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New York, Estados Unidos.- Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez emphasized the country’s support for the Security Support Mission in Haiti, particularly by providing medical assistance to Kenyan personnel on Dominican territory. Álvarez highlighted this as crucial for the Mission’s success during his participation in the quarterly meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, monitoring Haiti’s situation.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs underscored Álvarez’s call for increased financial support for the Mission, urging countries to fulfill their commitments promptly. “We urgently call on all countries to honor their pledges, increase their contributions, and sustain them to address the urgent needs in Haiti,” Álvarez stated, emphasizing the potential risks to lives with each passing moment.
Álvarez also acknowledged Garry Conille’s vision for Haiti’s direction and urged the Security Council to expedite compliance with resolutions 2653 and 2699, concerning the arms embargo and sanctions on sponsors of criminal organizations in Haiti.
The Minister praised the international community’s solidarity in deploying Kenyan police officers to Haiti, thanking the United States, Canada, Kenya, Caricom, UN Secretary General António Guterres, and the Security Council for their efforts.
Furthermore, Álvarez commended the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for its vital coordination in disaster response and partnerships with NGOs, crucial for assisting vulnerable populations and ensuring progress and stability in Haiti.
“BINUH’s role in coordinating the electoral process is essential for legitimizing Haiti’s new government,” Álvarez added, emphasizing its readiness and credibility to oversee transparent, fair, and representative elections.
This man is a known traitor.
Absolutely the international community has been negligent in its slow response to taking actual action to help Haiti. Canada is among that group. Despite the criticism the USA gets , that country was the first to talk about this at the U.N. But what exactly is the Dom. Rep doing? When you look at the list of countries including Caribbean countries sending troops, the Dominican Republic is not on that list. This has been noticed by the international community. We do hear complaints about increased health care and education costs but we do not read about the $900 million dollar trade surplus with Haiti for a number of years. The international community has helped the Dom Rep in many ways with millions and millions. Now is the time to return some of this generosity to Haiti.
The Dominican Republic was the first to talk about this at the UN and has been doing so for years, not the USA. Credit were credit is due.
I guess officially .. but it was a former U.S. Ambassador to Haiti that brought the Haiti situation to a U.S. Committee . But so what ? It looks like you want everyone else to do the work.
The Dominican Republic choosing not to get involved in the Haiti dilemma is the wisest thing to do from a diplomatic standpoint. Other countries have the luxury of not having to share a border with a chaotic failed state whose people view the neighboring side with animosity and hostility. If DR puts troops on Haitian soil then they’re automatically seen as the “enemies” and part of the problem, not the solution.
Good point. But a little empthathy towards the people instead of complaining about costs would be diplomatic as well.
John Gracefield, Haiti’s elites, Political class and Diaspora are the ones responsible for the current chaos in Haiti. It is not DR’s responsibility to curtail the Haitian gang violence. The Dominican Rep. is a whole different country and not a department of Haiti. I’m not sure what kind of “help” you are referring to….but what DR gets is a lot of foreign direct investment across various sectors, including tourism, manufacturing, energy, telecommunications, and real estate…this is not the same as a “generosity” from the international community.