UN / HAITI

The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti until 31 January 2027. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:55
• Production Date: 29 January 2026
• Asset Language: English; French
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS INTEGRATED OFFICE IN HAITI - BINUH
• Subject Topical: HAITI SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: HAITI
• MAMS Id: 3530653
• Parent Id: 3530653
• Alternate Title: unifeed260129c

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STORY: UN / HAITI
TRT: 01:55
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS

DATELINE: 29 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters

29 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Somalia:
“Will those in favour of the draft resolution contained in document S/2026/49, please raise their hand.… Those against… abstentions.”
4. Various shots, delegates voting
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Somalia:
“The result of the voting is as follows:
The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2814 (2026).”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jennifer Locetta, Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs, Mission to the United Nations, United States:
“The United States continues to stress that the UN must focus its role in maintaining peace and security, while also ensuring that Member State dollars are effectively and efficiently used towards that end. In that regard, we presented a reduced mandate for the UN Integrated Office in Haiti, which had expanded well beyond its original, intended scope.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Pierre Ericq Pierre, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Haiti:
“The Republic of Haiti welcomes this resolution, which reflects a more integrated understanding of the current challenges and, above all, of the need to produce concrete results.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Pierre Ericq Pierre, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Haiti:
“Our objective is clear: to protect the population, reduce violence, restore the rule of law, and create the conditions for lasting institutional stability, thanks to an inclusive dialogue that includes Haitians in the country and the Haitian diaspora.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council

Storyline

Today (29 Jan), the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) until 31 January 2027.

Panama and the US, the co-penholders on Haiti, authored the text.

Addressing the Security Council after the vote, US Ambassador Jennifer Locetta said, “The United States continues to stress that the UN must focus its role in maintaining peace and security, while also ensuring that Member State dollars are effectively and efficiently used towards that end. In that regard, we presented a reduced mandate for the UN Integrated Office in Haiti, which had expanded well beyond its original, intended scope.”

Pierre Ericq Pierre, Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations, said, “The Republic of Haiti welcomes this resolution, which reflects a more integrated understanding of the current challenges and, above all, of the need to produce concrete results.”

He also said, “Our objective is clear: to protect the population, reduce violence, restore the rule of law, and create the conditions for lasting institutional stability, thanks to an inclusive dialogue that includes Haitians in the country and the Haitian diaspora.”