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Jane Connors, Victims’ Rights Advocate visited Haiti from 22 to 26 April 2018 to learn more about the work done by MINUJUSTH and the UN Country Team to implement the UN Secretary-General’s strategy to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse. © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018
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Jane Connors, Victims’ Rights Advocate visited Haiti from 22 to 26 April 2018 to learn more about the work done by MINUJUSTH and the UN Country Team to implement the UN Secretary-General’s strategy to prevent and respond to…
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As requested by the Security Council in its resolutions 2350 (2017) and 2410 (2018), the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) established a mechanism to monitor progress in the implementation of the…
In the photo, Gonave Island situated in the gulf by the same name along the western coast of Haiti. © Stefan Falk / UN / MINUJUSTH Support Centre, 2018
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In tandem with the imminent departure of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), the Mission’s Human Rights service, which monitors human rights violations in the country, led a joint mission with…
Charlot Jeudy is the President of “Kouraj”, a Haitian LGBTI NGO. © David Nieto / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018
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On 3 August 2018, the Human Rights office of MINUJUSTH launched the project “Community intervention oriented to LGBTI persons” in Port-au-Prince, Haiti capital. Funded by the Mission, the six-month project will be implemented…
MINUJUSTH presents the 33 fables produced by young Haitians as part of the contest #OnceUponAFABLE, in partnership with the National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO. © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018
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29 students from UNESCO Network of Schools in Haiti are sharing life lessons with the adult generation who leads the country through fables—33 in total—about MINUJUSTH mandate areas. According to the students who are…
After 14 days of Introductory Dance labs, Kettly Noël young dancers presented an adaptation of her contemporary performance "Tichèlbè": engaged art against gender based violence. © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018
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Tuesday 5 June. 6 pm. At Place Jérémie (Port-au-Prince) 34 dancers, accompanied by percussion players gather for a street performance. Aged 16 to 20, these youngsters start contemporary dance moves, following the Port-au…
UN police known as UNPOL (pictured) patrol in Timbuktu, in northern Mali, offering protection to people in the city against terrorist threats and organized crime. © Harandane Dicko, UN, 2018
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Top cops from across the globe are meeting at United Nations Headquarters this week to chart a vision for the police components deployed to UN peacekeeping missions. They are taking part in the two-day UN Chiefs of Police…
Nayma Haque and Tamanna-E-Lutfi are the two first female pilots to serve in a peacekeeping operation. © UN
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As UN peacekeeping operations increasingly included humanitarian approaches, women became more and more present. In tandem with this trend, the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) uses various approaches to ensure…
At the National Penitentiary, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a UN corrections officer talks to an inmate. © UN
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The rule of law is at the center of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) mandate. The UN Department for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) simultaneously support peace and security institutions…
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On 29 May, the United Nations celebrate 70 years of peacekeeping operations. Led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), peacekeeping operations help create the conditions for sustained peace in countries torn by…
Ajith Sunghay, Human Rights Due Diligence Policy Advisor from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). © David Nieto / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018
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In a visit to Haiti last week, Ajith Sunghay, Human Rights Due Diligence Policy Advisor from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), met with various components of MINUJUSTH, UNCT members, Haitian…
An Ambassadorial level delegation in visit to the country from 7-10 May have met Haitian authorities, civil society representatives and development partners to discuss national priorities. © David Nieto / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018
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In a meeting with President Jovenel Moïse today, a delegation of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti (ECOSOC-AHAG) discussed the socio-economic situation in the country and inquired…