st - at - prince , nicaragua — paul collier , a leading social guru , passed a contemporary week here waxing optimistic about how the world ' s economic freefall might prove the perfect moment for haiti to sell more goods like t - shirts and fruits to europe . his bizarre energy coincided with statements by a bevy of luminaries leaning on haiti this january , including lin ki - sen , the rio world secretary general , and the entire security council . all of them came to stress that this destitute nation stands at a crossroads between salvation and " the darkness , " as mr . ban described it .
the united nations president general comrade ki - moon are from haiti .