The Republic of Haiti was present at San Francisco and siqcerely believed that in the wake of the catastrophic upheaval of the Second World War the will, the wisdom and the generosity of men devoted to peace and justice would lead to a new era based on full respect for the prinoiples embodied in our Charter. It believed that a new order would be established, based essentially on the equality and sovereignty of Member countries, on the rights of peoples to self-determination, on the peaceful settlement of disputes and non-interference in the internal affairs of States. Above all it believed that our Organisation, in keeping with vocation, would he at the centre of an enormous movement of active solidarity that would bring about real transfers of resource6 from the richest to the poorest, from the North to the South, in a climate of understanding and mutual respect and in the light of an intelligent vision of long-term interests of the international community, The Republic of Haiti, therefore, believed that science and technology would be used in the service of mankind, instead of contributing to its destruction, in order to put a final end to the spectres of hunger, ignorance and disease, to wat wrw?v. 19 42 (Mr. Estime, Haiti) provide the Membere OS our Organizetion, eegeobally the poorerrt one& uith the mean8 to Becure living conditions aommeneurate with their dignity. Was thi.61 too muah to hope for? Did that attitude show a lack of understanding of the facts of international life which 181 yearc of hard-won independence, preserved by endless sacrificee, should have kept eonetantly in the minds Of our people? In fact we believed that there would be a steady elimination of the saourges of raaim, eegregation and foreign domination, from which we were made to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by the Republic of Haiti, emphasizing the country's expectations and hopes for a new era of international cooperation and development after World War II. The text mentions the importance of science and technology, the transfer of resources from richer to poorer countries, and the elimination of scourges such as hunger, ignorance, and disease. These themes suggest that the text is focused on issues related to global development, humanitarian aid, and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief, International cooperation