8070th Security Council Meeting: Situation in Haiti

Security Council presidential statement notes contributions by United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti during 13-Year mandate at 8070th meeting.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:06:13
• Production Date: 17 October 2017
• Asset Language: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish
• Personal Subject: FRANÇOIS DELATTRE
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION FOR JUSTICE SUPPORT IN HAITI - MINUJUSTH; UNITED NATIONS STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI - MINUSTAH
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPERS
• Geographic Subject: HAITI
• MAMS Id: 2005397
• Parent Id: 2004801

Description

As the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) completed its mandate on 15 October, the Security Council welcomed the notable progress made by Haiti towards stability and democracy.

In presidential statement S/PRST/2017/20, read by François Delattre (France), its President for October, the Council recognized the contribution MINUSTAH had made in restoring security and stability throughout its 13 year tenure and expressed appreciation of the efforts of the United Nations Country Team.

Recalling that the primary responsibility for ensuring stability lay with the Government of Haiti, the Council reaffirmed the need for political dialogue to help defuse tensions between competing groups. Also reaffirming the need for addressing ongoing socioeconomic grievances, the Council emphasized the importance of prioritizing strengthening the rule of law, judicial reform, respect for human rights, including the empowerment of women and their full participation in decision-making, and further developing the capacity of the Haitian National Police.

The Council also recognized the United Nations “New Approach to Cholera in Haiti” and its continued progress in reductions of suspected cases of cholera. In addition it reaffirmed its support for the United Nations zero tolerance policy on all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse.

Further to the presidential statement, the Council underscored the importance of continued support to Haiti and welcomed the work of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) to consolidate progress made as the country transitioned to a non-peacekeeping United Nations presence. It emphasized the importance of MINUJUSTH developing a clearly benchmarked projected two year exit strategy to a non peacekeeping United Nations presence to continue supporting the efforts of the Government of Haiti in sustaining peace and peacebuilding.

At the outset of the meeting, the President expressed deepest sympathy and condolences to the people of Somalia and the families of the victims of the terrorist attack in Mogadishu. The Council then observed one minute of silence.

The meeting started at 10:11 a.m. and ended at 10:18 a.m.