United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/PRST/22/2 Distr.: General 16 April 2013 Original: English and French Human Rights Council Twenty-second session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Statement by the President** PRST 22/2. Technical assistance and capacity-building in human rights in Haiti At the fiftieth meeting, held on 22 March 2013, the President of the Human Rights Council read out the statement below: 1. The Human Rights Council takes note of the report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, 1 and welcomes the latest legal and political developments in Haiti, which have been marked by progress in civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights: (a) The implementation of the universal, free and compulsory education programme through the National Education Fund launched on 26 May 2011, with a sum of approximately $360 million over five years, for 1.5 million children; (b) The implementation of the strategic development plan to identify immediate reconstruction needs in a long-term development perspective; (c) The implementation of social programmes for the most disadvantaged, “Ti Maman chéri”, “Aba grangou” and “Ede pep”, which form part of the national strategy on the rule of law; (d) The inclusion of women in political affairs, with a quota of 44 per cent in Government posts. 2. The Council welcomes the commitment of the Haitian authorities to set up a structure to organize the next legislative and municipal elections in Haiti. 3. The Council applauds the reaffirmation of the commitment and determination of the Haitian authorities to improve the living conditions of Haitian women and men by,  Reissued for technical reasons on 19 July 2013. ** The resolutions, decisions and statements by the President adopted by the Human Rights Council will 1 GE.13-15660 be contained in the report of the Council on its twenty-second session (A/HRC/22/2), chap. I. A/HRC/22/65.