text: ITED TIONS ryGeneral Assembly Distr. GENERAL L/44/965/Add.L 18 .Iuly 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISE Forty-f,ourth session AgeDda item 8 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ORG.I,NIZATION OF WORK Letter dated. 17 JuIy 1990 fron the Permanent Representatives of the Bahamas. Colonbia and Haiti to the United Nations aaldressed to the President of ttre General Assenblv Addendum The present draft resolution is submitted for the consideration of the General Assenbly, Draft resolution Assistance to llaiti The General As s embly, Taking note of the Letter dated 23 JuD.e 1990 from the President of the Interim covernmenE of the Republic of Haiti to the secret.ary-Gen6ral, 1,/ in which the President requested the assistance of the United Nations in order to achieve the peaceful and effective deveLopnent of the forthconing electoral Process, Reaffirming the sovereign right of the peopte of Haiti to choose their own destiny and to participate freely iu determining it without any exterual interference, Aware of the efforts of the people of Haiti to consolidate their democratic instituLions in face of the intent of destabilization by elenents linked to the forner tvrannical rdqine. L/ A/44/965 and Corr.1, annex. 90-16988 23672 (E)ITED f10NS A GeneralAssembly Distr. GENERAL A/44/965/Add.l 18July1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fourth session Agenda item8 ADOPTION OFTHEAGENDA ANDORGANIZATION OFWORK Letter dated 17July1990fromthePermanent Representatives of theBahamas. Colombia andHaititotheUnited Nations addressed tothePresident oftheGeneral Assembly Addendum Thepresent draftresolution issubmitted fortheconsideration oftheGeneral Assembly. Draftresolution Assistance toHaiti TheGeneral Assembly, Taking noteoftheletter dated23June1990fromthePresident oftheInterim Government oftheRepublic ofHaititotheSecretary-General. 11inwhichthe President requested theassistance oftheUnited Nations inordertoachieve the peaceful andeffective development oftheforthcoming electoral process, Reaffirming thesovereign rightofthepeopleofHaititochoosetheirown destiny andtoparticipate freely indetermining itwithout anyexternal interference, Awareoftheefforts ofthepeopleofHaititoconsolidate theirdemocratic institutions infaceoftheintentofdestabi1ization byelements linkedtothe former tyrannical regime, 1110./44/965 andCorr.1, annex. 90-16988 2367Z(E) I •.• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryLl44/965/A'dd..L Eaglish Page ? 1. Requ€sts the Sec retary-General to provide the broadest possible suPport
analysis: The text appears to be related to a request for assistance from the United Nations to the government of Haiti in the context of an electoral process. The language used suggests a focus on political stability and democracy, rather than economic or social development. The resolution also mentions the need for external support, which could imply a humanitarian aid and relief context.