UN Security Council Calls For End To Political Violence In Haiti
Condemning the recent deadly clashes in Haiti, members of the United Nations Security Council today http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8004.doc.htm called on the government and opposition to restore confidence and dialogue, overcoming their differences peacefully and
democratically through constitutional means.
“Members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern over the increasing violence and political crisis in Haiti
leading the deterioration of the humanitarian situation, including the loss of many lives,” the Council President for
February, Ambassador Wang Guangya of China, told journalists.
The members commended the work of a team dispatched to the country by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA) and expressed support for the peacemaking efforts of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the
Organization of American States (OAS).
The UN humanitarian mission has been in Haiti since Sunday to assess how best to respond to the violence that has
gripped the country in recent weeks. Dozens of people have been killed during clashes between opponents and supporters
of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.