UN General Assembly
1991

The vibration of these linguistic chorda encourages me to add just a few notes to this symphony of languages. I am sure that Anglophones are delighted to hear a Haitian voice saying hello. Here we are on the way to democracy, fighting against all kinds of injustice and exploitation. The world, of course, will be better. Let's go. Up with the poor. Up with Haiti and Haitians living in the United States of America, building solidarity for the kingdom of justice, respect and dignity. To arrive at this stage of life in the history of Haiti, friends and organisations within the international community provide great solidarity to the Haitian people. For that solidarity, we express our gratitude to all. For the solidarity, we shall remain grateful to the Organisation that helped, and continues to help, Haitian people. For decades, Haitians have been refugees around the world. To the countries that have received us we say, "Thanks". To the countries that have mistreated us we say, "Look, brothers, we are Haitians, and we are proud to be Haitians. He love Haiti, and we are proud to love Haiti. We are citizens of the world, and we are proud to be citizens of the world." To those who have received us with respect and dignity we say once again, "Thanks".