"The Wildfire of Hate Speech" (António Guterres)
Around the world, hate is on the march. A menacing wave of intolerance and hate-based violence is targeting worshippers of many faiths across the globe. Sadly – and disturbingly – such vicious incidents are becoming all too familiar. In recent months, we have seen Jews murdered in synagogues, their…
Security Council approves a resolution to create a UN “Integrated Office” in Haiti, ending UN peacekeeping role in the country
The Security Council on Monday approved a resolution to create a UN “Integrated Office” in Haiti, designed to support the country’s government in strengthening political stability and good governance. The Office, named BINUH, will replace the peacekeeping mission in Haiti on October 16, putting an…
Departure of the Indian peacekeepers after 11 years of supporting the Haitian police
A total of 126 officers from the India's Formed Police Unit (FPU) of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) left Haiti on Sunday 21 July, following the closing of operations of the last Indian contingent in the Caribbean country. The remaining 14 Indian officers will…
Departure of the Jordanian peacekeepers after 15 years of supporting the Haitian police
A total of 125 officers from the Jordan's Formed Police Unit (FPU) of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) left Haiti on 22 August, following the closing of operations of the last Jordanian contingent in the Caribbean country. The remaining 14 Jordanian officers will…
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#PeaceDay: 15 Years of UN Peacekeeping, a Visual Journey
The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) will complete its mandate on 15 October 2019, bringing to a close 15 consecutive years of peacekeeping in the country. MINUJUSTH, which started operations in October 2017, was preceded by a larger and more robust mission, the United…
MINUJUSTH stands ready to support peaceful solutions, devised by Haitians, to find a way out of the political crisis
On 4 October, as part of a demonstration in front of MINUJUSTH's headquarters in Port-au-Prince, a delegation handed the mission a letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General. The document, signed by seven senators, three deputies, and two mayors, was delivered to the Special…
Videos: Eight Women Peacekeepers Share their Experience with MINUJUSTH
In all fields of peacekeeping, women peacekeepers perform the same roles, to the same standards and under the same difficult conditions, as their male counterparts. Several members of the Police component of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) -Julia Pink from the…
MINUJUSTH completes its mandate, putting an end to 15 consecutive years of peacekeeping in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, 15 October 2019 - The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) completed its mandate on 15 October 2019, bringing to a close 15 consecutive years of peacekeeping in the country. MINUJUSTH, which started operations in October 2017, was preceded by a larger and…
Security Council marks transition from 15 years of UN peacekeeping in Haiti
UN News/New York- Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, briefed ambassadors at the Security council on major developments and achievements during the peacekeeping period in Haiti. “This chapter, which comes to an end today, was characterized by shared successes with…
AU and UN statements on the inauguration of the Darfur Regional Authority
8 February 2012 - The Head of the AU - UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Ibrahim Gambari, delivered today two statements from the African Union Chairperson, Jean Ping, and the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-mon, on the inauguration of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), held today in El…
Chairperson's statement on the second meeting of the DDPD Implementation Follow-up Commission
16 January 2012-The Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) Implementation Follow-up Commission (IFC) held its second meeting on 16 January 2012,at the UNAMID Headquarters in El Fasher.The meeting was chaired by Ahmed Bin Abdulla Al Mahmoud, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet…
Outcome statement of Joint United Nations Country Team and UNAMID meeting in El Fasher
On 11 December 2011, the Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR-P) of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), Ms. Aichatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, and the UN Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinatorad interim (RC/HC a.i.), Mr. Peter de Clercq, co-chaired in El…