capacity to be able to resolve their challenges and to move forward.

I therefore wish once again to thank you most sincerely for the invitation. But because our parliament just gave the authorization yesterday, as I indicated to Ambassador Phillips -Spencer, we would be available to engage with you, even with our officials from the capital next time, to be able to

challenges and to move forward.

I therefore wish once again to thank you most sincerely for the invitation. But because our parliament just gave the authorization yesterday, as I indicated to Ambassador Phillips -Spencer, we would be available to engage with you, even with our officials from the capital next time, to be able to compare notes and agree and move forward on what would work best for the Haitian situation.

We look forward to getting more countries from the OAS joining the multinational security support operations, just like we are also encouraging African countries to join, so that we can have a number strong enough that when it works with the Haitian police, it would be able to bring the desired effect of peace and stability in Haiti for the good of the people of Haiti, and also for the Western Hemisphere and the global community.

I thank you once again for the invitation and, Chair, I am available for any comments or questions.

Thank you once again.

El PRESIDENTE: Thank you, Ambassador Amayo, for that presentation.

PRESENTACIÓN A CARGO DE LA DIRECTORA DE LA DIVISIÓN DE LAS AMÉRICAS DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE ASUNTOS POLÍTICOS Y CONSOLIDACIÓN DE LA PAZ DE LA

ORGANIZACIÓN DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS, SEÑORA LAURA FLORES

El PRESIDENTE: Colleagues, the second of our speakers invited to address this special meeting on Haiti is Ms. Laura Flores, Director of the American Division of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

Director Flores, welcome to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States.

We look forward to hearing your presentation. Please proceed.- 8La DIRECTORA DE LA DIVISIÓN DE LAS AMÉRICAS DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE ASUNTOS POLÍTICOS Y CONSOLIDACIÓN DE LA PAZ DE LA ORGANIZACIÓN DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS: Thank you, Chair, and good morning Excellencies, distinguished delegates.

La DIRECTORA DE LA DIVISIÓN DE LAS AMÉRICAS DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE ASUNTOS POLÍTICOS Y CONSOLIDACIÓN DE LA PAZ DE LA ORGANIZACIÓN DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS: Thank you, Chair, and good morning Excellencies, distinguished delegates.

I am delivering the following remarks on behalf of [United Nations (UN )]Assistant Secretary General Jenča, who is on mission and unable to participate today. I am delighted to join you from New York for this meeting of the Permanent Council to discuss developments in Haiti. I would like to extend my appreciation for this invitation, which reaffirms the close cooperation between the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations. I welcome the commitment of the OAS to Haiti to find solutions tow