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Launch of the first phase of Strategic and operational Planning training supported by BINUH and experts from the UN's Standing Police Capacity (SPC), as part of the Basket Fund activities.

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 at strengthening the Haitian National Police

22 Jan 2024

Haiti: UN report says gang violence spreading, urges speedy deployment of multinational security mission

GENEVA/PORT-AU-PRINCE (28 November 2023) - A new UN report out today details a further, shocking rise in gang violence in Haiti as criminal gangs forge alliances and expand to rural areas previously considered safe– killing, raping, kidnapping, and destroying property,

28 Nov 2023

A minute of silence in remembrance of our fallen colleagues in Gaza

On Monday, 13 November 2023, as did all the United Nations secretariat offices and duty stations around the world, BINUH lowered the UN flag and observed a minute of silence, to mourn our colleagues who have lost their lives in Gaza.

13 Nov 2023

Message of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Day / 24 october 2023

The United Nations is a reflection of the world as it is – and an aspiration of the world we know it can be.

It is our responsibility to help build that world of peace, sustainable development and human rights for all.

24 Oct 2023

Briefing to the Security Council by Ms. María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of BINUH New York, 23 October 2023

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

23 Oct 2023

Remarks of Special Representative Maria Isabel Salvador to the Security Council open briefing on Haiti (6 July 2023)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONSOPEN SESSIONBriefing by Ms. María Isabel SalvadorSpecial Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of BINUH6 July 2023

06 Jul 2023

Updating the national action plan for human rights, a priority for the government

On May 16, the inter-ministerial human rights committee (CIDP) convened representatives of governmental, international, and local organizations working in the field of human rightsto come together and update the draft National Human Rights Action Pla

26 May 2023

Excerpt from UN Secretary-General's remarks on Haiti during a Joint Press Conference with the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, on 15 Ma 2023

“[…] we have discussed, in particular, the situation in Haiti. Haiti is in a tragic, tragic situation. You have dramatic humanitarian needs. You have a political system that is paralyzed, and you have levels of violence by gangs that are absolutely appalling.

16 May 2023