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STORY: UN / HAITI
TRT: 04:01
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / FRENCH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 03 JULY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
03 JULY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2.Various, Security Council
3. Med shot, Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag
4. SOUNDBITE (English) María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH):
“The installation of the Transitional Presidential Council in April, and the designation of a Prime Minister and a new government, sworn in last month, are clear indications of progress. Works have continued at the Port-au-Prince Airport, where flights have resumed and the building of the base that will house the Multinational Security Support Mission has been completed. A first group of Kenyan Police officers for the Multinational Security Support Mission arrived on 25 June. This first deployment is an important step in the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2699 and brings renewed hope to the people of Haiti.”
5. Wide shot, Council
6. SOUNDBITE (English) María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH):
“Alarming levels of violence remain a source of great concern. Indiscriminate gun violence has been consistently spreading beyond the capital to other regions of the country. The gangs’ recurrent attacks since 29 February have severely hampered national and international efforts to fast track the recruitment process of new police officers and attrition rates in the National Police continue to be high. The recent designation of a new Director General of the Haitian National Police brings new hope to the continuous fight against gang violence.”
7. Med shot, United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield addressing Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“This Mission must centre accountability and human rights compliance in its conduct and its operations to give the Haitian people confidence in what they are doing. Robust oversight must remain essential to preventing and mitigating human rights concerns. We also know that the efforts of the MSS Mission and BINUH are inextricably linked. If the MSS mission can succeed in supporting the Haitian National Police and improving Haiti’s security environment, BINUH’s efforts will have greater success in implementing its mandate in key areas.”
9. Wide shot, Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille addressing Council
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Garry Conille, Prime Minister, Haiti:
“Haiti is currently at a critical point with 12,000 armed individuals holding a population of 12 million hostage. At this decisive juncture, no project, be it economic or political can be tackled without addressing the security issue. For that reason, my government welcomes the implementation of commitments made in resolution 2699 regarding the Multinational Security Support Mission. The deployment of the first contingent of police officers alongside Haitian law enforcement agencies should help put a stop to the barbarity of criminal groups.”
11. Med shot, Dominican Republic Minister for Foreign Affairs Roberto Álvarez Gil, addressing Council
12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Roberto Álvarez Gil, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dominican Republic:
“The initial progress that today we're seeing is the fruit of multilateral cooperation. It's proof that this is the right path. The Dominican Republic, as I have said, will support the mission by providing medical assistance to the MSS personnel on Dominican territory. This is a key aspect to contribute to the success of this mission.”
13. Wide shot, Kenya’s Ambassador Njambi Kinyungu addressing Council
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Njambi Kinyungu, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Kenya:
“On 25th June, the first Kenya police contingent, KEN-POL 1, of the Multinational Security Support Mission, MSS, comprising of 200 formed up police unit, arrived in Port-au-Prince to a warm reception and strong expression of support by the government and people of Haiti. Since its arrival, eight days ago, the contingent has held operational meetings with the Haitian National Police and commenced joint operations.”
15. Zoom out, end of Council session
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), María Isabel Salvador, today (3 Jun) told the Security Council that the deployment of the first group of Kenyan Police officers for the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) “is an important step in the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2699 and brings renewed hope to the people of Haiti.”
Salvador, welcomed the installation of the Transitional Presidential Council in April, and the designation of a Prime Minister and a new government, which she said, “are clear indications of progress.”
Nevertheless, the Special Representative said, “alarming levels of violence remain a source of great concern” as “indiscriminate gun violence has been consistently spreading beyond the capital to other regions of the country.”
She said, “the gangs’ recurrent attacks since 29 February have severely hampered national and international efforts to fast track the recruitment process of new police officers and attrition rates in the National Police continue to be high.”
United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Council that the MSS “must centre accountability and human rights compliance in its conduct and its operations to give the Haitian people confidence in what they are doing.”
Thomas-Greenfield said, “the efforts of the MSS Mission and BINUH are inextricably linked. If the MSS mission can succeed in supporting the Haitian National Police and improving Haiti’s security environment, BINUH’s efforts will have greater success in implementing its mandate in key areas.”
Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille told the Council that “Haiti is currently at a critical point with 12,000 armed individuals holding a population of 12 million hostage.”
“At this decisive juncture,” he said, “no project, be it economic or political can be tackled without addressing the security issue.”
Conille welcomed the implementation of commitments made in resolution 2699 regarding the Multinational Security Support Mission and said, “the deployment of the first contingent of police officers alongside Haitian law enforcement agencies should help put a stop to the barbarity of criminal groups.”
The Dominican Republic’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Roberto Álvarez Gil said, “the initial progress that today we're seeing is the fruit of multilateral cooperation. It's proof that this is the right path. The Dominican Republic, as I have said, will support the mission by providing medical assistance to the MSS personnel on Dominican territory. This is a key aspect to contribute to the success of this mission.”
For her part, Kenya’s Ambassador Njambi Kinyungu said, the first Kenya police contingent had arrived in Port-au-Prince “to a warm reception and strong expression of support by the government and people of Haiti,” and has since “held operational meetings with the Haitian National Police and commenced joint operations.”
On 2 October 2023, the Security Council authorized deployment of a Multinational Security Support Mission, headed by Kenya, in close cooperation and coordination with the Government of Haiti, for an initial period of 12 months, with a review after nine.
Adopting resolution 2699 (2023), the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, authorized the Mission on the understanding that the cost of implementing the operation will be borne by voluntary contributions and support from individual Member States and regional organizations, in strict compliance with international law.
