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Resolution Number: 1994-D125
Title: Urge International Effort to Relieve the Haitian Situation
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred As Amended
Final Text:

Resolved, That this 71st General Convention express its deep concern for the present situation faced by the people of Haiti; and be it further

Resolved, That this General Convention request the Presiding Bishop to urge the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, and the Secretary General of the United Nations to do all that is possible:

  1. to remove the embargo against Haiti because of its effect on the poor;
  2. to bring about a negotiated solution to the Haitian situation.
Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 1994 (New York: General Convention, 1995), p. 810.