Download Haiti Combating governmental corruption in decolonized nations

Haiti
Combating governmental corruption in decolonized nations
Philipp Kleiner
Badger High School
4th committee ??
Haiti is a country of great significance in the question of combating governmental corruption
in decolonized nations. Haiti became the first independent Caribbean state after decades
under the oppression of colonial powers, especially the French. Serious challenges ahead,
Haiti is already known as the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. With 80% of all
Haitian investments currently financed internationally and a severe insufficiency in Haiti’s
infrastructure, the GDP further dropped to $11.18 billion (-8%) in 2010. The devastating
natural disasters also contributed to the country’s dire need of help by the international
community, primarily the United Nations.
Haiti signed the United Nations Convention against Corruption on December 10, 2003.
Haiti urges all UN member states to both consider and act in accordance with the following
significant documents on this issue, previously passed by the UN: United Nations Convention
against Corruption; ECOSOC Resolution 1997/25. International cooperation against
corruption and bribery in international commercial transactions; ECOSOC Resolution 2004/21.
Action against corruption: assistance to States in capacity-building with a view to facilitating
the entry into force and subsequent implementation of the United Nations Convention
against Corruption; and any other official documents concerning the problem of corruption
recognized or passed by the United Nations.
Haiti understands that combating governmental corruption is necessary to address and
eradicate poverty in those nations of concern. Effective governance is hardly possible with
large scale corruption in place. Haiti therefore welcomes the ratification status of the UN
Convention against Corruption as it is currently signed by 140 nations and simultaneously
encourages all other UN member states to sign the convention and to hereby contribute to
the implementation of effective measures in the combat against corruption.
Being aware that Haiti faces domestic problems such as the consequences of natural
disasters in the past years promoting the spread of corruption, the government is convinced
that a sustainable solution in accordance with the UN Millennium Development Goals can be
only achieved by sincere international cooperation efforts which are to include financial aid
through the donor nations and methods to improve a nation’s agencies dealing with or
involved in corruption. These methods should include the international development of
economic strategies that can possibly help poor nations to find a way out of corruption.
Haiti also notes that corruption is in most of its occurrences closely linked to a weak judicial
system. In order to effectively combat corruption it is therefore necessary to address this
connection and reform the judicial branch of those governments.
Haiti invites all UN member states to work collaboratively on this matter and hopes to
introduce effective measures against governmental corruption so as to take another step in
the world’s way towards the eradication of poverty and true democracy.