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The rule of law is at the center of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) mandate. The UN Department for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) simultaneously support peace and security institutions through the deployment of UN Police (UNPOL) officers, and also justice and…

As UN peacekeeping operations increasingly included humanitarian approaches, women became more and more present. In tandem with this trend, the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) uses various approaches to ensure that gender equality is at the heart of its activities. Did you know that…

A healthy planet is essential for a prosperous and peaceful future. We all have a role to play in protecting our only home. But it can be difficult to know what to do or where to start. That’s why this World Environment Day has just one request. Beat plastic pollution. Our world is swamped by…

The International Day of Peace, observed every year on 21 September, embodies our shared aspiration to end conflict in all its forms and to safeguard the human rights of all people. It is a day on which the United Nations calls for a 24-hour global ceasefire, with the hope that one day in our…

What would you do if you were forced to leave your home? Today, more than 68 million people around the world are refugees or internally displaced as a result of conflict or persecution. That is equivalent to the population of the world’s 20th largest country. Last year, someone was displaced every…

Top cops from across the globe are meeting at United Nations Headquarters this week to chart a vision for the police components deployed to UN peacekeeping missions. They are taking part in the two-day UN Chiefs of Police Summit ( UNCOPS) which aims to build up the relationship between UN and…

Tuesday 5 June. 6 pm. At Place Jérémie (Port-au-Prince) 34 dancers, accompanied by percussion players gather for a street performance. Aged 16 to 20, these youngsters start contemporary dance moves, following the Port-au-Prince Art Performance (PAPAP) workshops. Organized during 14 days by Haitian…

The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the recent violence in Haiti. They acknowledged the right to peaceful assembly and condemned all acts of violence and attacks on civilians, which have resulted in several deaths, and expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the…

Trafficking in persons is a vile crime that feeds on inequalities, instability and conflict. Human traffickers profit from peoples’ hopes and despair. They prey on the vulnerable and rob them of their fundamental rights. Children and young people, migrants and refugees are especially susceptible…

29 students from UNESCO Network of Schools in Haiti are sharing life lessons with the adult generation who leads the country through fables—33 in total—about MINUJUSTH mandate areas. According to the students who are participating of a fable contest launched in July, interests have replaced values…

New York, 1 August 2018 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Helen Meagher La Lime of the United States as his Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). Ms. La Lime will succeed…

SG: I believe in the power of young people. Peace, economic dynamism, social justice, tolerance – all this and more, depends on tapping into the potential power of youth. Not in some distant future, but today. Right now. That is what International Youth Day is about. Youth Envoy: The world’s young…