Security Council resolution 2313 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) until 15 Apr. 2017]
Symbol: S/RES/2313 (2016)
Date: 2016-10-13
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/71 [137] UN STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI
S/71 [138] HAITI--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/ X The question concerning Haiti.
Subjects: UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti|Haitian National Police|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|PEACEBUILDING|POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION|CAPACITY BUILDING|POLICE|INTERNAL SECURITY|HAITI|HAITI QUESTION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ANGOLA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: EGYPT
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NEW ZEALAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SENEGAL
vote: yes
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UKRAINE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: URUGUAY
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2313 (2016)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 13 October 2016




               Resolution 2313 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7790th meeting, on
               13 October 2016

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Haiti, in particular its resolutions 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), 1576 (2004) and 1542 (2004),
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
               territorial integrity and unity of Haiti,
                    Taking note of the Secretary-General’s report S/2016/753 of 31 August 2016,
                     Noting the revised electoral calendar which set a first date of 9 October 2016
               for a repeat of the 2015 presidential election and partial re -runs of the legislative
               elections, together with first-round elections for one-third of the Senate seats whose
               current incumbents will end their term in office in January 2017, and a second
               electoral round for 8 January, including presidential and senatorial run -offs, if
               required, and the single-round local elections, although the 9 October date was
               postponed due to Hurricane Matthew,
                     Also noting that, according to this calendar, the final results of the presidential
               election will be announced by 30 January 2017 and the installation of the newly
               elected President expected to take place on 7 February 2017, in accordance with the
               Constitution of Haiti,
                    Underscoring the importance of the Government of Haiti, the Electoral
               Council and political parties and all political actors in ensuring that the upcoming
               rounds of elections are conducted in a free, fair, inclusive, peaceful, transparent,
               credible, and democratic manner and in accordance with the electoral law,
                     Recognizing that the security situation during the reporting period remained
               relatively calm but fragile, due to the prevailing political uncertainty,
                    Recognizing the important role of MINUSTAH in ensuring stability and
               security in Haiti, and commending MINUSTAH for continuing to assist the
               Government of Haiti to ensure a secure and stable environment, and expressing




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               gratitude to the personnel of MINUSTAH and to their countries and paying tribute
               to those injured or killed in the line of duty; commending also the wide range of
               reconstruction efforts in Haiti and the successful work achieved by MINUSTAH’s
               military engineering units,
                    Also recognizing the importance of condition-based security-related decisions
               about the future of MINUSTAH and noting that there were some incidents of
               violence during the reporting period,
                    Reiterating the critical role of the Haitian National Police (HNP) to Haiti’s
               security and stability and welcoming the ongoing strengthening, professionalization
               and reform of the HNP,
                     Welcoming that the capacity of the HNP has continued to improve, and they
               have demonstrated their determination to provide for the safety and security of the
               Haitian people and noting that they are not yet operationally independent and
               continue to rely on international support including from MINUSTAH, in fulfilling
               their constitutional mandate,
                     Underscoring the importance of adequate funding for the Haitian National
               Police (HNP) to enhance its logistic, administrative and operational capacities, a nd
               encouraging the Government of Haiti to take advantage of the support being
               provided by the international community to guarantee the provision of adequate
               security for the Haitian people and calling on all international partners to strengthen
               their coordination in this regard,
                     Welcoming the continued efforts of the HNP to patrol and enhance its presence
               and engagement directly with the population; recognizing MINUSTAH’s continued
               community policing efforts, in close coordination with camp committees, in sites for
               internally displaced persons, and welcoming their engagement with the population,
                    Noting that the HNP continued to implement its 2012-2016 Development Plan,
               as well as MINUSTAH’s support for development of the 2017 -2021 Strategic Plan,
                     Underlining the need to further strengthen Haitian judicial and correctional
               systems, in order to support a more integrated and cohesive Haitian security sector,
               noting the slow progress towards consolidating the rule of law and calling on
               Haitian authorities to continue to pursue efforts aimed at strengthening rule of law
               institutions and ending impunity,
                     Recalling Security Council resolution 2282 (2016) and General Assembly
               resolution 70/262 and reaffirming Haitian ownership of “sustaining peace”
               strategies, and in this regard, emphasizing the importance of inclusivity and the role
               that civil society can play to advance national peacebuilding processes and
               objectives in order to ensure that the needs of all segments of society are taken into
               account,
                     Recognizing also the interconnected nature of the challenges in Haiti,
               reaffirming that sustainable progress on security, the rule of law and institutional
               reform, national reconciliation and sustainable development, including the combat
               against unemployment and poverty, are mutually reinforcing, and welcoming the
               continuing efforts of the Government of Haiti and the international community to
               address these challenges, in line with the government’s priorities,




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                Noting with concern that Haiti continues to suffer humanitarian challenges,
           underlining the importance and urgency of the Humanitarian Response Plan appeal
           launched jointly by the Government of Haiti and the United Nations to meet critical
           humanitarian needs of 1.3 million people, and acknowledging that while important
           progress has been made, Haiti continues to face significant humanitarian challenges,
                 Noting that the ongoing return or entry of Haitians and persons of Haitian
           descent from the Dominican Republic has tested the capacity of the State to provide
           assistance,
                 Noting with concern that as a result of the ongoing drought, 3.6 million
           suffered from food insecurity, of whom 1.5 million from acute foo d insecurity,
           which could impact the humanitarian situation and stability,
                Noting an increase in suspected cases of cholera and cholera-related deaths,
                Welcoming the ongoing efforts by the Government of Haiti to control and
           eliminate the cholera epidemic, as well as the intensified efforts of MINUSTAH and
           United Nations agencies in support of the implementation of the National Plan for
           the Elimination of Cholera and urging the United Nations country team in
           coordination with other actors to continue to support the Government of Haiti in
           addressing the structural weaknesses, in particular in the water and sanitation
           systems,
                 Underscoring the importance of strengthening the Haitian national health
           institutions, and recognizing United Nations efforts to combat cholera, including
           through the Secretary-General’s initiative to support the National Plan for the
           Elimination of Cholera,
                Taking note of the intention of the Secretary-General to develop a package that
           would provide material assistance and support to those Haitians directly affected by
           cholera,
                 Emphasizing that progress in the reconstruction of Haiti, as well as in Haiti’s
           social and economic development, including through effective, coordinated,
           commendable international development assistance and increased Haitian
           institutional capacity to benefit from this assistance, are crucial to achieving lasting
           and sustainable stability, and reiterating the need for security to be accompanied by
           social and economic development, including efforts in risk reduction and
           preparedness that address the country’s extreme vulnerability to natural disasters,
           efforts in which the Government of Haiti plays a leading role,
                 Welcoming the increased joint programming of the United Nations country
           team in Haiti in alignment and coordination with the Government -endorsed
           Integrated Strategic Framework, and welcoming also the commitment to foster
           greater alignment of international assistance with national priorities, increase
           transparency and strengthen mutual accountability, as well as the need for stronger
           coordination,
                 Urging donors to complete their pledges in order, inter alia, to help promote
           access to services and jobs for the most vulnerable, and underlining the Government
           of Haiti’s responsibility to provide clear guidance to donors on its priorities and to
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                    Expressing concern that social inequalities remain highly visible, that over the
               past year core inflation has risen to about 10 per cent, and that insufficient
               investment, required to boost economic growth, and generate employment,
               combined with political uncertainty and lack of transparent and effective
               governance systems, have continued to impact negatively on development and the
               implementation of the Strategic Development Plan of Haiti,
                     Emphasizing the role of women and youth in the economy and the importance
               of promoting economic empowerment for these stakeholder s,
                     Emphasizing the role of regional organizations in the ongoing process of
               stabilization and reconstruction of Haiti and calling on MINUSTAH to continue to
               work closely with international financial institutions, regional and subregional
               organizations, and other stakeholders, in particular the Organization of the
               American States (OAS), Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), and the
               Caribbean Community (CARICOM),
                    Expressing serious concern that sexual and gender-based violence, especially
               against women and children, remains a substantial problem, particularly in
               marginalized districts of Port-au-Prince, remaining internally displaced persons sites
               and remote areas of the country,
                    Noting with concern the slow progress towards consolidating the rule of law
               and calling on the Haitian Government to address the deficiencies in the justice and
               corrections systems, prolonged pretrial detention, prison overcrowding, widespread
               corruption, and denial of human rights including fair trial guarantees,
                     Recognizing that strengthening national human rights institutions as well as
               respect for human rights, including of children, and due process and combating
               criminality, sexual and gender-based violence, and putting an end to impunity and
               ensuring accountability are essential to ensuring the rule of law and security in
               Haiti, including access to justice,
                     Taking note that the Government of Haiti has failed to assign the human rights
               portfolio to a specific Ministry and that Judicial authorities have not made
               significant progress in the investigation and in the prosecution, as appropriate, of
               crimes involving serious human rights violations,
                     Reaffirming the authority of the Special Representative of the Secretary -
               General in the coordination and conduct of all activitie s of United Nations agencies,
               funds and programmes in Haiti, and reaffirming also its support to the Special
               Representative of the Secretary-General’s role in ensuring optimal coordination and
               collaboration between MINUSTAH and the United Nations country t eam in
               connection with the aspects of their respective mandates that are correlated
               particularly as part of MINUSTAH’s condition-based consolidation plan,
                    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, as described in
               section 1 of operative paragraph 7 of resolution 1542 (2004),
                    1.   Decides to extend the mandate of MINUSTAH, in line with the
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           1702 (2006), 1743 (2007), 1780 (2007), 1840 (2008), 1892 (2009), 1908 (2010),
           1927 (2010), 1944 (2010), 2012 (2011), 2070 (2012), 2119 (2013), 2180 (2014) and
           2243 (2015), until 15 April 2017;
                 2.   Decides that MINUSTAH’s overall force levels will consist of up to
           2,370 troops and of a police component composed of up to 2,601 personnel, the
           force levels recommended by the Secretary-General;
                 3.    Requests the Secretary-General to conduct a Strategic Assessment
           Mission of the situation in Haiti by the end of the current mandate and preferably
           after the inauguration of a newly elected president and, on this basis, t o present its
           recommendations on the future presence and role of the United Nations in Haiti in
           the next Secretary-General Report to the Security Council;
                 4.    Affirms its intention, based on the Security Council’s review by 15 April
           2017 of Haiti’s overall capacity to ensure security and stability and on the security
           conditions on the ground, to consider the possible withdrawal of MINUSTAH and
           transition to a future United Nations presence beginning no sooner than 15 April
           2017, to continue to assist the Government of Haiti to consolidate peace, including
           support to the Haitian National Police;
                 5.    Affirms that adjustments to the force configuration should be based on
           the situation on the ground, compatible with the capacity of MINUSTAH and the
           HNP to maintain security in the context of the on-going electoral and political
           processes, and should take into account the results of the Secretary -General’s
           strategic assessment, the importance of maintaining a secure and stable environment
           and the impact of social and political realities on Haiti’s stability and security, the
           increasing development of the Haitian State’s capabilities, in particular the ongoing
           strengthening of the HNP, and the national authorities’ increasing exercise of the
           Haitian State’s responsibility for the maintenance of stability and security in the
           country;
                 6.    Calls upon MINUSTAH to maintain capacity, including appropriate air
           assets, to deploy troops rapidly throughout the country;
                 7.   Affirms its commitment to act at any time to adapt MINUSTAH’s
           mandate and force levels, if compelled by a change of conditions in Haiti, if
           necessary to preserve the progress Haiti has made towards durable security and
           stability;
                 8.    Takes note of the implementation of the conditions-based consolidation
           plan of MINUSTAH, which focused the Mission’s activities on a core set of
           mandated tasks as agreed with the Government of Haiti and notes that given its
           reduced capacity and with a view to ensuring continuous progress as the Mission
           transitions towards the post-consolidation period, MINUSTAH has prioritized the
           mandated activities and will continue to focus its resources on priority areas, while
           progressively disengaging from others in coordination with the Haitian Government
           and international partners;
                9.   Decides that MINUSTAH will continue to prepare for its transition,
           including through the development of a Transition Plan and the focused
           implementation of the Mission’s Consolidation Plan and takes note of
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               a joint transition plan aimed at consolidating the stabilization gains made with
               support from the Mission, in accordance with its mandate;
                     10. Recognizes the ownership and primary responsibility of the Government
               and the people of Haiti over all aspects of the country’s stabilization; encourages
               MINUSTAH to continue its efforts to provide logistical and technical expertise,
               within available means and consistent with its mandate, and c oordinating as
               appropriate with the United Nations country team and others active in stabilization
               efforts, to assist as requested by the Government of Haiti, to continue to implement
               decentralization efforts and build the capacity of its institutions at t he national and
               local levels, with a view to enhance further the Government of Haiti’s ability to
               extend State authority throughout Haiti and promote good governance and rule of
               law at all levels;
                     11. Strongly urges Haiti’s political actors to work cooperatively in the
               interests of the Haitian people, joining forces in prioritizing the country’s return to
               full constitutional normality by completing the electoral process, under way, and
               without further delays, to ensure the holding, in keeping with the esta blished
               electoral calendar and in accordance with the Constitution of Haiti and Haiti’s
               international obligations, of free, fair, inclusive, and transparent presidential
               election and partial re-runs of the legislative elections, together with first-round
               elections for one-third of the Senate seats whose current incumbents will end their
               term in office in January 2017 in accordance with the Constitution of Haiti and also
               urges Haiti’s political actors to encourage the citizens to a higher level of
               involvement in the upcoming electoral rounds;
                     12. Welcomes the Special Representative of the Secretary-General’s efforts to
               support the political process under way in Haiti; reaffirms its call upon MINUSTAH
               to continue to support this process; calls upon MINUSTAH to deliver and
               coordinate, as appropriate, international electoral assistance to the Government of
               Haiti in cooperation with international stakeholders including the OAS, UNASUR,
               and CARICOM as appropriate;
                     13. Reaffirms that Haiti is at an important juncture in the consolidation of
               stability and democracy, and the engagement of its political leaders and stakeholders
               in dialogue and compromise is vital to securing the gains made in recent years, in
               order to set Haiti firmly on a path towards lasting stability and economic
               development and to enable Haitians to assume even greater responsibility in that
               regard;
                    14. Recalls resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009),
               1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), 2242 (2015), 2272 (2016) and encourages the
               Government of Haiti, with the support of relevant stakeholders, to promote
               increased women’s political participation in Haiti, in accordance with the
               Constitution of Haiti;
                    15. Welcomes the establishment of the National Federation of Woman
               Mayors with support from the Ministry of Interior and Local Governance, the
               Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Women’s Rights, and MINUSTAH;
                     16. Reaffirms that, in the framework of the improvement of the rule of law in
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           Haiti to take timely and full responsibility for the country’s security needs, which is
           central to Haiti’s overall stability and future development;
                 17. Reiterates that the HNP’s capacity-building remains a most critical task
           for MINUSTAH; requests MINUSTAH to continue its efforts to strengthen the
           institutional and operational capacities of the HNP, in particular by renewed efforts
           to mentor and train police and corrections personnel, including at intermedia te rank
           levels; calls on MINUSTAH to align skills of UNPOL personnel to support these
           objectives and provide skilled trainers and technical advisers;
                 18. Underlines the need to ensure effective support from the Government of
           Haiti and its international and regional partners for the HNP, in order to achieve the
           goals of a minimum of 15,000 fully operational serving police officers by the
           revised target date of end 2017, adequate logistic and administrative capacity,
           accountability and respect for human rights and rule of law, a robust vetting process,
           enhanced recruitment procedures and training, strengthened land and maritime
           border control, and improved deterrence of transnational organized crime;
                19. Notes that work has begun by the national police, with support from
           MINUSTAH and look forward to the 2017-2021 Strategic Plan, which aims to
           determine targets and performance indicators based on a thorough analysis of the
           capacities of the national police and further notes that activities not achieved durin g
           the 2012-2016 period will also be incorporated into the Plan;
                 20. Stresses the need for close coordination among MINUSTAH, donors, and
           the Government of Haiti to enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of HNP
           capacity-building efforts; requests also MINUSTAH to facilitate this coordination
           and to continue to provide technical guidance to donor -funded projects as requested
           for the rehabilitation and construction of police and corrections facilities as well as
           for other projects aiming to support HNP’s institutional capacity as appropriate;
                 21. Encourages MINUSTAH, in cooperation with the appropriate
           international actors, to continue to assist the Government of Haiti in effectively
           tackling gang violence, organized crime, illegal arms trafficking, d rug trafficking
           and trafficking of persons especially children, as well as ensuring proper border
           management;
                 22. Encourages the Haitian authorities to continue to implement justice
           reform by taking the necessary steps, including through ongoing support to the
           Superior Council of the Judiciary, to ensure the independence and effectiveness of
           the judicial institutions, and to continue to address the issue of prolonged pretrial
           detentions and prison conditions and overcrowding, with special regard to women
           and children held in detention;
                 23. Calls upon donors and other partners, including the United Nations and
           the international financial institutions to remain engaged in support of the long -term
           development of Haiti, in line with priorities set by the Government of Haiti, and
           calls upon Haitian authorities and international partners to take transparent steps to
           strengthen coordination;
                 24. Calls on the Government of Haiti and development partners to redouble
           efforts to use existing mechanisms for the tracking of assistance in order to increase
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                     25. Takes note with appreciation of the extension of the integrated strategic
               framework between the United Nations country team and the M ission that serves to
               reinforce cooperation among the different elements of the United Nations presence
               in Haiti;
                     26. Requests the United Nations country team, and calls upon all actors, to
               complement security and development operations undertaken by the Government of
               Haiti with the support of MINUSTAH with longer term impact activities aimed at
               effectively improving the living conditions of the concerned populations, in
               particular women and children;
                     27. Requests MINUSTAH, working in coordination with the United Nations
               country team, to continue to implement quick-impact projects that contribute in
               building a secure and stable environment and enhance national ownership and the
               trust of the Haitian population towards MINUSTAH, particularly in the priority
               areas identified by the Mission’s leadership and consistent with the Government of
               Haiti’s priorities as appropriate;
                     28. Strongly condemns the grave violations and abuses against children
               affected particularly by criminal gang violence, as well as wide spread rape and
               other sexual abuse of women and girls, and calls upon the Government of Haiti,
               with the support of MINUSTAH and the United Nations country team, to continue
               to promote and protect the rights of women and children as set out in Security
               Council resolutions 1325 (2000), 1612 (2005), 1820 (2008), 1882 (2009), 1888
               (2009), 1889 (2009), 2106 (2013), 2122 (2013), and 2242 (2015) and encourages all
               actors in the Haitian Government, the international community and civil society to
               renew their efforts to eliminate sexual and gender -based violence in Haiti, as well as
               to improve response to rape complaints and access to justice for the victims of rape
               and other sexual crimes and encourages national authorities to promote national
               legislation in this regard;
                     29. Requests MINUSTAH to continue to pursue its community violence
               reduction approach, in close collaboration with the Haitian Government, with a
               particular focus on at-risk youth, women, the displaced and those living in violence -
               affected neighbourhoods and to ensure that this activity is coordinate d with, and
               supports the work of, the United Nations country team to build local capacity in this
               area by taking into account Haitian priorities;
                     30. Encourages MINUSTAH to continue assisting the Government of Haiti
               in providing adequate protection to the civilian population, with particular attention
               to the needs of internally displaced persons and other vulnerable groups, especially
               women and children, including through joint community policing in the camps, in
               line with Security Council resolution 1894 (2009);
                    31. Recalls resolution 2272 (2016) and requests the Secretary-General to
               continue to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance of all
               MINUSTAH personnel with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual
               exploitation and abuse, and to continue to keep the Council informed, and urges
               troop- and police-contributing countries to redouble efforts in preventing cases of
               misconduct and to ensure that acts involving their personnel are properly
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                32. Reaffirms MINUSTAH’s human rights mandate as an essential
           component of the Mission and recognizes that respect for human rights is an
           essential element for Haiti’s stability, in particular attention to individual
           accountability for grave violations under past governments, urges the Government
           to ensure with the support of the international community, as appropriate, the
           respect and protection of human rights by the HNP and the judiciary, and calls on
           MINUSTAH to provide monitoring and support in this regard;
                 33. Encourages MINUSTAH, within its mandate, to continue to use existing
           means and capabilities, including its engineers, with a view to enhancing stability i n
           Haiti while fostering greater Haitian ownership in the context of its condition -based
           consolidation plan;
                 34. Requests MINUSTAH to continue to support the Haitian authorities in
           their efforts to control the flow of small arms, the development of a weap ons
           registry, the revision of current laws on importation and possession of arms, reform
           of the weapons permit system and the development and implementation of a
           national community policing doctrine;
                 35. Underscores the importance that planning documents for MINUSTAH’s
           military and police components, such as the concept of operations and rules of
           engagement, be regularly updated, as appropriate, and be in line with the provisions
           of all its relevant resolutions, and requests the Secretary -General to fully report in a
           timely manner on them to the Security Council and troop - and police-contributing
           countries;
                 36. Requests the Secretary-General to keep it regularly informed, and to
           report to the Council on the implementation of MINUSTAH’s mandate not later than
           thirty days prior to its expiration;
                 37. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to include in his reports a
           comprehensive assessment of the situation in Haiti, highlighting the security
           conditions on the ground with a specific focus on the capacity of the Haitian
           National Police, and to continue to present a progress report of the consolidation
           plan as an annex to his next report;
                38.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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