UN General Assembly
1988

In its programme of action the Government has set itself a three-part target - the establishment of a regime of freedom and human dignity, economic growth and social development - in a climate of exceptional economic difficulties. That is why we make an urgent appeal to the whole international community, friendly countries and the specialized agencies of the United Nations to mobilize the necessary resources to permit a return to sustained growth in Haiti after years of stagnation. In this regard, we believe that the proposals, recommendations and continents in resolution 39/196 of 17 December 1984, concerning a special United Nations programme for assisting Haiti, could be updated and their content could be expanded to enable our country to tackle its most urgent problems, overcome its many handicaps and deal with the structural problems that have all too often been neglected in the past.