Security Council resolution 2466 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) until 15 Oct. 2019]
Symbol: S/RES/2466 (2019)
Date: 2019-04-12
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/74 [139] UN MISSION FOR JUSTICE SUPPORT IN HAITI
S/74 [138] HAITI--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/ X The question concerning Haiti.
Subjects: UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|SPECIAL MISSIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|RULE OF LAW|HAITI|HAITI QUESTION
Votes in favour: 13
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 2
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
vote: yes
country: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
vote: abstention
country: EQUATORIAL GUINEA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: KUWAIT
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: POLAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: abstention
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2466 (2019)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               12 April 2019




               Resolution 2466 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8510th meeting, on
               12 April 2019

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Haiti, in particular its resolutions 2410
               (2018), 2350 (2017), 2313 (2016), 2243 (2015), 2180 (2014), 2119 (2013), 2070
               (2012), 2012 (2011), 1944 (2010), 1927 (2010), 1908 (2010), 1892 (2009), 1840
               (2008), 1780 (2007), 1743 (2007), 1702 (2006), 1658 (2006), 1608 (2005), 1601
               (2005), 1576 (2004), 1529 (2004), and 1542 (2004),
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity, and unity of Haiti,
                      Noting the role of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti
               (MINUJUSTH) in assisting all branches of the Government of Haiti to strengthen rule
               of law institutions, including developing the Haitian National Police (HNP) to enable
               it to improve Haiti’s security environment, and engaging in human rights monitoring,
               reporting and analysis,
                     Recalling its resolution 2410 (2018), which welcomed MINUJUSTH’s two-year
               exit strategy with benchmarks outlining a transition to a non-peacekeeping United
               Nations presence in Haiti in October 2019,
                    Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 1 March 2019 (document
               S/2019/198), and its recommendation that a Special Political Mission (SPM) succeed
               MINUJUSTH beginning on 16 October 2019, and noting the report’s observation that
               the foreseen conclusion of the UN peacekeeping presence in Haiti on schedule
               recognizes Haiti’s achievements to date,
                    Acknowledging the report’s findings regarding the increased capacity,
               leadership, and crime prevention operations of the HNP, and emphasizing t he
               importance of effective support from the Government of Haiti and its international
               and regional partners, including the United Nations, for the 2017–2021 Haitian
               National Police Strategic Development Plan,
                    Acknowledging that Haiti continues to face significant challenges, affirming that
               continued progress in the country’s reconstruction and its social, political, and
               economic development is crucial to achieving lasting stability, and noting the
               importance of effective and coordinated international devel opment assistance and
               increased Haitian institutional capacity in this regard,




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                     Recalling its resolutions 1645 (2005) and 2282 (2016), and reaffirming the
               primary responsibility of the Government of Haiti in implementing peacebuilding and
               sustaining peace strategies, and emphasizing the importance of national ownership,
               inclusivity and the positive role that civil society can play to advance national
               peacebuilding processes and objectives, also emphasizing in this regard the important
               supporting role the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) can play in support of the
               Haitian government and MINUJUSTH’s shared effort to address gang violence and
               its impact on communities, and to promote lasting security and stability,
                     Reiterating its support for MINUJUSTH, in cooperation with the United Nations
               Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and other international actors as appropriate,
               to continue to assist the Government in effectively tackling human trafficking, in line
               with resolution 2388 (2017), as well as combatting other forms of transnational
               organized crime, namely the trafficking of drugs and arms in Haiti, in accordance
               with international law,
                    Recalling General Assembly resolution A/RES/71/161 on the United Nations
               “New Approach to Cholera in Haiti”, noting the continued progress in reductions of
               suspected cases of cholera and reaffirming the importance of the continued work by
               the Government of Haiti, NGOs and the UN with the support of the international
               community to eradicate cholera in Haiti,
                     Recalling resolution 2378 (2017) and its request of the Secretary-General to
               ensure that data related to the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations, including
               peacekeeping performance data, is used to improve analytics and the evaluation of
               mission operations, based on clear and well-identified benchmarks, and further
               recalling resolution 2436 (2018) and its request of the Secretary-General to ensure
               that decisions to recognize and incentivize outstanding performance and decisions
               regarding deployment, remediation, training, withholding of financial
               reimbursement, and repatriation of uniformed or dismissal of civilian personnel, are
               predicated on objective performance data,
                    Expressing concern about the recent rise in gang violence, and underlining the
               importance of addressing such violence and its root causes in a comprehensive
               manner, including through strengthened rule of law, political and socio -economic
               measures, violence reduction programs and weapons and ammunition management,
                     Recognizing that strengthening national human rights institutions, including
               respecting the right to a fair trial, promoting access to justice, conducting community
               engagement, fighting corruption and impunity, combating criminality and sexual and
               gender-based violence, promoting women’s empowerment and political participation,
               and ensuring accountability, as well as respect for human rights, including for women
               and children, are all essential for the Government of Haiti to promote the rule of law,
               democratic institution building and security in Haiti; further recognizing that the use
               of confidence-building measures, facilitation, mediation, and community engagement
               as appropriate can help to enhance the effectiveness of MINUJUSTH in implementing
               its mandated tasks,
                    Mindful of its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
               and security under the Charter of the United Nations,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                   1.    Decides to extend the mandate of MINUJUSTH for a final period of six
               months until 15 October 2019;
                    2.    Requests the Secretary-General to initiate the necessary planning for an
               appropriate integrated United Nations system presence in Haiti, including an SPM, as
               recommended in paragraphs 71 to 82 of the Secretary-General’s most recent report


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           and beginning on 16 October 2019, with the capacity and expertise to coordinate the
           activities of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, to cooperate with the
           donor community, and to continue to support the efforts of the Government of Haiti
           in peace consolidation and long-term development after MINUJUSTH has
           withdrawn; and further requests the Secretary-General prepare for and begin the
           gradual, phased withdrawal of MINUJUSTH personnel in advance of 15 October
           2019 as appropriate, ensuring a seamless transition;
                 3.    Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council within 30
           days of the adoption of this resolution regarding the operational details of the
           proposed SPM, including its specific objectives and information regarding its
           proposed deployment, staffing, and structure for the Security Council ’s consideration
           and subsequent authorization; and further requests the Secretary-General to initiate
           transition planning and management in accordance with the established UN policies,
           directives, and best practices;
                4.   Encourages close collaboration between MINUJUSTH and the United
           Nations Country Team in Haiti to ensure a seamless transition from a UN
           peacekeeping presence;
                 5.   Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council on the
           implementation of this resolution, including any instances of mandate implementation
           failures and measures taken to address these, in reports every 90 days starting from
           12 April 2019;
                 6.    Encourages the Government of Haiti and MINUJUSTH to continue
           working together towards achieving the objectives outlined in the benchmarks of the
           two-year exit strategy and underscores the urgency for the Government of Haiti to
           take all appropriate steps to ensure respect for and protection of human rights by the
           HNP and the judiciary as an essential element of Haiti’s stability, and calls on
           MINUJUSTH to provide monitoring and support in line with its mandate in this
           regard;
                 7.   Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to continue
           to play a good offices and advocacy role at the political level to ensure full
           implementation of the mandate, including through close coordination with the
           Government for the development of a political strategy aimed at addressing political
           challenges to progress towards the rule of law and creating momentum for systematic
           progress;
                 8.   Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and
           MINUJUSTH to coordinate closely with the Government of Haiti, and calls upon the
           Government of Haiti to continue facilitating MINUJUSTH’s mandate and
           functioning;
               9.    Authorizes MINUJUSTH to use all necessary means to carry out its
           mandate to support and develop the HNP;
                 10. Further authorizes MINUJUSTH to protect civilians under imminent
           threat of physical violence, within its capabilities and areas of deployment, as needed;
                11. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure MINUJUSTH maintains
           capacity, including appropriate air assets and medical enablers, to deploy security
           forces rapidly throughout the country and in support of t he HNP;
                12. Reaffirms the importance for MINUJUSTH taking fully into account
           gender mainstreaming as a cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist
           the Government of Haiti in ensuring the full and effective participation, involvement,
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               gender expertise and capacity strengthening in executing the mission mandate in a
               gender-responsive manner;
                    13. Welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the Secretary-General to
               standardize a culture of performance in UN peacekeeping, and reaffirms its support
               for the development of a comprehensive and integrated performance policy
               framework that identifies clear standards of performance for evaluating all United
               Nations civilian and uniformed personnel working in and supporting peacekeeping
               operations that facilitates effective and full implementation of mandates, and includes
               comprehensive and objective methodologies based on clear and well-defined
               benchmarks to ensure accountability for underperformance and incentives and
               recognition for outstanding performance, and calls on him to apply it to MINUJUSTH
               as described in resolution 2436 (2018);
                     14. Recalls its resolution 2272 (2016), and all other relevant United Nations
               resolutions, requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to ensure full
               compliance of all MINUJUSTH personnel with the United Nations zero -tolerance
               policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, and to continue to keep the Council informed,
               and urges police-contributing countries to redouble their efforts to prevent cases of
               misconduct and to ensure that acts involving their personnel are properly investigated
               in a credible and transparent manner and that those responsible are held accountable;
                    15.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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