Security Council resolution 2476 (2019) [on establishment of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH)]
Symbol: S/RES/2476 (2019)
Date: 2019-06-25
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/74 [140] UN INTEGRATED OFFICE IN HAITI
S/74 [138] HAITI--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/74 [139] UN MISSION FOR JUSTICE SUPPORT IN HAITI
Subjects: UN Integrated Office in Haiti|UN Integrated Office in Haiti > Establishment|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti|SPECIAL MISSIONS|GOOD OFFICES|PEACEBUILDING|RULE OF LAW|HUMAN RIGHTS|HAITI|HAITI QUESTION
Votes in favour: 13
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 2
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: abstention
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: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/2476 (2019)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 25 June 2019




               Resolution 2476 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8559th meeting, on
               25 June 2019

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions on Haiti, in particular its resolutions 2466
               (2019), 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,
                     Recalling its resolution 2466 (2019), which authorized the final extension of the
               mandate of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH)
               until 15 October 2019,
                    Noting that resolution 2466 (2019) welcomed 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,
                    Acknowledging the letter of the Secretary-General of 13 May 2019 (document
               S/2019/387) outlining the specific objectives and proposed structure of the SPM,
                     Emphasizing the importance of continued, coherent, and sustainable support of
               the United Nations and the international community to strengthen the Government of
               Haiti’s capacity to ensure long-term security, stability, respect for human rights and
               sustainable development in Haiti in line with the country’s priorities,
                     Recognizing the adverse effects of natural disasters on the stability of Haiti,
               including earthquakes, hurricanes, and other weather phenomena and their impact on
               land degradation and food insecurity, and emphasizing the need for adequate disaster
               risk assessment and response capabilities by the Government of Haiti relating to these
               factors,
                     Stressing the need for and the primary responsibility of the Government of Haiti
               to address the longstanding drivers of instability and inequality in Haiti, and to engage
               with other stakeholders, including civil society, women, youth, and the private sector
               to deliver durable solutions to Haiti’s immediate and long-term issues, including




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               through inclusive economic growth and sustainable development, social cohesion,
               and disaster resilience, in line with the country’s priorities,
                    Emphasizing 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,
                    1.    Requests the Secretary-General to establish the United Nations Integrated
               Office in Haiti (BINUH) beginning on 16 October 2019 and for an initial period of
               12 months, headed by a Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United
               Nations to be appointed as swiftly as possible who will also play a good offices,
               advisory, and advocacy role at the political level with the following key tasks:
                     (a) To advise the Government of Haiti in promoting and strengthening
               political stability and good governance, including the rule of law, preserving and
               advancing a peaceful and stable environment, including through supporting an
               inclusive inter-Haitian national dialogue, and protecting and promoting human rights;
               and
                    (b)   To assist the Government of Haiti with its efforts to:
                    (i)   Plan and execute free, fair, and transparent elections;
                    (ii) Reinforce the capacity of the Haitian National Police (HNP), including
                    through training on human rights and crowd control, to respond to gang violence
                    and sexual and gender-based violence, and to maintain public order;
                    (iii) Develop an inclusive approach with all sectors of society to reduce
                    community violence, and in particular gang violence;
                    (iv) Address human rights abuses and violations and comply with international
                    human rights obligations;
                    (v) Improve Penitentiary Administration management and oversight of prison
                    facilities to ensure proper treatment of detainees in accordance with
                    international standards; and
                    (vi) Strengthen the justice sector including by adopting and implementing key
                    legislation to promote justice sector reform, improving internal oversight and
                    accountability, particularly as related to corruption, addressing prolonged
                    pretrial detention, and ensuring merit-based judicial appointments and the
                    timely renewal of judicial mandates;
                     2.   Further requests that BINUH be comprised of the following advisory
               units: a political and good governance unit with advisory capacity on good
               governance, justice, elections, constitutional reform, and public sector accountability;
               a unit on gang violence, community violence reduction (CVR) and weapons and
               munitions management; a police and corrections unit including up to 30 civil ian and
               seconded personnel to serve as police and corrections advisors and led by a UN Police
               Commissioner; a human rights unit; a security unit; a mission support unit; and public
               information, gender advisory, coordination and legal capacity, including a victims’
               rights advocate, within the office of the SRSG;
                    3.    Further requests that BINUH mainstream gender considerations as a
               cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and assist the Government of Haiti in
               ensuring the full, meaningful, and effective participation and involvement and
               representation of women at all levels, and further reaffirms the importance of gender
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                4.  Further requests the Secretary-General, in the final 90-day report on
           MINUJUSTH due in October 2019, in partnership with the Government of Haiti,
           MINUJUSTH, and the United Nations County Team in Haiti, to provide strategic
           benchmarks with indicators for achieving the tasks outlined in OP1;
                5.     Underscores the need for the activities of BINUH and the United Nations
           Country Team in Haiti, which will assume MINUJUSTH’s programmatic and
           technical assistance role after 15 October 2019, to be fully integrated, and stresses
           the need for a seamless, successful, and responsible transition to BINUH to ensure
           continuity;
                 6.    Underlines the need for BINUH to maintain close and sustained
           collaboration, coordination, and information sharing between all United Nations
           political, development, humanitarian, and financial entities, as well as other local and
           international partners operating in Haiti as appropriate, in order to prevent duplication
           of effort and to maximize the leveraging of existing resources;
                7.    Further requests the Secretary-General, seeking perspectives from all
           relevant parties, to include in his regular reports an update on the development and
           implementation of an integrated strategic framework, as well as a resource
           mobilisation strategy that involves the full range of partners,
                 8.   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 120 days starting from
           16 October 2019;
                9.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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