I have pleasure in expressing rny sincere gratitude to you for your clearltiLlinguess to request the Security Council to provide a specific nandate for theassist.ance requesteal by Haiti. f also lrish to thalk you for the tectrnicaL and professional co-operationalready under way as a result of the financing provided. by the United NationsDevel.opnent programme (UNDP), in response .to the appeals I nade as president of theInterin Government. The co-operation in question, which began just 10 days aftermy investiture, was the first nission conducted by an agency provid.ing fundiEg forelectoral purposes. In view of such favourable measures, it was nost regrettabte that for healthreasons I was unable to take up your invitat.ion of 12 June lggo and corne in personto meet itith you at United Nations Headquarters. I regret this particul,arly inview of the praiseworthy efforts rnade by the United Nations Resident Co-ordinatorin Haiti, Mr. Reinhart HeLnke, and in view of the visit to port-au-prince by yoursPecial eDvoy, Mr. Llean-Claude Ain{i, to discuss the assistance requested in det.ail. I am also extremely grateful to you for the initiative you took of sending inaalditioa the nission headed by your personal representative, Arnbassaalor Joao Augusto de Medicis. I can assure you that all sect.ors responsible for holding free, fair andcredibl,e electioDs - the Council of St.ate, a body specificafLy seh up for thebransition to democracy, the Itrterim Electoral Counci], an ind.ependent bodyresPonsible for the electoral process, and the Itaitian ,Armed Forces, lrhich areresponsible for security - join rne in requesting assistance from you.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal letter from the President of Haiti to the United Nations, expressing gratitude for assistance provided in the electoral process and requesting further support. The letter mentions the UNDP, electoral purposes, and the involvement of UN representatives, suggesting a focus on democratic development and governance. However, the text does not explicitly mention economic development, natural resources, or other specific sectors.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations