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Weekly Report - 29 June 2017 (WR-17-25)

HAITI: UN prepares new policy of support

A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation paid a visit to Haiti last week with the objective of gaining a “first-hand look” into how best it could contribute to Haiti’s “lasting stability and development”. This comes ahead of the October deadline for the closure of the UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (Minustah) after 13 years, following the UNSC’s vote in April to replace it with a new and smaller mission focused on supporting justice, the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (Minujusth). This stemmed from the inauguration of President Jovenel Moïse on 7 February after a protracted electoral process. The 22-24 June visit by the UNSC was marked, however, by protests organised by human rights groups who complain that the UN has failed to make good on pledges to address the spread of cholera, which was introduced to the country in 2010 by UN peacekeepers and for which the UN admitted responsibility in December 2016.

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