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Water is vital for survival and, alongside sanitation, helps protect public and environmental health. Our bodies, our cities and our industries, our agriculture and our ecosystems all depend on it. Water is a human right. Nobody should be denied access. This World Water Day is about upholding this…

As part of the United Nations effort to prevent and eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse by its staff, the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) and the UN agencies in the country have organized a theatre experience in the capital Port-au-Prince and major provincial towns. This…

With the end of the UN’s peacekeeping presence in Haiti in sight, the UN’s human rights chief told the Security Council on Wednesday that the country now stands “at the crossroads between peacekeeping and development”, urging all concerned parties to continue building on progress made, or “risk…

This World Health Day focuses on universal health coverage and the crucial role primary health care plays in making such coverage a reality. Half the world’s population is still unable to obtain the essential health services they need. Universal Health Coverage is about changing this and ensuring…

The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) will close on 15 October 2019, marking the transition towards a United Nations’ presence in the country without a peacekeeping operation. The Security Council has authorized a final six-month extension, as scheduled, to complete a…

A free press is essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights. No democracy is complete without access to transparent and reliable information. It is the cornerstone for building fair and impartial institutions, holding leaders accountable and speaking truth to power. This…

From March 13th to April 24th 2019, 30 young people have been commuting 3 times a week from the underprivileged neighborhoods of Martissant and La Saline, in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), to the premises of the “made in Haiti” tablets company Sûrtab, in the SONAPI industrial zone. Thanks to the support of…

This year marks the 20th Anniversary since the passing of the landmark United Nations Security Council resolution mandating a peacekeeping operation to use all necessary means to protect civilians at risk. Since the initial Protection of Civilians (POC) resolutions in 1999 ( Res. 1265 and Res. 1270)…

Each 5 June, the United Nations celebrates the World Environment Day to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises and communities in preserving and enhancing the environment. A global platform for public outreach through the 2019 theme: “Beat…

Ever since the UN deployed the first of its 72 peacekeeping missions back in 1948, more than 3,800 peacekeepers have lost their lives, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, at a wreath laying ceremony in honour of those “brave men and women” who serve. Speaking of “the true cost of…

Today we honor more than one million men and women who have served as United Nations peacekeepers since our first mission in 1948. We remember the more than 3,800 personnel who paid the ultimate price. And we express our deepest gratitude to the 100,000 civilian, police and military peacekeepers…

The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have released a report on the events that took place in La Saline, Port-au-Prince on 13 and 14 November 2018. During two days, five armed gangs conducted a planned…