A/HRC/PRST/15/1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 11 October 2010 English Original: French Human Rights Council Fifteenth session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Statement by the President* PRST 15/1 Technical assistance and capacity-building in Haiti At the 31st meeting, held on 30 September 2010, the President of the Council read out the following statement: “The Human Rights Council 1. Reaffirms its solidarity with the Haitian people in the wake of the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti on 12 January 2010, and underscores the particular circumstances created by this natural disaster, which resulted in nearly 300,000 casualties, the displacement of more than 2 million people and the destruction of a significant proportion of the country’s infrastructure, with serious consequences for the enjoyment by Haitians of their human rights; 2. Recalls the special session on Haiti convened on 27 January 2010 and resolution S/13-1, which it adopted on that occasion, and welcomes the report prepared pursuant to that resolution by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights1 and the recommendations contained therein; 3. Recognizes that the crisis caused by the earthquake has had a real impact on the health and security of Haitian women and men, and emphasizes that sufficient resources must be mobilized to facilitate access to basic services in order to improve the quality of life of the population; 4. Welcomes the mobilization and contributions of the international community in support of reconstruction, applauds the priorities defined by the Government in its national recovery and development action plan, which focuses on reviving economic, government and social activity, as well as on reducing the country’s vulnerability and placing it back on the path to development, and urges donors to honour their commitments without delay; * This statement will appear in the report of the Human Rights Council on its 15th session 1 (A/HRC/15/60), chap. III. A/HRC/14/CRP.3. GE.10-16905 (E) 141010 151010