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STORY: UN / DOMINICAN PRESIDENT HAITI
TRT: 02:20
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 13 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
13 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Pan left, Dominican President Luis Abinader walks up to stakeout podium
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Luis Abinader, President, Dominican Republic:
“The international community cannot remain indifferent in the face of the humanitarian emergencies that have emerged and accumulated in recent years. I would particularly mention the situation of Haiti, where the World Food Programme estimates that almost half of the population, around 5 million people suffer from acute food insecurity, largely as a result of terrorist violence and the lack of democratic institutionality.”
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
4. Med shot, cameras
13 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Luis Abinader, President, Dominican Republic:
“Haiti, with a large part of its territory controlled by criminal gangs, is on the verge of a civil war. In addition to this, there is an ingredient of more destabilization generated by paramilitary groups and politicians who present themselves as saviours before a country that longs for security, food, and peace.”
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
6. Close up, journalist taking notes
13 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Luis Abinader, President, Dominican Republic:
“In this regard, the Dominican Government reiterates its strongest plea to the international community to fulfil its responsibility in the face of the unprecedented crisis in Haiti. One of the main obstacles towards completing this mission is financial; the international community must provide the money so often promised. It must do so now. The multinational security support mission must be provided with all the necessary tools and resources as soon as possible.”
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
8. Med shot, cameras
13 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Luis Abinader, President, Dominican Republic:
“The time for promises is over. As of today, we enter the time of realizations, either the money comes now, or the collapse of Haiti will be irreversible. That collapse will be a threat to us and to the region. That is why I wish to caution the international community today. That the Dominican Republic will fight with all its might to avoid being dragged into the same abyss as Hati. Our slogan from now on will be either we fight together to save Haiti, or we will fight alone to protect Dominican Republic.”
10. Pan right, Abinader walks away
The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, today (13 Feb) called on the international community to “provide the money so often promised” to fund the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti “as soon as possible,” or risk a “collapse” that “will be a threat to us and to the region.”
Talking to reporters outside the Security Council, Abinader said, “the international community cannot remain indifferent in the face of the humanitarian emergencies that have emerged and accumulated in recent years. I would particularly mention the situation of Haiti, where the World Food Programme estimates that almost half of the population, around 5 million people suffer from acute food insecurity, largely as a result of terrorist violence and the lack of democratic institutionality.”
He said, “Haiti, with a large part of its territory controlled by criminal gangs, is on the verge of a civil war. In addition to this, there is an ingredient of more destabilization generated by paramilitary groups and politicians who present themselves as saviours before a country that longs for security, food, and peace.”
The Dominican Government, Abinader said, “reiterates its strongest plea to the international community to fulfil its responsibility in the face of the unprecedented crisis in Haiti.”
He said, “the time for promises is over. As of today, we enter the time of realizations, either the money comes now, or the collapse of Haiti will be irreversible.”
The Dominican President cautioned that the Dominican Republic “will fight with all its might to avoid being dragged into the same abyss as Hati.”
He said, “our slogan from now on will be either we fight together to save Haiti, or we will fight alone to protect Dominican Republic.”
