text: UNITED NATIONS A GeneralAssembly Distr. LIMITED A/44/L.67 4September 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fourth session Agendaitem114 ENHANCING THEEFFECTIVENESS OFTHEPRINCIPLE OFPERIODIC ANDGENUINE ELECTIONS Antigua andBarbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, CostaRica,Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras. Jamaica, Panama, Peru,SaintLucia,SaintVincent and theGrenadines, Suriname, Trinidad andTobago andVenezuela: draftresolution Assistance toHaiti TheGeneral Assembly, Takingnoteoftheletters dated23June1/and9August 19901/fromthe President oftheProvisional Government oftheRepublic ofHaititothe Secretary-General, inwhichsherequested theassistance oftheUnitedNations in ordertoachieve thepeaceful andadequate development oftheforthcoming electoral process, Reaffirming thesovereign rightofthepeopleofHaititochoose andto participate freelyinthedetermination oftheirowndestiny without anyexternal interference, Considering thattheforthcoming general elections willbeanimportant step forward towards establishing representative democracy inHaiti, 1.Requests theSecretary-General, inco-operation withregional organizations andMemberStates, toprovide thebroadest possible support tothe Haitian Government inmeeting totheextentpossible thefollowing requests: 1/A/44/965, annex. 1/A/44/973, annexII. 90-21277 2414Z(E) I .•. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAi''!l41L.67 f.!~glhA Page? (a)Anucleus ofobservers thatwouldarriveinHaitipriortovoter registration andwould.leave onlyaftertheelections; (b),Additional observers atthetimeoftheelections andvoterregistration; Cc),Assistance totheCo-ordinating Committee forthesecurity ofthe elections, tobeprovided byhigh-level advisers; ,,'(d).,.Ol::>s.eX',v:~tion of.theimplementation oftheeleqtoral security plansby speC!ali'z'ed 'staffwith-solid experience inthepublicorderfield; 2.Urgestheinternational community andrelevant international organizations toincrease theirtechnical, economic andfinancial co-operation with HaitiinordertosupportHaiti's economic andsocialdevelopment efforts; 3.Requests theSecretary-General tosubmitto~tareportonthe implementation ofthepresent resolution. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library
analysis: The text appears to be a draft resolution submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on providing assistance to Haiti in the context of its electoral process. The resolution requests international support for the implementation of electoral security plans, observer missions, and economic and social development efforts. This suggests that the main concern is not economic development in the classical sense, but rather the stability and legitimacy of Haiti's government, which is closely tied to humanitarian aid and relief.