UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/C.5/45/13 5October 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH - Forty-fifth session FIFTHCOMMITTEE Agendaitems118and154 PROGRAMME BUDGET FORTHEBIENNIUM 1990-1991 ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE TOHAITI Programme budgetimplications ofdraftresolution A/45/L.2 Statement submitted bytheSecretary-General inaccordance with rule153oftherulesofprocedure oftheGeneral Assembly A.Requests contained inthedraftresolution 1.Underthetermsofdraftresolution A/45/L.2, theGeneral Assembly, "Taking noteoftheletters dated23June1/and9August 1990l,../from thePresident oftheProvisional Government oftheRepublic ofHaititothe Secretary-General, inwhichthePresident requested assistance fromtheUnited Nations inordertoachieve thepeaceful andefficient development ofthe comingelectoral process, " "[Would request] theSecretary-General, inco-operation withregional organizations andMemberStates, toprovide thebroadest possible support to theGovernment ofHaitiinmeeting, totheextentpossible, thefollowing requests: "(a)Anucleus ofsome50observers thatwouldarriveinHaitipriorto voterregistration andwouldleaveonlyaftertheelections; "(b)Reinforcement ofthenucleus atthetimeofelections andvoter registration, bringing thetotaltoafewhundred observers; "(c)Assistance totheCo-ordinating Committee forthesecurity ofthe elections, tobeprovided bytwoorthreeadvisers; 90-24820 2349a(E) /...UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/C.5/45/13 5October 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH - Forty-fifth session FIFTHCOMMITTEE Agendaitems118and154 PROGRAMME BUDGET FORTHEBIENNIUM 1990-1991 ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE TOHAITI Programme budgetimplications ofdraftresolution A/45/L.2 Statement submitted bytheSecretary-General inaccordance with rule153oftherulesofprocedure oftheGeneral Assembly A.Requests contained inthedraftresolution 1.Underthetermsofdraftresolution A/45/L.2, theGeneral Assembly, "Taking noteoftheletters dated23June1/and9August 1990l,../from thePresident oftheProvisional Government oftheRepublic ofHaititothe Secretary-General, inwhichthePresident requested assistance fromtheUnited Nations inordertoachieve thepeaceful andefficient development ofthe comingelectoral process, " "[Would request] theSecretary-General, inco-operation withregional organizations andMemberStates, toprovide thebroadest possible support to theGovernment ofHaitiinmeeting, totheextentpossible, thefollowing requests: "(a)Anucleus ofsome50observers thatwouldarriveinHaitipriorto voterregistration andwouldleaveonlyaftertheelections; "(b)Reinforcement ofthenucleus atthetimeofelections andvoter registration, bringing thetotaltoafewhundred observers; "(c)Assistance totheCo-ordinating Committee forthesecurity ofthe elections, tobeprovided bytwoorthreeadvisers; 90-24820 2349a(E) /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAlC.5/45/l3 English Page2 "(d)Observation oftheimplementation oftheelectoral security plansby specialized staff,thatis,byobservers, thenumberofwhomremains tobe determined, withsolideJeperience inthepublic orderfield". B.Activities bywhichtheproposed requests wouldbeimplemented 2.Should theGeneral Assembly adoptdraftresolution A/45/L.2, the Secretary-General wouldestablish anobserver mission tobeknownasthe"United Nations Observer GroupfortheVerification ofElections inHaiti" (ONUVEH) forthe purpose ofverifying theelections inHaiti, scheduled for16December 1990. The groupwouldoperate fromearlyOctober 1990untilJanuary 1991. Thetwomain phasesofthemission wouldbe:(a)fromvoterregistration beginning on 5October 1990;and(b)theactualelection, currently scheduled for16December 1990,followed byarun-off election currently scheduled for13January 1991. 3.Theproposed staffing tableforthemission comprises (a)87staffmembers, whowouldfillthesubstantive andadministrative postsoftheGroup(including 10 FieldService radiotechnicians whowouldbeintheareaforthreetofourweeksto
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to international cooperation and assistance, specifically in the context of electoral assistance to a country (Haiti). The focus is on providing support to the government and ensuring a peaceful and efficient electoral process. The text also mentions the establishment of an observer mission, which suggests a monitoring and verification role.

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