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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 476 

Supporting democracy, development, and stabilization in Haiti. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 12, 2006 

Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. KENNEDY, and 

Mr. MARTINEZ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting democracy, development, and stabilization in 

Haiti. 

Whereas Haiti has a per capita gross domestic product 

(GDP) of $361, over 65 percent of the population lives 

under the poverty line, 50 percent of the population does 

not have access to clean water, and nearly 50 percent of 

the population is illiterate, according to the World Bank; 

Whereas the Government of Haiti has fundamental requirements with respect to providing citizen security, protecting the rule of law, controlling drug trafficking, and 

fighting corruption; 

Whereas, on March 2, 2004, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stated, ‘‘We should put the people of 

Haiti at the center of everything we try to do, and try 


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and help them build a better future. And as I have indicated before, I hope this time the international community will go in for the long haul and not a quick turnaround. We need to work with them to stabilize the country, and sustain the effort. It may take years and I hope 

we will have the patience to do it.’’; 

Whereas the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti 

(MINUSTAH) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1542 on April 30, 2004, and extended again until August 15, 2006, by United Nations 

Security Council Resolution 1658, ‘‘with the intention to 

renew for further periods’’; 

Whereas over 40 countries participate in MINUSTAH, including 12 countries from the Western Hemisphere; 

Whereas the leadership of MINUSTAH is comprised of representatives from Canada, Brazil, and Chile; 

Whereas more than 3,500,000 Haitians registered to vote in 

Haiti according to the Organization of American States; 

Whereas more than 2,000,000 Haitians voted in the national 

elections on February 7, 2006, according to the Haitian 

Provisional Electoral Council (CEP); and 

Whereas more than $1,000,000,000 was pledged at the International Donors Conference in July 2004 in support of 

Haiti’s Interim Cooperation Framework: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) urges reconciliation among the people of 

3 Haiti, including a government led by President-elect 

4 Rene Preval that respects the rights of all political 

5 parties; 


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1 (2) supports the efforts of President-elect 

2 Preval to coordinate municipal and local elections in 

3 2006; 

4 (3) thanks the countries that are contributing 

5 personnel to MINUSTAH, particularly Brazil, whose 

6 President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, announced on 

7 March 13, 2006, that peacekeepers from Brazil will 

8 stay in Haiti for as long as the new government in 

9 Haiti needs them; 

10 (4) supports efforts by the United States to en11 courage Canada, Chile, and Argentina to maintain 

12 their commitments to MINUSTAH; 

13 (5) strongly encourages the members of the 

14 United Nations Security Council to continue to sup15 port the current troop levels of MINUSTAH and to 

16 raise significantly the numbers of United Nations ci17 vilian police forces; 

18 (6) urges the broader international community 

19 to continue to support MINUSTAH, to fulfill the 

20 pledges made at the July 2004 International Donors 

21 Conference, and to plan for a new multi-year com22 mitment of support at a new donor’s conference to 

23 be held no later than July 2006; 

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1 gram to encompass former military members and 

2 gangs; 

3 (8) recommends that the new government co4 operate fully with MINUSTAH in assuring police 

5 and judiciary reform; and 

6 (9) supports assistance from the United States 

7 Government to support the reconstruction of Haiti, 

8 including programs to promote job creation, govern9 ance and rule of law, protection of the environment, 

10 access to basic education and health care, and recon11 struction of vital infrastructure. 

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