New York.- The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, reported today before the United Nations General Assembly that there are currently about 200,000 foreign minors in the Dominican public education system, of which an estimated 147,906 are of Haitian origin.
He also noted that in 2023 alone, medical care for Haitian immigrants represented 12% of the total services provided by the Dominican public health system.
In his address to the General Assembly, President Abinader said that the Dominican State has assumed great responsibility in the Haitian crisis, far beyond what it should be.
“These figures reflect the great economic burden and humanitarian sense of the Dominican Republic, but we cannot do it alone,” he said.
President Abinader stressed that the Dominican Government is deeply committed to the protection of human rights at the national and international levels.
“This commitment is an integral part of our foreign policy, which establishes the promotion and defence of human rights as one of its main pillars. There are no calculations or sides here, only principles,” he said during the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations.
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He also stressed that the crisis in Haiti deserves special attention.
“For more than three years, instability in the neighboring country has put significant pressure on our security. We have firmly requested the involvement of the international community in a leading and sustained role in the stabilization of Haiti. This is a strategic necessity for the security of my country and the entire region,” he explained.
