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Civil society organizations are providing a space for reflection on the political transition, the draft constitution, and the next steps in the electoral process
The third National Forum of Civil Society Organizations, organized by the Volunteers for the Development of Haiti (VDH), which brings together nearly 3,000 organizations, with the support of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), was held on June 20 and 21 in Port-au-Prince. Bringing…
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UN Secretary-General appoints Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu of Mexico as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu of Mexico as his new Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). He succeeds María Isabel Salvador of Ecuador, to whom the Secretary…
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Haiti : Religious Leaders United for Peace and Youth Reintegration
A strong wave of mobilization marked the high-level session of the Interinstitutional and Interministerial Task Force on Disarmament, Dismantling, Reintegration and the Reduction of Community Violence (SNDDR-RCV), held in Port-au-Prince on 9 October 2025. Bringing together 223 participants…
Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti, briefs the Security Council meeting on the question concerning Haiti and the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti.
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Speech of the SRSG – UN Security Council briefing
Mr. President, distinguished members of the Council, Excellencies, It is an honor to address you for the first time as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti. Over the past two and a half months since I arrived in Haiti, I have met with different stakeholders, from national…
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Statement on escalation of violence in Hudaydah by Head of UNMHA
HUDAYDAH, 29 August 2020 — The Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC), Abhijit Guha, is alarmed by the escalation of violence in the Governorate of Hudaydah. The intense fighting that occurred around…
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UNMHA HOM Lollesgaard's Eid-ul-Fitr Greetings to Yemenis: Yemen Deserves Peace
The Head of the United Nations Mission to Support Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) and Chairman of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) Lt. Gen. Michael Lollesgaard extends his warmest greetings and wishes for peace and prosperity to the Yemeni people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. “On the…