"UNITED NATIONS INTEGRATED OFFICE IN HAITI - BINUH"

Comments to the media by María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, and Head, United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), on the situation in the Country.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti said that a path for Haitians to engage in dialogue toward restoring democratic institutions in the country has been charted; however, “it will be difficult to move forward without effectively addressing rampant insecurity.” UNIFEED

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (S/2023/274)

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.