UN Documents for Haiti
Selected Security Council Resolutions | View All |
18 October 2024 S/RES/2752 | This resolution renewed the sanctions regime on Haiti imposed by resolution 2653 of 21 October 2022. |
30 September 2024 S/RES/2751 | This resolution renewed for one year the authorisation for member states to deploy a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti to help re-establish security in the country and build conditions conducive to holding free and fair elections. |
12 July 2024 S/RES/2743 | This resolution renewed BINUH's mandate for one year, until 15 July 2025. |
Selected Security Council Presidential Statements | View All |
24 March 2021 S/PRST/2021/7 | The Council expressed its deep concern regarding the protracted political, constitutional, humanitarian, and security crises in Haiti, and emphasised the primary responsibility of the government of Haiti to address underlying drivers of instability. |
17 October 2017 S/PRST/2017/20 | This presidential statement recognised the contribution MINUSTAH has made in restoring security and stability throughout its 13-year tenure, expressing appreciation of the efforts of the UN Country Team, and welcoming the work of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). |
6 April 2011 S/PRST/2011/7 | This presidential statement was adopted at the open debate chaired by Colombia's president. |
Selected Secretary-General's Reports | View All |
15 October 2024 S/2024/742 | This was the Secretary-General's 90-day report on Haiti. |
27 June 2024 S/2024/508 | This was the Secretary-General's 90-day report on Haiti. |
16 April 2024 S/2024/310 | This was the Secretary-General's 90-day report on Haiti. |
Selected Security Council Letters | View All |
29 November 2024 S/2024/868 | This was a letter from the President of the Security Council addressed to the Secretary-General requesting a comprehensive assessment of the current situation in Haiti along with strategic-level recommendations on the full range of options for possible UN support. |
22 October 2024 S/2024/765 | This was a letter addressed to the President of the Security Council transmitting a request from the President of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council to transform the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission into a UN peacekeeping operation. |
25 March 2024 S/2024/253 | This letter from the Panel of Experts assisting the 2653 Sanctions Committee on Haiti addressed to the President of the Security Council transmitted the panel's interim report, covering the period from 13 November 2023 to 15 February 2024. |
Selected Security Council Meeting Records | View All |
6 July 2023 S/PV.9368 | This is the meeting record of an open briefing on Haiti. |
26 April 2023 S/PV.9311 | This was the 90-day briefing of the Special Representative and head of BINUH. |
24 January 2023 S/PV.9247 | This was a meeting on the situation in Haiti. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) Helen La Lime briefed on recent developments and the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report on BINUH (S/2023/41). |
Selected Security Council Press Statements | View All |
23 December 2024 SC/15954 | This was a press statement in which Council members reiterated their deep concern about the crisis in Haiti, condemned the ongoing violence in the country, and expressed their concern about the “slow progress on Haiti’s road map for restoring democratic institutions”. They also took note of the Council’s 29 November letter to the Secretary-General requesting options for future UN support for Haiti. |
21 March 2024 SC/15636 | This press statement took note of the 11 March agreement facilitated by CARICOM, reiterated Council members’ support for a Haitian-led political process, and stressed the importance of swiftly deploying the MSS mission. |
11 March 2024 SC/15620 | This press statement expressed Council members’ deep concern about the security and humanitarian situation in Haiti, condemned the continued destabilising criminal activities of armed gangs, and expressed the “expectation and hope” that the MSS mission would deploy as soon as possible. |
Selected General Assembly Documents | View All |
10 July 2017 A/71/L.78 | This was a General Assembly resolution that welcomed the Secretary-General’s intention to invite member states to voluntarily direct their share of the unencumbered balance and other income of MINUSTAH to the UN Haiti Cholera Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund. |
Selected Human Rights Council Documents | View All |
3 April 2017 A/HRC/PRST/34/1 | This was a presidential statement which discontinued the mandate of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti. |
8 March 2017 A/HRC/34/73 | This was the report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti. |
7 February 2014 A/HRC/25/71 | This was the report of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti. |
Selected Other Documents | View All |
13 January 2017 A/RES/71/161 | This was the General Assembly resolution welcoming the new cholera approach. |
11 August 2012 S/2012/534 | This was the report on the Security Council’s 13-16 February trip to Haiti. |
14 July 2010 E/2010/102 | This was an ECOSOC report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti. |