Haitian President René Préval underlines the necessity of creating the Red Helmets in his opening speech at the United Nations conference on Haiti's reconstruction.
René Préval : “If the spirit of solidarity and brotherhood that we are experiencing since January 12 does not vanish, but rather extends and deepens, the dream of belonging to each country and to each nation as a true worldwide human community is likely to happen one day.
But the Haitian earthquake taught us that the generosity of nations must be disciplined.
This occasion gives me the opportunity to note, as I've discussed with the Secretary General earlier, the necessity of creating a humanitarian force of intervention, the Red Helmets, under the auspices of the United Nations, to coordinate responses to disasters that are bound to occur: earthquakes, tsunamis and other disasters due to climate change. International aid must be coordinated downstream for it to express its effectiveness. "
