Another difficulty stems from the fact that the acceptance of preventive action by the UN often entails a certain dilemma for the authorities of a country torn by conflict. The third point is peace building. This is an enormous task. One which we all recognize is well beyond the responsibilities of the Security Council alone. It requires strong political will and commitment on the part of both the recipient country and the donor community.
Coordination is absolutely key.
As in many other questions, here the record of our efforts is also mixed. We were able to achieved more in Mozambique for instance, and good efforts are underway in Guinea Bissau. But the system is still to deliver in Haiti despite the continuous efforts by the UN, the OAS, the World Bank, IDB, the UNDP and bilateral donors. Peace building efforts are necessary to ensure that institutional mechanisms are in place to deal with political differences and to quell potential conflicts that would otherwise re-emerge in the context of poverty, inequality, and the absence of the rule of law. We cannot underestimate the negative impact of this situation.