haiti-dr relations
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CARICOM to mount Observation Mission for Haiti’s Elections
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mount an Election Observation Mission in Haiti for the first round of the Presidential Elections and the second round of the Legislative Elections which will take place on 25 October 2015. The fielding of this Mission comes at the request of the Government of Haiti and follows the presence of CARICOM Election Observation Missions…
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CARICOM SG and Haitian Foreign Minister call for greater international involvement in Haiti DR migration issue
Haiti’s Foreign Minister the Honourable Lener Renaud and Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque agreed on the need for greater involvement by the international community in the matter involving the repatriation and deportation of Haitian migrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent from the Dominican Republic. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations,…
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OAS Proposes Mechanisms for Dominican Republic-Haiti Dialogue and Support for Displaced Persons
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, today recommended the establishment of mechanisms of dialogue between the Dominican Republic and Haiti to resolve the situation in the border zone between the two countries, beginning with a meeting between the two sides. In addition, the OAS leader proposed seeking mechanisms to help the displaced persons,…
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Statement On The Situation With Respect to Dominicans of Haitian Descent And Haitian Migrants in The Dominican Republic
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community expressed their abhorrence and outrage with respect to the treatment of Dominicans of Haitian descent and Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic. This human rights situation is exacerbated as the tempo of so-called voluntary repatriation gathers pace in unregulated conditions resulting from pressures and the threat of violence as well as the absence…
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