A/RES/52/138 Page 3 4. Expresses concern at the security problems faced by Haitian society, which contribute to the shortcomings of the judicial system and the police apparatus, as noted in the reports of the independent expert;4 5. Supports the reform of the judicial system currently being carried out by the Government of Haiti, which includes training in international humanitarian law and human rights, and emphasizes the priority of that reform in the framework of the bilateral and multilateral assistance provided by the international community, including that of the United Nations Development Programme; 6. Welcomes the establishment of the programme of technical cooperation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, aimed at strengthening institutional capacity in the field of human rights, in particular in the areas of legislative reform, training of justice administration personnel and human rights education, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the programme to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session; 7. Invites the international community, including the Bretton Woods institutions, to continue their involvement in the reconstruction and development of Haiti, having regard for the fragility of the political, social and economic situation of the country; 8. Encourages the Government of Haiti to ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,2 the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment6 and the Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;7 9. Once again invites the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on violence against women, its causes and consequences to consider favourably the invitation to visit the country extended to her by the Government of Haiti; 10. Decides to continue its consideration of the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Haiti at its fifty-third session. 70th plenary meeting 12 December 1997 6 Resolution 39/46, annex. 7 See resolutions 2200 A (XXI), annex and 44/128, annex. /...