A/RES/52/174
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Welcoming the continued efforts by States to provide humanitarian assistance and technical cooperation
to the people of Haiti,
Supporting fully the contributions of the International Civilian Mission to Haiti, its Executive Director
and staff and of the United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti in the establishment of a climate of freedom
and tolerance propitious to the full observance of human rights and the full restoration of the constitutional
democracy of Haiti,
Encouraging the cooperation between the International Civilian Mission to Haiti and the United Nations
Civilian Police Mission in Haiti and others participating in institution-building, including police training
activities,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the situation of democracy and human rights in
Haiti,1 and the request from the President of the Republic of Haiti to the Secretary-General contained in the
annex thereto,
Stressing the importance of continuing improvement in the situation of human rights in Haiti, and
welcoming the policy statements by Haitian authorities that the Government of Haiti remains committed to
upholding human rights and improving accountability,
1. Welcomes the recommendation of the Secretary-General contained in his report1 to renew the
mandate of the joint participation of the United Nations with the Organization of American States in the
International Civilian Mission to Haiti, with the tasks of:
(a) Providing technical assistance at the request of the Government of Haiti in the field of institutionbuilding, such as the training of the police and support for efforts towards judicial reform and the
establishment of an impartial judiciary;
(b) Supporting the development of a programme for the promotion and protection of human rights, in
order to further the establishment of a climate of freedom and tolerance propitious to the consolidation of
long-term constitutional democracy in Haiti and to contribute to the strengthening of democratic institutions;
(c) Verifying full observance by Haiti of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
2. Decides to authorize, on the basis of the above recommendation, the renewal of the mandate of the
United Nations component of the International Civilian Mission to Haiti until 31 December 1998, according
to the terms of reference and modalities under which the Mission is operating;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at least two reports on the
implementation of the present resolution and, in the case of the last such report, on the ways in which the
international community can continue to assist with the tasks set out in paragraph 1 above;
4. Reaffirms once again the commitment of the international community to continue its technical,
economic and financial cooperation with Haiti in support of its economic and social development efforts and
in order to strengthen Haitian institutions responsible for dispensing justice and guaranteeing democracy,
respect for human rights, political stability and economic development;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to coordinate the efforts of the United Nations system
in providing humanitarian aid and contributing to the development of Haiti;
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