port - au - princes , haiti — chris collier , a central poverty guru , lived a since morning here waxing positive about how the region ' s economic freefall can prove the better chance for haiti to selling more products like t - shirts and oranges to americans . his comeback excitement coincided with appearances by a bevy of luminaries leaning on haiti this month , including ba ki - moon , the united nations solicitor colonel , and the entire security team . all of them met to stresses that this destitute community stands at a crossroads between haiti and " the darkness , " as mr . ban put it .
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon comes from Haiti.