'Visible signs of hope' for Haiti, Assembly President Francis insists

By UN News

Dec 18, 2023 4:18 pm

'Haiti is not hopeless', the President of the UN General Assembly said on Monday during a meeting addressing the multiple crises besetting the Caribbean nation, alongside the presidents of the UN Security Council and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Dennis Francis, a veteran diplomat from Trinidad and Tobago, said he had returned from a visit to Haiti at the end of last month 'with hope and the full knowledge that while Haiti is facing extraordinary challenges, its future holds indomitable promise.'

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