At its 54th plenary meeting, on 11 November 2004, the Economic and Social Council, recalling its resolution 2004/52 of 23 July 2004 on the long-term programme of support for Haiti, and in order to reactivate the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti, decided:
(a) To appoint the Permanent Representatives of Benin, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Haiti, Spain and Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations as the members of the Advisory Group;
(b) That the Advisory Group would invite the participation of the President of the Economic and Social Council and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, also acting as Chairman of the core group, in the work of the Advisory Group;
(c) That the Advisory Group would follow closely and provide advice on Haiti’s long-term development strategy to promote socio-economic recovery and stability, with particular attention to the need to ensure coherence and sustainability in international support for Haiti, based on the long-term national development priorities, building upon the Interim Cooperation Framework and stressing the need to avoid overlap and duplication with respect to existing mechanisms;
(d) That the Advisory Group would work with Member States, the core group, the Security Council, other United Nations organs, bodies and specialized agencies and, in particular, the United Nations Development Programme, the Bretton Woods institutions, regional organizations and institutions, including the Organization of American States and the Caribbean Community, the Inter-American Development Bank and other major stakeholders;
(e) To request the Advisory Group to submit a report on its work, with recommendations, as appropriate, to the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2005.
