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Haiti - Diplomacy : The Dominican Republic calls for urgent international support for Haiti
11/12/2019 09:39:25

Haiti - Diplomacy : The Dominican Republic calls for urgent international support for Haiti
At the XIII China-LAC Business Summit (Latin America and the Caribbean), which ended Tuesday in Panama, Dominican Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas warned that the situation in Haiti poses a real and imminent threat to peace and security in the region and urged the international community to take effective measures to prevent the worsening of the humanitarian crisis in Haiti "We must prevent Haiti from falling into a spiral of total chaos, it would take years to recover. Large immediate emergencies need to focus on food insecurity and health issues."

He added that in addition to immediate action, Haiti continues to need international support to implement a viable and multi-dimensional plan that will enable it to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and ensure its sustainability. Stability, stating "Our support in this regard is irrevocable because we are convinced that it is impossible to achieve the 2030 Agenda in isolation. Haiti will continue to be in crisis without the deep involvement of the international community."

"How long will current levels of political instability persist without reaching the point of no return ?" asked the Foreign Minister, who recalled having warned the United Nations Security Council https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28922-haiti-un-the-dominican-republic-urgently-convenes-the-security-council.html that the premature withdrawal of international aid to Haiti would have a negative effect.

Chancellor Vargas recalled that the crisis in Haiti prevented the effective work of international organizations and NGOs while 35% of the Haitian population was food insecure of which more than one million are in a humanitarian emergency https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29220-haiti-humanitarian-more-than-one-million-haitians-in-emergency-food-situation.html . In addition, he pointed out that instability and socio-political turmoil in Haiti have severely affected the health system by making it very difficult to supply hospitals with supplies and medicines, travel of health personnel and patients, and circulation of emergency services...

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29477-haiti-crisis-the-government-engages-in-the-fight-against-hunger.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29472-haiti-humanitarian-wfp-announces-emergency-food-aid-for-700-000-haitians.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29220-haiti-humanitarian-more-than-one-million-haitians-in-emergency-food-situation.html

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