"UNITED NATIONS INTEGRATED OFFICE IN HAITI - BINUH"

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Helen La Lime, told reporters, “What Haitians most want right now is security, security to go about their lives without the fear of being injured or kidnap when they leave their homes in the morning.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Helen La Lime, told the Security Council that gang-related violence has reached levels not seen in decades, reiterating that the people of Haiti are counting on the international community. UNIFEED

Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed told the Security Council that, as the year comes to an end, “Haiti is in a deepening crisis of unprecedented scale and complexity that is cause for serious alarm.” UNIFEED

Security Council highlights sanctions in tackling Haitian gangs, but underscores need for dialogue, effective police, in resolving country’s crises.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Helen La Lime, told the Security Council that as cholera cases “tear through parts of Port-au-Prince,” and armed gangs continue to blockade the Varreux fuel terminal, “the consequences for Haiti’s basic infrastructure have been severe.” UNIFEED

As cholera outbreak exacerbates Haiti’s multiple crises, Special Representative says Security Council must act decisively to help government restore order, save lives.

United Nations Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York there are now 32 confirmed cholera cases in Haiti, as well as 224 suspected cases, and 16 confirmed deaths from the disease. UNIFEED

A top United Nations humanitarian official in Haiti said the conditions could be given for “an exponential - if not explosive - increase of cholera cases” in the country. UNIFEED

The head of the UN Mission in Haiti, Helen La Lime, told Security Council members, “An economic crisis, gang crisis, and political crisis have converged into a humanitarian catastrophe.” UNIFEED

Haiti’s crises at new levels of desperation, top officials warn Security Council, urging critical assistance for national law enforcement, humanitarian aid.