"UNITED NATIONS INTEGRATED OFFICE IN HAITI - BINUH"

Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Office in Haiti until 15 July 2022, requests review to improve effectiveness, unanimously adopting resolution 2600 (2021).

“We must ensure that Haiti does not become a forgotten crisis” the UN top official in the Caribbean country told Security Council urging the member states to contribute to Haiti recovery and emergency funds. UNIFEED

Amid fraught situation in Haiti, Foreign Minister, briefing Security Council, urges adjusting mission mandate to bolster rule of law institutions.

Dominican Ambassador José Alfonso Blanco Conde told journalists outside the Security Council that the Council “should have invited” the Dominican Republic to participate in discussions on the crisis in Haiti “in an active manner as we would be the most affected if this crisis overflows Haiti’s borders.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Haiti, Helen La Lime, said, “the key is in the next two weeks” to ensure that the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, “moves forward, and the perpetrators of this horrible crime are brought to justice.” UNIFEED

Press Conference by Ms. Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, on the situation in Haiti.

Secretary-General António Guterres condemned “in the strongest terms” the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, calling “on all Haitians to preserve the constitutional order, remain united in the face of this abhorrent act and reject all violence.” UNIFEED / FILE

Crucial elections needed by end of 2021 to break political impasse, tackle worsening conditions in Haiti, experts tell Security Council.

The Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Helen La Lime, said it was imperative that local, parliamentary, as well as presidential elections take place as scheduled in the fall of this year and called on all Haitian stakeholders to “urgently set aside their differences, askew their narrow interests and work together to tackle the protracted political, structural and social issues that hinder the country's progress.” UNIFEED

Security Council presidential statement expresses deep concern over multiple crises in Haiti, stressing Government’s primary duty to tackle instability. Dialogue, decisions grounded in wishes of Libya’s people bringing about progress towards peace, democracy, Special Envoy tells Security Council.