Ricardo Seitenfus decorated by Rene Preval

President Rene Preval, without ostentation, decorated with Ricardo Seitenfus. The Brazilian diplomat who had criticized "the failure of international aid in Haiti. "
The former representative of the OAS in Haiti, Ricardo Seitenfus, was honored in the order of Grand Knight of the hands of President Rene Preval during a ceremony at the new offices adjacent to the ruins of the presidential National Palace, the Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The Brazilian media has caused a buzz almost planetary in denouncing "the failure of international aid" to Haiti and found that a plane had been donated to the Haitian head of state by diplomats for him to go into exile after the elections of 28 November, gloomily said he followed his heart in speaking this way.
Forty-eight hours prior to the meeting of the HRIC, Seitenfus had bade farewell by saying that Haiti is a patient at the bedside which there are too many doctors. Let the patient breathe, "he said, tersely stormy meeting of this Committee during which some have pointed improvisation and lack of institutional communication.
Criticized by some diplomats in Port-au-Prince, Ricardo Seitenfus, stated without jargon that Haiti is proof of the failure of international aid. "Emergency aid is effective. But when it becomes structural when it replaces the state in all its missions, it leads to a collective lack of responsibility. If there is evidence of the failure of international aid, is Haiti. The country became a Mecca. The earthquake of 12 January and the cholera epidemic only accentuate this phenomenon. The international community has the feeling of having to repeat every day that it ended the previous day. Fatigue of Haiti begins to dawn, "he told the newspaper Swiss Le Temps.
"This small nation has surprised the world conscience to disasters increasingly huge. I hope that in the plight of 12 January, the world would understand that he had gone wrong with Haiti. Unfortunately, it has reinforced the same policy. Instead of taking stock, we sent more soldiers. We must build roads, erect dams, participate in the organization of the State, the judicial system. The UN says it has no mandate for that. Its mandate in Haiti is to maintain peace in the cemetery, had argued Seitenfus.
"... Haiti is living under the influence of international NGOs, charity universal. Over 90% of education and health are in private hands. The country has no public resources to be able to operate in a minimal state system. The UN fails to take account of cultural traits. Summarize in Haiti peace operation is to make the economy the real challenges facing the country. The problem is socio-economic development. When the unemployment rate reached 80%, it is unbearable to deploy a stabilization mission. There is nothing to stabilize and build everything, "says Ricardo Seitenfus, 62, graduated from the Institute of International Studies in Geneva.
"I wanted to remain an independent voice despite the weight of the organization I represent. I kept because I wanted to express my profound doubts and tell the world that is enough. This is enough to play with Haiti. January 12, taught me that there is tremendous potential for solidarity in the world. Even if we should not forget that in the early days, it is the Haitians themselves, bare hands, who tried to save their loved ones. Compassion has been very important in an emergency. But charity can not be the driving force in international relations. These are autonomy, sovereignty, fair trade, respect for others should be. We need to think simultaneously providing export opportunities for Haiti ", pointed out the recipient of this award, which some, expresses!