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Georgeline Jean, 34, is a psychologist and social worker with AVSI Foundation. Her mission? Target youth aged 15 to 24 to participate in vocational training and income-generating activities. © David Nieto / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018

Georgeline Jean (AVSI): "Youth is the future in Haiti"

In the summer of 2018, the United Nations Mission for the Support of Justice in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) launched “Jenès la Avni” ("Youth is the Future"), an innovative project for professional accompaniment, job creation and the…
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The Victims’ Rights Advocate for the United Nations, Jane Connors, speaking at a press conference in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. © UN Photo/Isaac Billy

‘Many challenges to overcome’ at UN, in fight against abuse: victims’ advocate

The UN is committed to recognizing the rights of victims of sexual exploitation by UN personnel but, when it comes to preventing and responding to abuse, there is a still “a long way to go, and many challenges to overcome,”…
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Joint patrol of the National Police (HNP) with Individual Police Officers (IPOs) and Jordanian policemen from the Formed Police Unit (FPU) based in Les Gonaïves (Artibonite). © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018

Public Security: Two intenational police units leave Haiti

On 18 december, there will be only five international police units left in the country to support the National Police (HNP) operations. The return of the Bangladeshi unit (based in Miragoâne, Nippes) and one of the Indian…
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Press Release of the Core Group – 22 November 2018

Port-au-Prince, 22 November 2018 – The Core Group (composed of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, the Ambassadors of Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, the European Union, the United…
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The Secretary-General – Message on AIDS Day

Thirty years after the first World AIDS Day, the response to HIV stands at a crossroads. Which way we turn may define the course of the epidemic—whether we will end AIDS by 2030, or whether future generations will carry on…
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A young student at a school for disabled children in the poor neighborhood of Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UN Photo/Logan Abassi

The Secretary-General – Message on the International Day of Persons with Diasabilities

More than 1 billion people in the world live with some form of disability. In many societies, persons with disabilities often end up disconnected, living in isolation and facing discrimination. In its pledge to leave no one…
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The Secretary-General – Message on Human Rights Day

For 70 years, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been a global beacon – shining a light for dignity, equality and well-being … and bringing hope to dark places. The rights proclaimed in the Declaration apply to…
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Mathania Charles, 21 years old, is a volunteer for the Toya Fundation, an Haitian NGO dedicated to women empowerment. © Ruvens Ely Boyer / UN / PNUD, 2018

The Secretary-General – Message on the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

There are approximately 1 billion volunteers across the globe, who dedicate their time, skills and passion to make the world a better place. They are often the first to act in moments of crisis. They create social bonds and…
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Ms. Marie Yolaine Mathieu, Chief Commissioner of the DAP for the Eastern Region, talks to inmates of the women's civil prison of Cabaret. © Leonora Baumann / UN /MINUJUSTH, 2018

Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Helen La Lime, briefs Security Council on the progress report of the Secretary-General on MINUJUSTH

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Helen La Lime, briefed the Security Council today at UN Headquarters on the situation in Haiti and the UN Mission for Justice support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). Ms. La…
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