WGA/8/11
Sponsored by William Fairchild, Cloie Wilcox, Emma Baber, Andelyn Underwood of Rossview High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Haiti.
This legislation was filed in the Economic and Financial category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | To the General Assembly: |
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| 3 | Bearing in mind that Article 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) declares that |
| 4 | everyone is entitled to full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial |
| 5 | tribunal; |
| 6 | |
| 7 | Reaffirming that violating the UDHR is prosecutable by the United Nations for crimes that occurred |
| 8 | after its inauguration in July of 2002; |
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| 10 | Concerned that as of June of 2022, Port-au-Prince’s Palace of Justice, the main justice complex in |
| 11 | the country, has been controlled by gangs; |
| 12 | |
| 13 | Noting with concern that 82 percent of Haitians are imprisoned without being convicted by trial; |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Contemplating that 27.9 percent of interviewed Haitian inmates have been ill-treated by prison |
| 16 | officers or other inmates; |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Alarmed that 80 percent of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian Capital, is controlled by gangs, and there |
| 19 | are 92 gangs operating in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, which is approximately 48 percent |
| 20 | of the total gang population in the country; |
| 21 | |
| 22 | Distressed that gangs in Port-au-Prince control the majority of the distribution of imports, and that |
| 23 | both National Routes 1 and 2, the main routes connecting the capital to the North and South of the |
| 24 | country, are controlled by gangs; |
| 25 | |
| 26 | Noting that Cap-Haitien has one of the four international security-certified ports, and has one of |
| 27 | only two international airports, the other located in Port-au-Prince, |
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| 29 | Fully aware that Cap-Haitien handles about one-ninth of the import-export trade in Haiti; |
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| 31 | The Delegates of Haiti do Hereby: |
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| 33 | Implore the international community to spur the development of security and the economy in Cap- |
| 34 | Haitien and other port cities in order to spur social and economic development; |
| 35 | Urge the selection of officials from differing countries to be sent to Haiti, to assist in the |
| 36 | administration of ethical and lawful practices within the Cap-Haitien Police Department and Justice |
| 37 | System; |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Request the support of the Haitian government in implementing selected officials and acting in |
| 40 | accordance with UN procedure; |
| 41 | |
| 42 | Strongly condemn the continuing trade of the UN member states with Port-au-Prince; |
| 43 | |
| 44 | Exhort that the UN member states prohibit all trading conveyance with Port-au-Prince, |
| 45 | alternatively conducting trade with Cap-Haitien; |
| 46 | |
| 47 | Request the allotment of 27 million USD for the development of The Port International du Cap- |
| 48 | Haitien subdivided into 10 million USD for the addition of a second entrance, 14 million USD to |
| 49 | allow for the expansion of port entry roads, and 3 million USD for the restoration and |
| 50 | modernization of infrastructure, thus facilitating international trade and fostering the evolution of |
| 51 | growth in Haiti; |
| 52 | |
| 53 | Urges international cooperation in redirecting trade away from the control of criminal gangs and a |
| 54 | corrupt government, as this shift in resources would weaken the gangs and limit their control of |
| 55 | the rest of Haiti; |
| 56 | |
| 57 | Express their hope that the UN will commit to expanding to other cities in the northern region of |
| 58 | Haiti, after the subsequent success of the initiative in Cap-Haitien, which will be subject to |
| 59 | evaluation of its exchange of resources in collaboration with neighboring cities. |
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