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Mr. President, distinguished members of the Council, Excellencies, It is an honor to address you for the first time as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti. Over the past two and a half months since I…

The third National Forum of Civil Society Organizations, organized by the Volunteers for the Development of Haiti (VDH), which brings together nearly 3,000 organizations, with the support of the United Nations Integrated…

Monsieur le Président, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I come before you hopeful for the signs of progress in the political front, despite serious setbacks in the security one. On…

Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen: Sinc my last briefing to this Council in July, the situation in Haiti has regrettably worsened. There are more than 700…

Port-au-Prince (20 September 2024) – Approximately one year ago, I stood before you and painted a bleak picture of the human rights situation in Haiti. Today, I am sad to say, that all indicators remain extremely worrying…

The BINUH Human Rights Section organized a meeting with civil society human rights organizations (CSO) actors on the multinational security support mission for Haiti (MSS) human rights Compliance mechanism, on 28 August. The…

Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, One year ago, almost to the day, I briefed this Council for the first time as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for…

The members of the Security Council recognize the key role of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in facilitating Haiti’s efforts to overcome the ongoing political stalemate and security situation. The members of the Security…

The members of the Security Council were briefed on 6 March by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), María Isabel Salvador, on the situation in…

Madame President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Haiti remains plagued by a mounting scale of violence due to an unprecedented surge in kidnappings, rapes and other crimes committed…

Experts from the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Police Division Standing Police Capacity (SPC) alongside the BINUH Police advisors kicked off a training aimed…

This year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities reminds us that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires living up to the promise to leave no one behind, especially the 1.3 billion persons with…