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‘Now is the time for the governments that form part of the MINUSTAH [UnitedNations Stabilisation Mission], the UN and in particular France and theUnited States, [and] the governments of Latin America, to revise this actionthat is contrary to the basic needs of the Haitian people. We demand of thosegovernments and international organizations that they substitute the militaryoccupation with a true mission of solidarity, and that they take action to ensurethe urgent cancellation of the debt that is still being collected of Haiti.In order for Haiti to rebuild itself in dignity, national sovereignty is the fundamentalissue and a total and unconditional debt cancellation for Haiti must bethe first step towards a more general course of action. A new alternative developmentmodel to the IFIs and the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAsigned in December 2009, the Hope II Accord) is necessary and urgent. Themost industrialised countries, which have systematically exploited Haiti, beginningwith France and the United States, must pay compensation towardsa fund aimed at financing the reconstruction of the country, controlled by theHaitian people’s organisations.28 january 2010Pampazuka News: Pan-african voices for freedom and justiceEric Toussaint, president of the Committee for the Cancellation of ThirdWorld Debt – Belgium (www.cadtm.org), author of “The World Bank: A CriticalPrimer”, Pluto, London, 2008.Sophie Perchellet is vice-president of CADTM France.40Cooperazione internazionale e sviluppolocale: l’esperienza di ColorEsperanzaHelga SirchiaPoche riflessioni, a mo’ di conclusione, per cercare una risposta alla questioneche sorge, spontanea e ineludibile, dinnanzi a storie come quella raccontata inqueste pagine: e noi?Noi, quelli del cosiddetto ‘nord del mondo’, che viviamo oltre oceano e nellamigliore delle ipotesi conosciamo questa realtà per averla vista, ma non la viviamosulla nostra pelle; noi che forse intuiamo il senso dell’essere partecipi,sentiamo l’urgenza della responsabilità collettiva e vorremmo fare qualcosa,cosa possiamo fare in concreto?Questa domanda segue naturalmente quella più importante, per la quale è nato