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MINUJUSTH and OHCHR release a report on the violent events of 13 and 14 November in La Saline
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…
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres. Photo: ONU/Mark Garten. (archive)
"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…
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…
126 officers from the last MINUJUSTH Indian police contingent left Haiti on the 21st of July to return to their country and reunite with their families as part of the gradual withdrawal of the last four formed police units of the mission. © UNPOL Djibrilla M. Hafizou / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2019
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…
125 officers from the last MINUJUSTH Jordanian police contingent left Haiti on 22 August to return to their country and reunite with their families as part of the gradual withdrawal of the last two formed police units of the mission. © UNPOL Marième Debo MBodj / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2019
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…
UN peacekeepers conduct a patrol in the volatile neighbourhood of Bel-Air in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince in April 2004. © Sophia Paris / UN / MINUSTAH, 2004
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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…
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…
Eight women, among them Mima Gentile (Canada), Yousra Ben Belgacem (Tunisia), Winifred Chigozie Ezeanyika (Nigeria), Afodor Ablavi Koudadje (Togo) and Karine Lessard (Canada), shared their experience as women peacekeepers with MINUJUSTH. © UNPOL Djibrilla M. Hafizou / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2019
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…