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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…
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Spreading gang violence poses major risk to Haiti and Caribbean sub-region, UN human rights report warns
GENEVA/PORT-AU-PRINCE (11 July 2025) – Escalating gang violence outside Port-au-Prince has claimed over 1,000 lives and forced hundreds of thousands to flee since October 2024, threatening to destabilise not only Haiti but…
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Haiti: At least 1,520 people killed in violence during the second quarter of 2025
Port-au-Prince, August 1, 2025 During the second quarter of 2025, the human rights situation in Haiti remained extremely worrying. Criminal groups expanded and intensified their attacks outside of Port-au-Prince, particularly…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Members of the RCC with Acting UNMHA Head of Mission Hany Nakhleh during the sixth joint RCC joint meeting. UN Photo/UNMHA.
Parties meet with UNMHA during sixth Redeployment Coordination Committee meeting
Members of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) held their sixth joint meeting on 8 and 9 September 2019 onboard the UN-flagged vessel in the open waters off Hudaydah. RCC Co-chair General Ali Al Mushiki with Acting…
RCC Co-chairs General Mohammed Eidah (left) and General Ali Al Mushiki (right) with UNMHA Head of Mission Abhijit Guha (centre) during the seventh RCC joint meeting. UN Photo/UNMHA.
Commitment to Hudaydah Agreement discussed during seventh Redeployment Coordination Committee
The Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) held its seventh joint meeting on 18 and 19 December 2019 aboard the UN-flagged vessel in international waters. Members of the RCC with UNMHA Head of Mission Abhijit Guha during…
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Statement by the Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Abhijit Guha on airstrikes in Hudaydah
HUDAYDAH, 25 November 2019 — The Head of the United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Abhijit Guha is deeply concerned by the…
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Establishment of observation posts leads to reduction in violence in Hudaydah
HUDAYDAH, 8 November 2019 — The recent establishment of five Observation Posts along the Hudaydah city frontlines has led to a significant reduction in violence on the ground. The Head of UNMHA and Chair of the Redeployment…