Statement / by the President of the Security Council
2006
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SymbolS/PRST/2006/7
TitleStatement / by the President of the Security Council
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Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 5368th meeting, 9 Feb. 2006, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The question concerning Haiti"]
AccessEnglish: S_PRST_2006_7-EN - PDF ; Español: S_PRST_2006_7-ES - PDF ; Français: S_PRST_2006_7-FR - PDF ; Other: S_PRST_2006_7-DE - PDF ; Русский: S_PRST_2006_7-RU - PDF ; العربية: S_PRST_2006_7-AR - PDF ; 中文: S_PRST_2006_7-ZH - PDF ;
Summary
Commends the Haitian people on the holding of the first round of national elections on 7 Feb. 2006 with high voter turn-out; calls on all parties to respect the outcome of the elections, remain engaged in the political process, and renounce all forms of violence; underlines that the electoral process should lead to the inauguration of a representative government; emphasizes that, once the new government takes office, Haitians should continue to promote national reconciliation and political dialogue in order to strengthen their democracy, and to ensure social, economic and political stability; while recognizing the importance of the elections for democratic institutions and procedures, stresses that they do not constitute the sole means to address Haiti's longer term problems and that significant challenges remain, in particular, in the fields of rule of law, security and development.
Action note2006-02-09
Meeting record
S/PV.5368
Agenda information
S/61 [137] UN STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI
S/61 [138] HAITI--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/61 [138] HAITI--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Date[New York] : UN, 9 Feb. 2006
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