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09-21-2006, 07:40 PM
In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, President Leonel Fernandez recognized the responsibility that Dominican Republic has taken on in helping ensure Haiti's stability, and expressed his support for the UN Security Council's decision to prolong their Stabilization Mission in Haiti (Minustah) for six more months. Fernandez added that increased international cooperation with Haiti and its efforts towards reconstruction would be equally beneficial for Dominicans. The President acknowledged the importance of migration from poorer nations to more developed nations, and said that historically, migration has been one of the ways people look to better their lives.
He went on to highlight the relationship between migration and sustainable development as having a broad-based impact on the advancement and wellbeing of our nations. He recognized every state's sovereign right to apply migration policies but considered that the current "asymmetry" in the free circulation of production factors and the limitations on the movement of people should soon become a thing of the past.
"As it is not possible to make this phenomenon disappear, we can only aspire to oversee it in a legal and organized fashion, in the framework of respect for the human rights and dignity of all persons," said Fernandez. "In the meantime, many people could benefit from this situation, through remittances, the creation of contact and cooperation networks, human resources capacity building, technology transfer and diverse forms of collaboration and exchange," he said.
In his speech, Fernandez acknowledged the deterioration of global security due to external factors such as the trafficking of drugs, arms, and people and assured that the Dominican Republic would remain vigilant in its efforts.
See Fernandez's speech at http://dr1.com/news/2006/092106_dominicanrep.pdf
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He went on to highlight the relationship between migration and sustainable development as having a broad-based impact on the advancement and wellbeing of our nations. He recognized every state's sovereign right to apply migration policies but considered that the current "asymmetry" in the free circulation of production factors and the limitations on the movement of people should soon become a thing of the past.
"As it is not possible to make this phenomenon disappear, we can only aspire to oversee it in a legal and organized fashion, in the framework of respect for the human rights and dignity of all persons," said Fernandez. "In the meantime, many people could benefit from this situation, through remittances, the creation of contact and cooperation networks, human resources capacity building, technology transfer and diverse forms of collaboration and exchange," he said.
In his speech, Fernandez acknowledged the deterioration of global security due to external factors such as the trafficking of drugs, arms, and people and assured that the Dominican Republic would remain vigilant in its efforts.
See Fernandez's speech at http://dr1.com/news/2006/092106_dominicanrep.pdf
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)