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Judi Lynn

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3. UN urges re-opening of Dominican Republic border with Haiti

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 03:40 AM

Sep 2023

Sep 19, 2023 4:59 pm

UNITED NATIONS, United States, (AFP) – A top United Nations (UN) official on Monday urged authorities in the Dominican Republic to re-open its border with Haiti and use diplomacy to resolve a dispute over a shared river.

The Dominican Republic announced the border closure on Thursday in response to Haiti's plans to build a canal on the Massacre River, arguing it violates several border treaties between the two nations, which share the island of Hispaniola.

William O'Neill, the UN's top official on human rights in Haiti, said the border must be reopened.

"I urge the government to reconsider its decision which will have serious impacts on people on both sides of the border," O'Neill said in Geneva.

He added that many businesses in the Dominican Republic depend on trade with Haiti and rely on Haitian workers.

The consequences of the border closure will be even direr for Haiti, which imports much of its food and medical supplies from its neighbor, according to O'Neill.

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https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/un-urges-re-opening-of-dominican-republic-border-with-haiti/

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It there any more possible insults and injury anyone can possibly think to inflict on Haiti ... marble falls Sep 2023 #1

You're right. Close the border, stop airline traffic to the D.R. from Haiti, also. So dirty. Judi Lynn Sep 2023 #2

UN urges re-opening of Dominican Republic border with Haiti Judi Lynn Sep 2023 #3