UN extends mission in Haiti for nine months

Madrid. – Council protection from HIM-HER-IT Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), until June 15, 2022, and asked the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to review the said mission to adapt it to the country’s “current challenges.”

The group thus unanimously adopted a resolution submitted by the United States and Mexico, stating that the review must be conducted by the Secretary-General in the next six months, with the aim of making the office “more effective”. As stated in a statement published by the United Nations, reviews Europe Press.

(review) quotes ways in which the Office can be more effective and how it can support cooperation between Haitian national authorities, civil society and other actors, strengthen the rule of law, and promote respect for human rights. “

In addition, it requested all relevant actors in Haiti to strengthen dialogue to promote the organization of transparent, inclusive, free and peaceful legislative and presidential elections, with the significant participation of women.

The vote took place around 6pm, a few hours before the previous mandate of the United Nations mission in the Caribbean nation expired.

During the meeting, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield, defended that “this is not the time to leave the Security Council of Haiti,” and that the Secretary-General’s review would show whether the BINUH mandate continues. to be relevant.

For his part, China’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, considered that the extension of the mission provides an opportunity to discuss how to help the Caribbean country more effectively, and called on political leaders in Haiti to leave their internal struggles to bring the country out of “chaos”.