Security Council resolution 944 (1994) [on termination of the measures regarding Haiti set out in resolutions 841 (1993), 873 (1993) and 917 (1994) after the return to Haiti of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide]
Symbol: S/RES/944(1994)
Date: 1994-09-29
Meeting record: S/PV.3430
Subjects: Aristide, Jean-Bertrand|UN Mission in Haiti|OAS|International Civilian Mission in Haiti|Haiti. President|UN. SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 841 (1993) CONCERNING HAITI > DISSOLUTION.|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|SPECIAL MISSIONS|SANCTIONS|HAITI|HAITI QUESTION|DISSOLUTION
Notes: Decides to terminate the measures regarding Haiti set out in resolutions 841 (1993), 873 (1993) and 917 (1994) on the day after the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti.
Summary: Requests the Secretary-General to take steps to ensure the immediate completion of the deployment of the observers and other elements of the 60-person UNMIH advance team established under resolution 940 (1994); urges Member States to respond promptly and positively to the Secretary-General's request for contributions to UNMIH; encourages the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Secretary-General of OAS, to continue his efforts to facilitate the immediate return to Haiti of the International Civilian Mission (MICIVIH); further decides to dissolve the Committee established under resolution 841 (1993) with effect from 0001 EST on the day after the return to Haiti of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide; requests that the Secretary-General consult with the Secretary-General of OAS regarding the consideration of appropriate measures which might be taken by that organization consistent with this resolution and report to the Council on the results of those consultations.

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                                                               S/RES/944 (1994)
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                               RESOLUTION 944 (1994)

               Adopted by the Security Council at its 3430th meeting,
                                on 29 September 1994


     The Security Council,

     Recalling the provisions of its resolutions 841 (1993) of 16 June 1993,
861 (1993) of 27 August 1993, 862 (1993) of 31 August 1993, 867 (1993) of
23 September 1993, 873 (1993) of 13 October 1993, 875 (1993) of 16 October 1993,
905 (1994) of 23 March 1994, 917 (1994) of 6 May 1994, 933 (1994) of
30 June 1994 and 940 (1994) of 31 July 1994,

     Reaffirming the objectives of the urgent departure of the de facto
authorities, the prompt return of the legitimately elected President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the restoration of the legitimate authorities of the
Government of Haiti,

     Recalling the terms of the Governors Island Agreement (S/26063) and the
related Pact of New York (S/26297),

     Welcoming the fact that initial units of the multinational force were
peacefully deployed in Haiti on 19 September 1994,

     Looking forward to the completion of the mission of the multinational force
and to the timely deployment of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) as
foreseen in resolution 940 (1994),

     Noting the statement of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide dated
25 September 1994 (S/1994/1097, Annex),

     Having received the report of the multinational force in Haiti, dated
26 September 1994 (S/1994/1107, Annex),

     Recalling that, in paragraph 17 of resolution 940 (1994), the Security
Council affirmed its willingness to review the measures imposed pursuant to
resolutions 841 (1993), 873 (1993) and 917 (1994) with a view to lifting them in
their entirety immediately following the return to Haiti of President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide,


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     Noting that paragraph 11 of resolution 917 (1994) remains in force,

     1.   Requests the Secretary-General to take steps to ensure the immediate
completion of the deployment of the observers and other elements of the
sixty-person UNMIH advance team established under resolution 940 (1994);

     2.   Urges Member States to respond promptly and positively to the
Secretary-General’s request for contributions to UNMIH;

     3.   Encourages the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, to continue his efforts to
facilitate the immediate return to Haiti of the International Civilian Mission
(MICIVIH);

     4.   Decides, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations, to terminate the measures regarding Haiti set out in resolutions
841 (1993), 873 (1993) and 917 (1994), at 0001 a.m. EST on the day after the
return to Haiti of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide;

     5.   Further decides to dissolve the Committee established under resolution
841 (1993) with effect from 0001 a.m. EST on the day after the return to Haiti
of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide;

     6.   Requests that the Secretary-General consult with the Secretary-General
of the Organization of American States regarding the consideration of
appropriate measures which might be taken by that organization consistent with
this resolution and report to the Council on the results of those consultations;

     7.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.


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Texto español (official Spanish version): NACIONES
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                  Consejo de Seguridad
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                                                        S/RES/944 (1994)
                                                        29 de septiembre de 1994




                                RESOLUCIÓN 944 (1994)

               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 3430ª sesión,
                        celebrada el 29 de septiembre de 1994


     El Consejo de Seguridad,

     Recordando las disposiciones de sus resoluciones 841 (1993), de 16 de
junio de 1993, 861 (1993), de 27 de agosto de 1993, 862 (1993), de 31 de agosto
de 1993, 867 (1993), de 23 de septiembre de 1993, 873 (1993), de 13 de octubre
de 1993, 875 (1993), de 16 de octubre de 1993, 905 (1994), de 23 de marzo
de 1994, 917 (1994), de 6 de mayo de 1994, 933 (1994), de 30 de junio de 1994,
y 940 (1994), de 31 de julio de 1994,

     Reafirmando los objetivos de la pronta partida de las autoridades de facto,
el pronto regreso del Presidente legítimamente elegido, Jean-Bertrand Aristide,
y el restablecimiento de las autoridades legítimas del Gobierno de Haití,

     Recordando los términos del Acuerdo de Governors Island (S/26063) y el
Pacto conexo de Nueva York (S/26297),

     Acogiendo con beneplácito el despliegue pacífico de las primeras unidades
de la fuerza multinacional en Haití el 19 de septiembre de 1994,

     Esperando con interés la conclusión de la misión de la fuerza multinacional
y el oportuno despliegue de la Misión de las Naciones Unidas en Haití (UNMIH),
tal como se prevé en la resolución 940 (1994),

     Tomando nota de la declaración del Presidente Jean-Bertrand Aristide de
fecha 25 de septiembre de 1994 (S/1994/1097, anexo),

     Habiendo recibido el informe de la fuerza multinacional en Haití de fecha
26 de septiembre de 1994 (S/1994/1107, anexo),

     Recordando que, en el párrafo 17 de la resolución 940 (1994) del Consejo
de Seguridad, el Consejo afirma que está dispuesto a examinar las sanciones
impuestas de conformidad con las resoluciones 841 (1993), 873 (1993) y 917
(1994), con miras a levantarlas en su totalidad inmediatamente después del
regreso a Haití del Presidente Jean-Bertrand Aristide,


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     Tomando nota de que sigue en vigor el párrafo 11 de la resolución 917
(1994),

     1.   Pide al Secretario General que adopte medidas para completar de
inmediato el despliegue de los observadores y demás miembros del grupo de
avanzada de la UNMIH, integrado por 60 personas, establecido en virtud de la
resolución 940 (1994);

     2.   Insta a los Estados Miembros a que respondan pronta y positivamente
a la petición formulada por el Secretario General de que hagan contribuciones
a la UNMIH;

     3.   Alienta al Secretario General a que, en consulta con el Secretario
General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos, continúe realizando
gestiones para facilitar el regreso inmediato a Haití de la Misión Civil
Internacional (MICIVIH);

     4.   Decide, actuando en virtud del Capítulo VII de la Carta de las
Naciones Unidas, anular las medidas relativas a Haití establecidas en
las resoluciones 841 (1993), 873 (1993) y 917 (1994) a las 0.01 horas
(hora de Nueva York) del día siguiente al del regreso a Haití del
Presidente Jean-Bertrand Aristide;

     5.   Decide asimismo disolver el Comité establecido en virtud de la
resolución 841 (1993) con efecto a partir de las 0.01 horas (hora de Nueva York)
del día siguiente al del regreso a Haití del Presidente Jean-Bertrand Aristide;

     6.   Pide al Secretario General que celebre consultas con el Secretario
General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos a fin de estudiar qué
medidas adecuadas puede adoptar esa Organización de conformidad con la presente
resolución, y que informe al Consejo de los resultados de esas consultas;

     7.   Decide seguir ocupándose activamente de la cuestión.


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Texte français (official French version): NATIONS
UNIES                                                                          S
             Conseil de sécurité
                                                              Distr.
                                                              GÉNÉRALE

                                                              S/RES/944 (1994)
                                                              29 septembre 1994




                               RÉSOLUTION 944 (1994)

             Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 3430e séance,
                             le 29 septembre 1994

     Le Conseil de sécurité,

     Rappelant les dispositions de ses résolutions 841 (1993) du 16 juin 1993,
861 (1993) du 27 août 1993, 862 (1993) du 31 août 1993, 867 (1993) du
23 septembre 1993, 873 (1993) du 13 octobre 1993, 875 (1993) du 16 octobre 1993,
905 (1994) du 23 mars 1994, 917 (1994) du 6 mai 1994, 933 (1994) du 30 juin 1994
et 940 (1994) du 31 juillet 1994,

     Réaffirmant les objectifs fixés : départ urgent des autorités de facto,
prompt retour du Président légitimement élu, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, et
rétablissement des autorités légitimes du Gouvernement haïtien,

     Rappelant les termes de l’Accord de Governors Island (S/26063) et du Pacte
de New York qui s’y rapporte (S/26297),

     Se félicitant du fait que les premiers éléments de la force multinationale
ont été déployés pacifiquement en Haïti le 19 septembre 1994,

     Espérant que la mission de la force multinationale sera menée à bonne fin
et que la Mission des Nations Unies en Haïti (MINUHA) pourra être déployée en
temps voulu, comme prévu dans sa résolution 940 (1994),

     Prenant note de la déclaration du Président Jean-Bertrand Aristide en date
du 25 septembre 1994 (S/1994/1097, annexe),

     Ayant reçu le rapport de la force multinationale en Haïti en date du
26 septembre 1994 (S/1994/1107, annexe),

     Rappelant qu’au paragraphe 17 de sa résolution 940 (1994), le Conseil de
sécurité a affirmé qu’il serait prêt à réexaminer les mesures décrétées en
application des résolutions 841 (1993), 873 (1993) et 917 (1994), en vue de les
rapporter dans leur intégralité, immédiatement après le retour en Haïti du
Président Jean-Bertrand Aristide,

     Notant que le paragraphe 11 de sa résolution 917 (1994) demeure en vigueur,



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     1.   Prie le Secrétaire général de prendre des mesures pour que soit
immédiatement mené à bien le déploiement des observateurs et autres éléments de
la première équipe de la MINUHA, d’un effectif de 60 personnes, constituée en
vertu de sa résolution 940 (1994);

     2.   Demande instamment aux États Membres de répondre promptement et
favorablement à l’appel que leur a lancé le Secrétaire général pour qu’ils
apportent des contributions à la MINUHA;

     3.   Encourage le Secrétaire général, en consultation avec le Secrétaire
général de l’Organisation des États américains, à poursuivre ses efforts pour
faciliter le retour immédiat en Haïti de la Mission civile internationale
(MICIVIH);

     4.   Décide, agissant en vertu du Chapitre VII de la Charte des
Nations Unies, de rapporter les mesures relatives à Haïti énoncées dans ses
résolutions 841 (1993), 873 (1993) et 917 (1994), à 0 h 1 (heure de New York)
le lendemain du retour en Haïti du Président Jean-Bertrand Aristide;

     5.   Décide en outre de dissoudre le Comité établi en vertu de sa
résolution 841 (1993) avec effet à compter de 0 h 1 (heure de New York)
le lendemain du retour en Haïti du Président Jean-Bertrand Aristide;

     6.   Prie le Secrétaire général de procéder à des consultations avec le
Secrétaire général de l’Organisation des États américains au sujet des mesures
que celle-ci pourrait prendre en application de la présente résolution et de lui
rendre compte des résultats de ces consultations;

     7.   Décide de rester activement saisi de la question.

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Draft resolution (S/1994/1109):
UNITED
NATIONS                                                                        S
               Security Council
                                                              Distr.
                                                              GENERAL

                                                              S/1994/1109
                                                              29 September 1994

                                                              ORIGINAL:   ENGLISH




           Argentina, Canada, France, Haiti, Spain, the United States
                   of America and Venezuela: draft resolution


     The Security Council,

     Recalling the provisions of its resolutions 841 (1993) of 16 June 1993,
861 (1993) of 27 August 1993, 862 (1993) of 31 August 1993, 867 (1993) of
23 September 1993, 873 (1993) of 13 October 1993, 875 (1993) of 16 October 1993,
905 (1994) of 23 March 1994, 917 (1994) of 6 May 1994, 933 (1994) of
30 June 1994 and 940 (1994) of 31 July 1994,

     Reaffirming the objectives of the urgent departure of the de facto
authorities, the prompt return of the legitimately elected President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the restoration of the legitimate authorities of the
Government of Haiti,

     Recalling the terms of the Governors Island Agreement (S/26063) and the
related Pact of New York (S/26297),

     Welcoming the fact that initial units of the multinational force were
peacefully deployed in Haiti on 19 September 1994,

     Looking forward to the completion of the mission of the multinational force
and to the timely deployment of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) as
foreseen in resolution 940 (1994),

     Noting the statement of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide dated
25 September 1994 (S/1994/1097, Annex),

     Having received the report of the multinational force in Haiti, dated
26 September 1994 (S/1994/1107, Annex),

     Recalling that, in paragraph 17 of resolution 940 (1994), the Security
Council affirmed its willingness to review the measures imposed pursuant to
resolutions 841 (1993), 873 (1993) and 917 (1994) with a view to lifting them in
their entirety immediately following the return to Haiti of President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide,




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S/1994/1109
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     Noting that paragraph 11 of resolution 917 (1994) remains in force,

     1.   Requests the Secretary-General to take steps to ensure the immediate
completion of the deployment of the observers and other elements of the
sixty-person UNMIH advance team established under resolution 940 (1994);

     2.   Urges Member States to respond promptly and positively to the
Secretary-General’s request for contributions to UNMIH;

     3.   Encourages the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, to continue his efforts to
facilitate the immediate return to Haiti of the International Civilian Mission
(MICIVIH);

     4.   Decides, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations, to terminate the measures regarding Haiti set out in resolutions
841 (1993), 873 (1993) and 917 (1994), at 0001 a.m. EST on the day after the
return to Haiti of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide;

     5.   Further decides to dissolve the Committee established under resolution
841 (1993) with effect from 0001 a.m. EST on the day after the return to Haiti
of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide;

     6.   Requests that the Secretary-General consult with the Secretary-General
of the Organization of American States regarding the consideration of
appropriate measures which might be taken by that organization consistent with
this resolution and report to the Council on the results of those consultations;

     7.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.


                                     -----

Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                             S/PV.3430


                 Security Council                                                                                                           Provisional
                 Forty-ninth Year

                 3430th Meeting
                 Thursday, 29 September 1994, 6.30 p.m.
                 New York




President:       Mr. Yañez-Barnuevo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           (Spain)

Members:         Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Cardenas
                 Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Sardenberg
                 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Wang Xuexian
                 Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         Mr. Rovensky
                 Djibouti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Dorani
                 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Mérimée
                 New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          Mr. van Bohemen
                 Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Egunsola
                 Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Al-Sameen
                 Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Marker
                 Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Mr. Lavrov
                 Rwanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Bakuramutsa
                 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . . . . .                           Mr. Gomersall
                 United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             Mrs. Albright

Agenda

     The question concerning Haiti

             Letter dated 27 September 1994 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the
             United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/1994/1107)




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     The meeting was called to order at 6.30 p.m.                     Mr. Longchamp (interpretation from French): I
                                                                have genuine pleasure in taking part in this meeting of the
Adoption of the agenda                                          Council devoted to consideration of the question of Haiti.
                                                                After three long years of disappointment and frustrated
     The agenda was adopted.                                    hopes, the positive developments that we have been
                                                                witnessing in the situation in Haiti for the last two weeks
The question concerning Haiti                                   justify our feeling of optimism and our belief that the
    Letter dated 27 September 1994 from the                     tragedy of the Haitian people is approaching its end.
    Permanent Representative of the United States of
    America to the United Nations addressed to the                   The arrival in Haiti on 19 September of the first
    President of the Security Council (S/1994/1107)             components of the multinational force authorized by
                                                                Security Council resolution 940 (1994) Council has
     The President (interpretation from Spanish): In            permitted a resumption of the process of the restoration
accordance with the decision taken at the 3429th meeting,       of democracy, in conformity with the Governors Island
I invite the representative of Haiti to take a place at the     Agreement - a process which, since the unfortunate
Council table.                                                  withdrawal of the Harlan County on 11 October last year,
                                                                had been paralysed.
     At the invitation of the President, Mr. Longchamp
     (Haiti) took a place at the Council table.                      Yesterday, for the first time since the coup d’état,
                                                                the constitutional Parliament was able to meet, having
      The President (interpretation from Spanish): I should     been convened by President Aristide, to begin
like to inform the Council that I have received letters from    consideration of a draft amnesty law.
the representatives of Canada and Venezuela, in which they
request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the        This morning, the Mayor of Port-au-Prince,
item on the Council’s agenda. In accordance with the usual      Mr. Evans Paul, resumed his functions after having been
practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to        prevented from carrying them out by attachés and
invite those representatives to participate in the discussion   members of the FRAPH paramilitary group, who had
without the right to vote, in conformity with the relevant      threatened his life.
provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council’s
provisional rules of procedure.                                      The disarmament of the Army and the paramilitary
                                                                forces has begun. High-calibre weapons have been
     There being no objection, it is so decided.                confiscated, and the conduct of the police has markedly
                                                                improved.
     At the invitation of the President, Mrs. Frechette
     (Canada) and Mr. Manzanares Veloz (Venezuela) took               The Haitian people, who have been forced by the
     the places reserved for them at the side of the Council    brutal repression of the military either to remain silent or
     Chamber.                                                   to flee in order to escape death, are beginning to express
                                                                themselves and to exercise their fundamental rights.
     The President (interpretation from Spanish): The           Demonstrations of support for the return of President
Security Council will now resume its consideration of the       Aristide are being held everywhere round the country.
item on its agenda.                                             Today hope is being reborn in Haiti.

     The Security Council is meeting in accordance with             My Government, which has always called for these
the understanding reached in its prior consultations.           measures, is fully satisfied with this new course of events.

     Members of the Council have before them document
S/1994/1109, which contains the text of a draft resolution            This positive development has prompted the Security
submitted by Argentina, Canada, France, Haiti, Spain, the       Council to consider the lifting of the sanctions imposed
United States of America and Venezuela.                         by its resolutions 841 (1993), 873 (1993) and 917 (1994).
                                                                However, this measure should take effect after the return
   The first speaker is the representative of Haiti, on         to Haiti of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
whom I now call.


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     My Government supports this decision, which, in fact,        multinational force and the United Nations Mission in
President Aristide, in his statement of 25 September, invited     Haiti.
the Council to consider. We fervently hope that the
members of the Council will unanimously adopt the draft                The President (interpretation from Spanish): The
resolution before it.                                             next speaker is the representative of Canada. I invite her
                                                                  to take a place at the Council table and to make her
     We are now nearing the goal that we have been                statement.
pursuing for three years - the departure of the perpetrators
of the coup d’état and the return of President Aristide. But           Mrs. Fréchette (Canada) (interpretation from
we have not yet achieved this objective. It would be naive,       French): It is with a feeling of hope that my delegation
even irresponsible, on our part to hail a victory while the       is addressing the Council today on the question of Haiti.
military are still in control of the country. We must expect      The achievement of the objectives for which we have
manoeuvres on their part designed to shirk their                  struggled for so long is approaching - the end of tyranny,
commitments once again.                                           the restoration of democracy and the return of President
                                                                  Aristide.
      Despite the presence of the multinational force, acts of
violence directed at the population continue.              The         The multinational coalition authorized by the
paramilitary forces continue to sow death. The Haitian            Security Council has been deployed peacefully and is
people are still paying with their lives for the restoration of   making progress in establishing a secure and stable
democracy in Haiti. Today, just a few hours ago in Port-          environment. Recent developments in Haiti are for the
au-Prince, FRAPH caused new casualties. A grenade was             most part positive, although we deplore the acts of
thrown into a crowd which was demonstrating following the         violence directed against the supporters of President
reinstatement of the Mayor of Port-au-Prince. This resulted       Aristide. We vigorously condemn those recent attacks.
in the death of three persons and the serious wounding of
about a dozen others. This grave incident demonstrates the              As the Permanent Representative of Haiti has
need for the multinational force to speed up disarmament in       indicated, the Mayor of Port-au-Prince, Mr. Evans Paul,
order to create a stable and secure environment which             resumed his functions today. At the request of President
would make possible the national reconciliation that we           Aristide, the Parliament is once again in session to adopt
desire so much.                                                   legislation provided for in the Governors Island
                                                                  Agreement, in particular on the amnesty and the
     President Aristide’s return to Haiti in the coming days      separation of the police and the armed forces.
to resume his functions will be made possible by the
resolve of the international community to support the                   Preparations are under way for the redeployment of
Haitian people in their legitimate aspirations to a               the International Civilian Mission in Haiti. Next week, an
democratic society and a state of law.                            advance team will go to Haiti to prepare for deployment
                                                                  of the United Nations Mission, which will assist Haitians
      On Tuesday next, President Aristide, in his address to      in their efforts to build peace and to establish a stable and
the General Assembly, will have the opportunity to tell the       democratic society.
international community how grateful the Haitian people are
for the support that has been demonstrated for them over          (spoke in English)
the last three years and for the efforts that have been made
to end their sufferings.                                               It is in this promising context that we fully endorse
                                                                  the draft resolution to be adopted by the Security Council
      In the meantime, allow me to thank in particular the        today, which will lift the sanctions regime following the
Secretary-General of the Organization, Mr. Boutros                return of President Aristide. It is a clear signal of hope
Boutros-Ghali, who for 22 months now has been dedicating          to the Haitian people that the international community
himself to finding a multilateral solution to the Haitian         remains fully committed to the restoration of democracy
crisis.                                                           in Haiti and stands ready to help Haitians in the
                                                                  challenges of economic recovery that lie ahead. At the
    My sincere thanks go also to the Group of Friends of          same time, it underlines our message to the de facto
the Secretary-General, the countries of the Caribbean             authorities that they must keep their word and step aside.
Community, the troop-contributing countries, the


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     For its part, Canada, at President Aristide’s request,            At the last meeting of the Security Council, the
has already lifted its unilateral ban on commercial air           Foreign Minister of Brazil stated our position on this
services with Haiti and on financial transactions, except         issue. The seriousness of the crisis in Haiti requires the
those targeting the military leadership and their supporters.     continued attention of the international community but
                                                                  does not, in our view, justify any recourse to force. In
      Canada looks forward to the return of President             this sense, my delegation has reservations on certain
Aristide in the very near future. We fully support his call       elements of the current draft resolution that go beyond the
for a spirit of reconciliation and cooperation as Haiti moves     question of the termination of sanctions. Our concerns
to take its rightful place among the circle of democratic         remain unchanged.
nations. In the past three years, Canada has provided over
$41 million in humanitarian aid. We now stand fully ready              The Brazilian Government will continue to work
to help Haitians face the daunting task of rebuilding their       with the international community to promote an early
society. We will provide substantial financial and technical      peaceful solution to the crisis. With the restoration to
assistance to this end.                                           power of President Aristide, assistance to Haiti in the task
                                                                  of national reconstruction will be crucial, and Brazil
     The Security Council’s action today prepares the way         stands ready to actively participate in it.
for the international community to help Haiti and the
Haitians, following President Aristide’s return, to build their         Mrs. Albright (United States of America): The
future.                                                           Council’s vote today sends a strong political message to
                                                                  Haiti. With this vote, the international community again
     The President (interpretation from Spanish): It is my        makes common cause with the Haitian people in their
understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the         support for President Aristide. We reaffirm that sanctions
vote on the draft resolution before it. If I hear no              will be lifted only when the legitimately elected President,
objection, I shall take it that that is the case.                 Jean-Bertrand Aristide, returns to Haiti and resumes his
                                                                  duties.
     There being no objection, it is so decided.
                                                                        By voting today and not waiting for President
     I shall first call on those members of the Council who       Aristide’s return, the international community’s message
wish to make statements before the voting.                        is clear: there will be no conciliatory gesture while the
                                                                  military remains in power, but when President Aristide
      Mr. Sardenberg (Brazil): Since the beginning of the         and democracy return to Haiti, Haiti can return to the
crisis in Haiti, Brazil has lent its consistent support to the    community of nations.
diplomatic efforts aimed at restoring democracy to the sister
country of Haiti, a member of the Latin American and                    Let me be clear. My Government believes that
Caribbean Group of States. Our goal has been clear: the           voting today is the right choice. By voting today, we
re-establishment of constitutional rule, with the return to       promote the early departure of the coup leaders, the early
power of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide through peaceful        return of President Aristide and thus the early restoration
means.                                                            of democracy to Haiti. Today, the Haitian people enjoy
                                                                  their first respite from terror since the coup that ousted
      My delegation strongly upholds the objective of             President Aristide on 30 September 1991, three years ago
bringing to an end the sanctions regime imposed against the       tomorrow. In this regard, we must note the brave efforts
de facto authorities as soon as President Aristide is             of the members of the multinational force deployed,
reinstated. The immediate end to the suffering of the             peacefully and without bloodshed, only two weeks ago.
Haitian people should be a clear priority and must remain
at the core of our concerns. Nevertheless, my delegation is             As noted by Secretary of State Christopher in his
not in a position to support the draft resolution before the      remarks to the Council this morning, this draft resolution
Security Council today. We believe that to do otherwise           reinforces Haitian democracy. With it, we take a crucial
would be inconsistent with the well-known position taken          step towards our common goals: the departure from
by Brazil on previous occasions as regards, in particular,        power of the de facto leaders, the restoration of Haiti’s
full respect for the principle of non-intervention.               legitimate government and the return of President
                                                                  Aristide.



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      The hard part now begins: Haiti stands at a                       It is appropriate to recall that, in undisputed
crossroads and will require the full support - economic,           questions such as the removal of sanctions from the South
political and technical - of the international community.          African Republic, the Council’s decision was prepared
We must work together to assist the Haitian people in              and adopted only after the implementation of all the
rebuilding their country. My Government has already                necessary conditions and procedures.
committed resources for these efforts. We look to the
international community to contribute rapidly and                       All of this stresses the need, in principle, to work
generously, in its turn, so that democracy can truly, and          within the United Nations and to develop a flexible
finally, flourish in Haiti.                                        mechanism for the gradual mitigation and then the lifting
                                                                   of sanctions, on the basis of political realities.
      Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from
Russian): The Russian delegation is abstaining in the                    The Russian delegation intends to promote such an
voting on this draft resolution on the lifting of sanctions        approach in the consideration of questions relating to the
against Haiti. While supporting the humanitarian direction         lifting of the sanctions regime. We do so, based on the
of this draft, we still have doubts regarding its hasty            conviction that double standards are inadmissible in the
adoption, and we set out these doubts in detail in the             work of the Council.
Council’s earlier consultations. However, we decided not
to object or vote against its adoption, since in this case it is       The President (interpretation from Spanish): I shall
a question of improving an acutely difficult humanitarian          now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in
situation and alleviating the extreme suffering of the Haitian     document S/1994/1109.
people.
                                                                        A vote was taken by show of hands.
     We have taken note of the information given by the
Secretary of State of the United States, Mr. Warren                In favour:
Christopher, and of the report of the United States                     Argentina, China, Czech Republic, Djibouti, France,
delegation on the activities of the multinational forces in             New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda,
Haiti, submitted in accordance with paragraph 13 of                     Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
resolution 940 (1994). We note that these forces are                    Northern Ireland, United States of America
making every effort to establish peace and stability in Haiti
so as to make it possible to restore a democratic                  Against:
government and to ensure the return of President Aristide.             None

      We are also concerned at the fact that the situation is      Abstaining:
not clear as yet as regards the withdrawal from Haiti of the            Brazil, Russian Federation
Haitian junta, which continues to hold the levers of power.
Although the draft resolution on which we are about to vote              The President (interpretation from Spanish): The
is linked to the return of President Aristide, there is still no   result of the voting is as follows: 13 in favour, none
clear indication as to the time frame for his return.              against and 2 abstentions. The draft resolution has been
                                                                   adopted as resolution 944 (1994).
      I should also like to draw attention to the following
important consideration: We are profoundly convinced of                I shall now call on those members of the Council
the need to adhere to a unified, single approach, without          who wish to make statements following the voting.
exception, to the lifting of the sanctions regime, as regards
the observance of general conditions and requirements for                 Mr. Mérimée (France)(interpretation from French):
everyone. Such an approach would make it possible to               It was with a feeling of hope that my delegation voted in
clarify the question that naturally arises why some                favour of this resolution by which the Council decided to
resolutions on the lifting of sanctions are discussed in a         lift the sanctions against Haiti on the very day following
series of meetings while others are adopted in just over two       the return of President Aristide. I am pleased that this
days, and adopted in advance when there is no confirmation         resolution was co-sponsored by the legal Government of
that these demands have been accepted as put forward by            Haiti.
the Security Council.



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      France never gives its support lightheartedly to                   The Chinese delegation would like to point out that
coercive measures against a country. It takes this difficult       it has reservations on some elements in resolution
decision only if it is certain that there is no other way. We      944 (1994) concerning the sending of a multinational
have always said that these sanctions, which have been             force to Haiti. This is unacceptable to us. China has all
voted on in several stages up to the level of a general            along faithfully abided by the purposes and principles of
embargo, with of course the exception of humanitarian              the United Nations Charter and is opposed to interfering
products, would be lifted definitively following the return        in the internal affairs of other countries and resorting to
of the legitimate President. It is a provision which is            force or threat of force in international relations. It is our
contained moreover in the Governors Island Agreement and           consistent view that the only way to a lasting peaceful
in all of the resolutions of the Security Council. The             settlement lies in dialogue and negotiation.
situation has evolved very quickly in Haiti. It seems to us
that the time has come to signal the fact that the return of             We support the tireless efforts of the Secretarythe legitimate authorities will mark the beginning of              General, his Special Representative, the Organization of
normalization for Haiti: first political normalization, with       American States and the Latin American countries in
the restoration of democracy, then economic normalization,         seeking a political solution to the problem of Haiti, and
giving this country an opportunity to return without               hope that the adoption of this Security Council resolution
restriction to the system of international trade. The lifting      will help bring about further progress in the peace process
of the sanctions regime will in our view make it possible to       in Haiti.
consolidate democracy by ensuring the development of the
country.                                                                Mr. Cardenas (Argentina) (interpretation from
                                                                   Spanish): We are particularly gratified to have been able
       I recall in this respect that, as the French Minister for   to co-sponsor the draft resolution that the Council has just
Foreign Affairs stated this morning, we are also going to          adopted. In our view it is a tangible sign of hope,
lift the sanctions which we had adopted unilaterally when          although fully in accordance with the letter and spirit of
the technical conditions so permit.                                the earlier resolutions of the Council on Haiti.

     Mr. Wang Xuexian (China)(interpretation from                       In lifting the sanctions against Haiti immediately
Chinese): The Chinese delegation has been following                after the return of the constitutional President to his
closely the developments in Haiti and is deeply sympathetic        country we are heralding what appears to be the end of a
with the Haitian people for the sufferings inflicted upon          traumatic stage in the life of that country, and the nascent
them by the economic sanctions.                                    roots of the democratization of the Haitian people.

      Security Council resolution 944 (1994), just adopted,             We hope that the process which has just been started
is aimed at comprehensively lifting the sanctions against          will be strengthened and expanded in an orderly fashion
Haiti after the return of His Excellency Mr. Jean-Bertrand         and in the briefest possible time.
Aristide, the legitimate President of Haiti, and the
implementation of the Governors Island Agreement so as to               The President (interpretation from Spanish): I shall
alleviate the sufferings of the Haitian people and remove          now make a statement in my capacity as representative of
the obstacles to the recovery of the Haitian economy. For          Spain.
this we wish to express our welcome and support. The
timely lifting of sanctions after reaching their projected               Let me first reflect on this morning’s meeting of the
goals in accordance with the relevant provisions of the            Council, which featured the participation of ministers
Security Council resolutions is in the interest of all the         representing various Council members. During that
parties, and especially that of the Haitian people. It was         meeting, the Secretary of State of the United States,
based on this consideration that we voted in favour of             Mr. Warren Christopher, reported on developments in the
resolution 944 (1994).                                             situation in Haiti. That information, together with the
                                                                   data contained in the report submitted on behalf of the
     The Chinese delegation believes that the Security             multinational force, provides the Council with important
Council should, in handling other, similar cases, adopt a          facts that should allow it to make a full assessment of the
practical attitude to facilitate an appropriate solution as it     state of affairs in that distressed country.
has done in lifting sanctions against Haiti.



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Security Council                                                                                             3430th meeting
Forty-ninth year                                                                                         29 September 1994

     Ten days ago, by virtue of this Council’s                   the draft resolution that we have just adopted. It is our
authorization, contained in resolution 940 (1994), a             view that the lifting of sanctions after the return of
multinational force entered Haiti. The mandate established       President Aristide to Haiti represents another - decisive -
in that resolution entrusted the force with the task of          step towards implementing the objectives set out in the
restoring the legitimate authorities of the Government of        relevant resolutions of the Security Council and in the
Haiti and of ensuring a secure and stable situation that         Governors Island Agreement.
would permit the deployment of the United Nations Mission
in Haiti (UNMIH) and allow it to assume its functions in              None the less, the international community will
accordance with Security Council resolutions.                    remain alert to the course of events in Haiti, to be
                                                                 reported on, in accordance with resolutions 917 (1994)
     My delegation wishes to pay tribute to the 28               and 940 (1994), by the Secretary-General and the
countries that have made troops available to the                 countries taking part in the multinational force.
multinational force. Their efforts, designed to implement
the objectives of the international community in Haiti,                The return of President Aristide, long awaited by the
deserve the appreciation of that community, which they are       Haitian people and the international community, will
representing in their work.                                      signal the restoration of constitutional legitimacy, but that
                                                                 is just a point of departure.
      For some time it appeared that the activities of the
multinational force would take place in tragic                         In this process, which will shortly begin,
circumstances, inasmuch as the de facto authorities in           President Aristide and the legitimate authorities of Haiti
Port-au-Prince had been persistently defying the                 will receive the support of personnel of the United
international community, failing to fulfil their commitments     Nations and of the Organization of American States - the
under the Governors Island Agreement and Security                staff of the International Civilian Mission (MICIVIH),
Council resolutions.                                             which had been carrying out critically important work in
                                                                 monitoring the human rights situation in Haiti until they
     Fortunately, the understanding reached by the United        were expelled from the country by the de facto
States authorities and the de facto authorities in Haiti has     authorities. We hope that MICIVIH will soon be fully
changed the immediate context of the international action.       redeployed. We know that the Secretaries-General of
The major actors on the Haitian side have agreed to leave        both organizations are already working to that end.
their posts by 15 October and to cooperate with the
multinational force in its activities. We hope that this time          The international community now has the task of
they will honour their commitments.                              assisting in the reconstruction of Haiti and in its economic
                                                                 and social development. An important first step has been
     The Governors Island Agreement provided for the             taken today as we put an end to the sanctions regime, but
sanctions regime imposed on Haiti to be lifted following the     the commitment of the international community does not
return of President Aristide. The Council, in resolution         stop there.
940 (1994), also affirmed that it would review the measures
imposed pursuant to resolutions 841 (1993) and 917 (1994),             On 25 September President Aristide announced the
with a view to lifting them in their entirety, immediately       convening of a special session of the Haitian Parliament
following the return to Haiti of President Aristide.             to consider a draft amnesty law. The Parliament began
                                                                 its deliberations yesterday. The restoration of the Haitian
      In accordance with those provisions, we are today          legislative body is in itself a positive development.
proceeding, by virtue of resolution 944 (1994), to lift the
trade and financial embargo on Haiti, as well as the ban on            The adoption of the amnesty law will mark the
air and marine traffic, upon the return of President Aristide.   beginning of the process of healing the wounds inflicted
We do so with a view to alleviating the plight of the            by the coup d’état of September 1991. The consolidation
Haitian people, which continues to be a subject of concern       of democracy will be an ongoing task, riddled with risks
for the members of the Council, including the delegation of      and problems. We hope and trust that, with the support
Spain.                                                           of the international community, the will of the Haitians to
                                                                 confront those risks and solve those problems will be
     Spain joined the countries members of the Group of          greater than the magnitude of the obstacles.
Friends in the Haitian process and Haiti itself in sponsoring


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Security Council                                                                                       3430th meeting
Forty-ninth year                                                                                   29 September 1994

    I now resume my functions as President of the                   The Security Council will remain seized of this
Security Council.                                              matter.

      There being no further speakers, the Security Council        The meeting rose at 7.05 p.m.
has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of
the item on its agenda.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 013 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 002 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y ARGENTINA
A BRAZIL
Y CHINA
Y CZECH REPUBLIC
Y DJIBOUTI
Y FRANCE
Y NEW ZEALAND
Y NIGERIA
Y OMAN
Y PAKISTAN
A RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y RWANDA
Y SPAIN
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES