"DOMINICAN REPUBLIC"

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

According to the International Organization for Migration, with nearly half a million Venezuelan nationals, Ecuador hosts the third largest Venezuelan migrant population worldwide, after Colombia and Peru. IOM

On the second day of his official visit to Haiti, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, flew to Ouanaminthe, in the northeast of the country. OHCHR

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is in Haiti for a two-day official visit. OHCHR

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

General Assembly adopts three texts on police, persons with disabilities, Credentials Committee, also concluding Law of Sea Convention debate.

Yuly, a Venezuelan migrant, dreams of growing her business in the Dominican Republic. She is currently finalizing her regularization process allowing her to have a license to dream in her new home. IOM

Delivering a joint statement on behalf of many Member States, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged all Security Council members to support an open briefing in 2023 to “discuss the human rights violations and abuses committed by the DPRK, the implications for peace and security and explore ways to incorporate human rights into the peace and security diplomacy in the Korean peninsula.” UNIFEED

Joint statement on the human rights situation in the DPRK on behalf of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States, delivered by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations.