UN / HAITI
21-Dec-2022
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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
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DATELINE: 21 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 21 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
21 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Wide shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“During my last visit to Haiti in February, I was encouraged by the nationally-led efforts towards recovery. I saw strong efforts to rebuild after the tragic earthquake that struck the Southern Peninsula in 2021. I was encouraged by nationally-led efforts towards recovery. And I was heartened by the solidarity of Haiti’s international partners. Efforts to eliminate cholera were yielding results. And there were high hopes that political negotiations would set a new course for stability and sustainable development. But at the end of 2022, Haiti is in a deepening crisis of unprecedented scale and complexity that is cause for serious alarm.”
5. Wide shot, Council with Helen La Lime on screen
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH):
“November witnessed 280 intentional homicides; the highest on record. Equally
distressing is the number of abductions for ransom. Reported kidnappings in 2022 have
so far exceeded 1,200 cases – double the number recorded in 2021 – making every
commute for the average Haitian an ordeal.”
7. Wide shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH):
“Sanctions will be most effective as part of a comprehensive approach: that includes both the on-going political dialogue; and enhanced operational security support to the HNP, as outlined in the Secretary-General’s letter. These three approaches in parallel will be essential to restoring order, public confidence, and the hope that the country’s tomorrow can be better.”
9. Wide shot Council
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean Victor Geneus, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Haiti:
“Since the vote on resolution 2653. on 22 October, we are noting a timid resumption of daily life in the country. However, we should not be mistaken on this situation. The freedom of access to the main oil terminal of the country in Varreux, while it has eased the pressure on the population and its daily economic activities, it's far from resolved the structural problems posed by the action of armed gangs that continue to prevent the work of the government and the people in many areas.”
11. Wide shot, Council
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
21 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Wide shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“During my last visit to Haiti in February, I was encouraged by the nationally-led efforts towards recovery. I saw strong efforts to rebuild after the tragic earthquake that struck the Southern Peninsula in 2021. I was encouraged by nationally-led efforts towards recovery. And I was heartened by the solidarity of Haiti’s international partners. Efforts to eliminate cholera were yielding results. And there were high hopes that political negotiations would set a new course for stability and sustainable development. But at the end of 2022, Haiti is in a deepening crisis of unprecedented scale and complexity that is cause for serious alarm.”
5. Wide shot, Council with Helen La Lime on screen
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH):
“November witnessed 280 intentional homicides; the highest on record. Equally
distressing is the number of abductions for ransom. Reported kidnappings in 2022 have
so far exceeded 1,200 cases – double the number recorded in 2021 – making every
commute for the average Haitian an ordeal.”
7. Wide shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH):
“Sanctions will be most effective as part of a comprehensive approach: that includes both the on-going political dialogue; and enhanced operational security support to the HNP, as outlined in the Secretary-General’s letter. These three approaches in parallel will be essential to restoring order, public confidence, and the hope that the country’s tomorrow can be better.”
9. Wide shot Council
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean Victor Geneus, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Haiti:
“Since the vote on resolution 2653. on 22 October, we are noting a timid resumption of daily life in the country. However, we should not be mistaken on this situation. The freedom of access to the main oil terminal of the country in Varreux, while it has eased the pressure on the population and its daily economic activities, it's far from resolved the structural problems posed by the action of armed gangs that continue to prevent the work of the government and the people in many areas.”
11. Wide shot, Council
STORYLINE
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.”
In her opening remarks to the Security Council, Mohammed recalled her last visit to the country in February. She said, “I was encouraged by the nationally-led efforts towards recovery. I saw strong efforts to rebuild after the tragic earthquake that struck the Southern Peninsula in 2021. I was encouraged by nationally-led efforts towards recovery. And I was heartened by the solidarity of Haiti’s international partners. Efforts to eliminate cholera were yielding results. And there were high hopes that political negotiations would set a new course for stability and sustainable development.”
Since then, the country has experienced high levels of insecurity and human rights abuses have been widespread. Gang violence is paralyzing the country.
Briefing the Council remotely from Port-au-Prince, the Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Helen La Lime, said, “November witnessed 280 intentional homicides; the highest on record. Equally distressing is the number of abductions for ransom. Reported kidnappings in 2022 have so far exceeded 1,200 cases – double the number recorded in 2021 – making every commute for the average Haitian an ordeal.”
This was the first meeting on Haiti since the Council adopted resolution 2653 establishing a sanctions regime on Haiti.
La Lime, said, “sanctions will be most effective as part of a comprehensive approach: that includes both the on-going political dialogue; and enhanced operational security support to the HNP, as outlined in the Secretary-General’s letter. These three approaches in parallel will be essential to restoring order, public confidence, and the hope that the country’s tomorrow can be better.”
For his part, Haiti’s Foreign Minister Jean Victor Geneus told the Council that “since the vote on resolution 2653. on 22 October, we are noting a timid resumption of daily life in the country.” However, he said, “we should not be mistaken on this situation.”
He noted that freedom of access to the Varreux oil terminal “while it has eased the pressure on the population and its daily economic activities, it's far from resolved the structural problems posed by the action of armed gangs that continue to prevent the work of the government and the people in many areas.”
Haiti’s National Police announced on 4 November that it had regained control of the terminal, which was held be criminal gangs.
In her opening remarks to the Security Council, Mohammed recalled her last visit to the country in February. She said, “I was encouraged by the nationally-led efforts towards recovery. I saw strong efforts to rebuild after the tragic earthquake that struck the Southern Peninsula in 2021. I was encouraged by nationally-led efforts towards recovery. And I was heartened by the solidarity of Haiti’s international partners. Efforts to eliminate cholera were yielding results. And there were high hopes that political negotiations would set a new course for stability and sustainable development.”
Since then, the country has experienced high levels of insecurity and human rights abuses have been widespread. Gang violence is paralyzing the country.
Briefing the Council remotely from Port-au-Prince, the Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Helen La Lime, said, “November witnessed 280 intentional homicides; the highest on record. Equally distressing is the number of abductions for ransom. Reported kidnappings in 2022 have so far exceeded 1,200 cases – double the number recorded in 2021 – making every commute for the average Haitian an ordeal.”
This was the first meeting on Haiti since the Council adopted resolution 2653 establishing a sanctions regime on Haiti.
La Lime, said, “sanctions will be most effective as part of a comprehensive approach: that includes both the on-going political dialogue; and enhanced operational security support to the HNP, as outlined in the Secretary-General’s letter. These three approaches in parallel will be essential to restoring order, public confidence, and the hope that the country’s tomorrow can be better.”
For his part, Haiti’s Foreign Minister Jean Victor Geneus told the Council that “since the vote on resolution 2653. on 22 October, we are noting a timid resumption of daily life in the country.” However, he said, “we should not be mistaken on this situation.”
He noted that freedom of access to the Varreux oil terminal “while it has eased the pressure on the population and its daily economic activities, it's far from resolved the structural problems posed by the action of armed gangs that continue to prevent the work of the government and the people in many areas.”
Haiti’s National Police announced on 4 November that it had regained control of the terminal, which was held be criminal gangs.
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