Ban Ki-moon asks for perseverance in work to resolve situation of children born to foreigners in DR
His speech was received with disagreement by legislators
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SD. The Secretary General of the United Nationa, Ban Ki-moon, called upon the Dominican authorities to persevere in their hard work to resolve the situation of the "statelessness" which he believes the children of Haitians born in the country are experiencing, and to protect their rights.
As he gave his speech in the Joint Session of both legislative chambers, in the National Assembly Hall, he congratulated the National Congress for approving Law 169-14 which seeks to resolve the human problem of thousands of persons born in the country of Haitian descent.
He reiterated his recognition of the personal dedication and the leadership of President Danilo Medina to promote this legal disposition, because it represents an important step "towards the recognition of the Dominican nationality in these persons."
He admitted that there was still much to do, and that the job Is not easy, it requires a commitment and profound consultations. "I ask you to persevere in the arduous labor to achieve a consensus that allows for the resolution of the stateless, protecting the rights of all persons affected and avoid the denial of a nationality," he said.
He recognized that the country is taking care to improve the conditions of life of the migrants, above all the most vulnerable.
In addition, he praised the Authorities of the Dominican Republic and Haiti for reinforcing the bilateral relations and the bi-national dialogue, and he called upon the countries to keep promoting a greater political and economic approach. "It is imperative that we try to insure that all the men, women and children of the island of La Hispaniola have the opportunity to live a dignified life," he declared.
More than 4% of GDP
After visiting the National Congress, Ban met with the officials of the Directorate General of Special Presidential Programs (Digepep) in its offices at the Government Office Building (El Huacal).
The UN Secretary General signed the book of commitment of the National Literacy Plan "Quisqueya Learns with You", from which more than 300,000 persons have graduated.
Then he took part in an act where they reviewed the reaches of the special programs of the state, an occasion which he used to congratulate the Dominican government for setting aside 4% of the GDP for the education sector, and manifested his desire that this sum might be increased until it reached, for example, 6%.
He also said that he felt that the Quisqueya without Misery Program was the most important of all, since it complies with the first Objective of Development of the Millennia and touches his heart, since in his youth he was poor and hungry. He said that his mother, 94, never went to school, but she worked so that her children could study and today he is the Secretary General of the UN.
Ban Ki-moon left the country at approximately 7:00 p.m. from the Las Americas International Airport, where he was sent off by a commission from the Dominican Chancellery and the Haitian ambassador in the DR, Fritz Cineas.
Protect the Frontier
The Senate president, Reinaldo Pared Perez, yesterday asked the Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, to help the Dominican Republic control the "fragile and defenseless" frontier that serves as a channel for arms and human trafficking, together with drug trafficking and all sorts of criminal activities.
As he headed the joint session of both legislative chambers, he said that the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with their ups and downs, have been able to manage brotherly relations and a peaceful co-existence.
He denied that in this country there is discrimination of Haitians due to race or color of their skin. "I would hope that you have been able to confirm what we are saying at this time," he said. He recalled that the country has had to deal with the serious problem of immigration for decades and that as a result of sentence 168-13 was subjected to a campaign against the DR. He read the Oath of the Trinitarians in which they manifest their commitment to achieve the separation from the Haitian government and start a new free, sovereign and independent nation.
As he gave his speech in the Joint Session of both legislative chambers, in the National Assembly Hall, he congratulated the National Congress for approving Law 169-14 which seeks to resolve the human problem of thousands of persons born in the country of Haitian descent.
He reiterated his recognition of the personal dedication and the leadership of President Danilo Medina to promote this legal disposition, because it represents an important step "towards the recognition of the Dominican nationality in these persons."
He admitted that there was still much to do, and that the job Is not easy, it requires a commitment and profound consultations. "I ask you to persevere in the arduous labor to achieve a consensus that allows for the resolution of the stateless, protecting the rights of all persons affected and avoid the denial of a nationality," he said.
He recognized that the country is taking care to improve the conditions of life of the migrants, above all the most vulnerable.
In addition, he praised the Authorities of the Dominican Republic and Haiti for reinforcing the bilateral relations and the bi-national dialogue, and he called upon the countries to keep promoting a greater political and economic approach. "It is imperative that we try to insure that all the men, women and children of the island of La Hispaniola have the opportunity to live a dignified life," he declared.
More than 4% of GDP
After visiting the National Congress, Ban met with the officials of the Directorate General of Special Presidential Programs (Digepep) in its offices at the Government Office Building (El Huacal).
The UN Secretary General signed the book of commitment of the National Literacy Plan "Quisqueya Learns with You", from which more than 300,000 persons have graduated.
Then he took part in an act where they reviewed the reaches of the special programs of the state, an occasion which he used to congratulate the Dominican government for setting aside 4% of the GDP for the education sector, and manifested his desire that this sum might be increased until it reached, for example, 6%.
He also said that he felt that the Quisqueya without Misery Program was the most important of all, since it complies with the first Objective of Development of the Millennia and touches his heart, since in his youth he was poor and hungry. He said that his mother, 94, never went to school, but she worked so that her children could study and today he is the Secretary General of the UN.
Ban Ki-moon left the country at approximately 7:00 p.m. from the Las Americas International Airport, where he was sent off by a commission from the Dominican Chancellery and the Haitian ambassador in the DR, Fritz Cineas.
Protect the Frontier
The Senate president, Reinaldo Pared Perez, yesterday asked the Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, to help the Dominican Republic control the "fragile and defenseless" frontier that serves as a channel for arms and human trafficking, together with drug trafficking and all sorts of criminal activities.
As he headed the joint session of both legislative chambers, he said that the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with their ups and downs, have been able to manage brotherly relations and a peaceful co-existence.
He denied that in this country there is discrimination of Haitians due to race or color of their skin. "I would hope that you have been able to confirm what we are saying at this time," he said. He recalled that the country has had to deal with the serious problem of immigration for decades and that as a result of sentence 168-13 was subjected to a campaign against the DR. He read the Oath of the Trinitarians in which they manifest their commitment to achieve the separation from the Haitian government and start a new free, sovereign and independent nation.
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