Haiti

Susan Page, Head of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH).
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New UN mission to support rule of law, police development in Haiti

26 December 2017
Interviews

Mobile police teams from the new UN mission in Haiti will bring together local communities and political leaders in efforts to find solutions to the country’s peace and justice needs.

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Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (foreground left) and UN Special Envoy for Haiti Josette Sheeran (rear left) with Haitian families affected by cholera.
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UN 'will walk with Haiti' on path towards sustainable development, senior official pledges

5 November 2017
SDGs

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and UN Special Envoy for Haiti Josette Sheeran wrapped up a three-day visit to the island on Sunday, pledging more help to defeat cholera and assist the Government in achieving the broader aims of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Mamadou Diallo, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Interim Head of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) speaks to the press in Port-au-Prince. Photo Logan Abassi UN/MINUJUSTH

UN will accompany Haiti in shaping a sustainable future, deputy Mission chief says

25 October 2017
The United Nations will remain side by side with Haiti on the country’s path to sustainable development, the Organization’s senior official in the island nation has said.
The UN flag is raised at the opening ceremony for the new United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH).
Logan Abassi/MINUJUSTH

Secretary-General welcomes launch of new UN mission in Haiti

16 October 2017
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterrs welcomed the establishment Monday of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), following the closure of its predecessor peacekeeping mission.
Sandra Honoré, The Special Representative of the Secretary General and chief of MINUSTAH.
UN Photo

Support from the UN to end cholera in Haiti will continue

12 October 2017
General News

Support from the UN to help Haiti finally put an end to cholera, will continue when a new UN Mission for Justice Support, known as MINUJUSTH,

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Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), briefs the Security Council.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Ahead of UN mission's closure, envoy reports greater stability, security in Haiti

12 October 2017
Haiti has seen a significant turnaround from profound instability, widespread political violence, and a climate of lawlessness that in 2004 impacted the every-day lives of millions of Haitians, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean islands country told the Security Council on Thursday.
Jovenel Moise, President of Haiti, addresses the general debate of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

Haitian President backs Paris climate accord, calls on UN to honour commitments on tackling cholera

21 September 2017
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly today, Jovenel Moise, President of Haiti, expressed deep commitment to the environmental targets in the global goals on sustainable development and said his island nation is seeking to build its resilience against the natural disasters and extreme weather events that consistently beleaguer its people and other countries in the Caribbean
Hurricane Matthew passed over Jeremie, Haiti, on 4 October 2016, a category 4 storm with heavy rains and winds. The country is now bracing for Hurricane Irma.
UN Photo/Logan Abassi

Seek safety ahead of Hurricane Irma, UNICEF urges Haitians

6 September 2017
General News

Haitians who are bracing themselves for the arrival of the Category 5 Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean, need to prepare themselves and move out of harm’s way if necessary.

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Shackles used to bind slaves.
UN Photo/Mark Garten

Slave trade remembrance a symbol of justice among people

23 August 2017
General News

A slave uprising in the Caribbean nearly 300 years ago represents a symbolic victory for human rights and freedom.

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Members of a Formed Police Unit serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) patrol a neighborhood in the capital, Port-au-Prince. UN File Photo/Marco Dormino

UN official urges continued support for Haiti as mission drawdown continues

18 July 2017
General News

International support for Haiti will be critical as the United Nations continues the drawdown of its mission in the Caribbean country, the organization’s top official there told the

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