The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) completed its mandate on 15 October 2019, concluding 15 years of UN peacekeeping in Haiti. The United Nations family continues to support Haiti through the United Nations agencies, funds, and programmes in the country, and through the Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).
New York, 8 March 2018 We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have allowed oppression and discrimination to flourish are being exposed like never before. From Latin…
Prolonged pre-trial detention is one of the causes of prison overcrowding in Haiti. According to the country’s Correctional Facilities Administration, about 74% of male inmates were imprisoned without being tried in a court…
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. Bintou Keita, visited Haiti from 5-9 February, her first official mission to the country. During her visit, Ms. Keita stressed the importance of…
Port-au-Prince, 3 November 2017 – On the occasion of a three-day visit to Haiti, of the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (DSG), Ms. Amina J. Mohammed and the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Haiti…
Port-au-Prince, November 05, 2017 - The Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, along with the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Haiti, Josette Sheeran, concluded a three day visit today, marking a new spirit of…
Sunday 05 November – Port-au-Prince Statement by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed Thank you very much. Usually we say gentlemen of the press when there are some ladies in the press but…
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and UN Special Envoy for Haiti Josette Sheeran wrapped up a three-day visit to the island on Sunday, pledging more help to defeat cholera and assist the Government in…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Susan D. Page of the United States as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti…
MINUJUSTH Deputy Special Representative's first Haiti press conference in Port-au-Prince Eight days after the opening ceremony of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) on 16 October 2017, the…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterrs welcomed the establishment Monday of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti ( MINUJUSTH), following the closure of its predecessor peacekeeping mission. “MINUJUSTH…
The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) began its mandate today, Monday 16 October. The opening ceremony organized in the afternoon in Port-au-Prince, was attended by the Minister of Foreign…