Security Council resolution 2070 (2012) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) until 15 Oct. 2013]
Symbol: S/RES/2070 (2012)
Date: 2012-10-12
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/67 [137] UN STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI
S/67 [138] HAITI--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti|Haitian National Police|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|HAITI|HAITI QUESTION|POLICE|MILITARY PERSONNEL|CRIME PREVENTION|CAPACITY BUILDING|RULE OF LAW|RECONSTRUCTION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: AZERBAIJAN
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: COLOMBIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: GUATEMALA
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: MOROCCO
vote: yes
country: PAKISTAN
vote: yes
country: PORTUGAL
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: TOGO
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2070 (2012)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                12 October 2012




               Resolution 2070 (2012)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6845th meeting, on
               12 October 2012

               The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Haiti, in particular its resolutions
               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,
                     Recognizing that Haiti continued to make considerable strides since the tragic
               earthquake of 12 January 2010 and achieved, over the past year, a number of
               political milestones indicative of progress in the process of stabilization, in
               particular the ratification by the parliament of a new Prime Minister, the installation
               of the Superior Council of the Judiciary, and the publication of the constitutional
               amendments,
                     Noting the key importance of the realization of the partial legislative,
               municipal and local elections, and noting in this regard the importance of the
               installation of the country’s Permanent Electoral Council as established in the
               constitutional amendments,
                     Recognizing that the overall security situation while fragile has improved since
               the adoption of its resolutions 1908, 1927 and 1944, and remained relatively stable
               since the adoption of its resolution 2012 (2011), allowing MINUSTAH to continue
               to drawdown its post-earthquake troop levels and to adapt its configuration without
               undermining the security and stability of Haiti, and recognizing the importance of
               condition-based security-related decisions about the future of MINUSTAH,
                     Noting with concern an increase of homicides, particularly in major urban
               areas, and the continuing threat of criminal gangs,
                     Recognizing the critical 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 gratitude to the
               personnel of MINUSTAH and to their countries and paying tribute to those injured
               or killed in the line of duty,


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                     Welcoming the continued commitment by the Government of Haiti to
               strengthen the rule of law, and to make further progress in security sector reform,
                     Welcoming the elaboration of the five-year 2012-2016 Haitian National Police
               Development Plan presented by MINUSTAH and the Haitian National Police;
               underscoring the need for the Government of Haiti with the assistance of the
               international community, as requested, to take steps to ensure that the Haitian
               National Police meets the benchmarks for its strengthening and reform contained in
               these plans; and encouraging the Government, with the support of MINUSTAH, to
               regularly inform the Haitian people and key stakeholders as appropriate on progress
               towards these benchmarks,
                     Underlining, with the installation of the Superior Council of the Judiciary the
               need to further strengthen Haitian judicial and correctional systems, in order to
               support a more integrated and cohesive Haitian security sector, supported by UNDP,
               welcoming the capacity development assessment of the Ministry of Justice and
               Public Security, which resulted in an action plan for its institutional reform and
               acknowledging that attendant human rights concerns that still remain in the
               corrections system such as, prolonged pretrial detentions, prison overcrowding,
               sanitary conditions, and access to health-care services, including hygiene, are
               significant challenges to sustainable administrative reforms,
                     Acknowledging that while important progress has been made, Haiti continues
               to face significant humanitarian challenges, with over 390,000 internally displaced
               persons still dependent on assistance for their basic survival, an ongoing cholera
               epidemic, and with living conditions in the camps that need to be further addressed,
                     Commending the wide range of recovery efforts delivered in the aftermath of
               the January 2010 earthquake by the United Nations system in Haiti, especially the
               United Nations-supported housing and debris removal programmes and the
               successful use of MINUSTAH’s military engineering units,
                     Acknowledging extreme vulnerability to natural disasters; and stressing the
               leading role of the Government of Haiti in the post-disaster recovery and
               reconstruction process, including risk reduction and preparedness efforts; and
               underlining the necessity for increased coordination and complementary efforts
               among all United Nations actors and other relevant stakeholders in assisting the
               Government in this regard, as well as in the overall support to Haiti’s
               post-earthquake recovery and social and economic development,
                     Emphasizing that progress in the recovery and reconstruction of Haiti, as well
               as in Haiti’s social and economic development, including through effective
               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,
                     Welcoming the establishment of the Aid Coordination Mechanism, which
               succeeds the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission, and the continued support by the
               Haiti Reconstruction Fund,
                    Welcoming the finalization by MINUSTAH and the United Nations country
               team in Haiti, in close consultations with the Government of Haiti, of the new
               Integrated Strategic Framework for the period 2013-2016, which identifies United



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           Nations priorities and is aligned with the Government of Haiti’s Strategic
           Development Plan and with MINUSTAH’s future conditions-based consolidation
           plan,
                 Noting the ongoing efforts by the Government of Haiti to control and eliminate
           the cholera epidemic, and urging the United Nations entities in coordination with
           other relevant actors to continue to support the Government of Haiti in addressing
           the structural weaknesses, in particular in the water and sanitation systems, and
           underscoring the importance of strengthening the Haitian national health
           institutions, and recognizing United Nations efforts to combat cholera,
                Urging donors to complete the pledges made at the 2010 New York
           Conference in order, inter alia, to help promote access to services and jobs for the
           most vulnerable, and underlining national responsibility to provide clear guidance
           on the priorities,
                 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),
                 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 development, including the combat against
           unemployment and poverty, are mutually reinforcing, welcoming the continuing
           efforts of the Government of Haiti and the international community to address these
           challenges,
                Underlining the need for the implementation of highly effective and visible
           labour-intensive projects that help create jobs and deliver basic social services,
                 Welcoming the efforts of the HNP to increase patrolling and enhance its
           presence and engagement directly with the population, which may have contributed
           to an increase in the reporting of crimes,
                Acknowledging that sexual and gender-based violence remains a serious
           concern, particularly in marginalized districts of Port-au-Prince, internally displaced
           persons camps and remote areas of the country,
                 Recognizing MINUSTAH’s continued community policing efforts, in close
           coordination with camp committees, in camps for internally displaced persons, and
           welcoming their engagement with the population aimed at increasing the reporting
           of crimes,
                 Recognizing that strengthening national human rights institutions as well as
           respect for human rights and due process and combating criminality, sexual and
           gender-based violence and putting an end to impunity are essential to ensuring the
           rule of law and security in Haiti,
                Reaffirming the authority of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the coordination and conduct of all activities of United Nations agencies,
           funds and programmes in Haiti, and reaffirming also its support to the Special
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               collaboration between MINUSTAH and the United Nations country team in
               connection with the aspects of their respective mandates that are correlated
               particularly as part of MINUSTAH’s condition-based consolidation plan under
               elaboration,
                     Underscoring the importance of adequately funding the Haitian National
               Police to enhance its logistic and administrative capacities, and 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 institutional continuity represented by the nomination and
               ratification of a new Director General of the Haitian National Police,
                     Welcoming the efforts of the former President of the United States of America,
               William J. Clinton as United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, to enhance the United
               Nations recovery response, in both humanitarian and development operations as
               well as tracking aid pledges and disbursement of funds, liaising with United Nations
               entities, the international financial institutions, working to ensure coherence across
               United Nations operations in Haiti, and noting the importance of regular reporting
               on these activities,
                     Stressing the importance of a strong coordination among the Office of the
               United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti and other United Nations entities and
               Member States, and stressing the need for coordination among all international
               actors on the ground,
                    Welcoming the Secretary-General’s report S/2012/678 of 31 August 2012,
                    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 as contained in its
               resolutions 1542 (2004), 1608 (2005), 1702 (2006), 1743 (2007), 1780 (2007),
               1840 (2008), 1892 (2009), 1908 (2010), 1927 (2010), 1944 (2010) and 2012 (2011)
               until 15 October 2013, with the intention of further renewal;
                    2.    Decides that MINUSTAH’s overall force levels will consist of up to
               6,270 troops of all ranks through a balanced withdrawal of infantry and engineering
               personnel and of a police component of up to 2,601 personnel, consistent with
               paragraph 50 of the Secretary-General’s report;
                     3.    Affirms that future adjustments to the force configuration should be based
               on the security situation on the ground, taking into account the impact of social and
               political realities on Haiti’s stability and security; the increasing development of
               Haitian State capabilities, in particular the ongoing strengthening of the Haitian
               National Police; and the national authorities’ increasing exercise of the Haitian
               State’s responsibility for the maintenance of stability and security in the country;
                    4.    Takes note of the conditions-based consolidation plan of MINUSTAH,
               currently being developed under the leadership of the SRSG in collaboration with
               the United Nations country team, and in consultation with the Government of Haiti


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           and international partners; acknowledges, pursuant to paragraphs 47 and 48 of the
           Secretary-General’s report, the value of its important objective of focusing the
           Mission’s activities on a core set of mandated tasks achievable within a reasonable
           time frame and concluding with the Government of Haiti a transition compact that
           will set out a concentrated number of benchmarks that will serve as key indicators
           of progress in the stabilization process, while recalling the integrated nature of
           stability challenges in Haiti reflected in the Mission’s mandate;
                 5.   Recognizes the ownership and primary responsibility of the Government
           and the people of Haiti over all aspects of the country’s stabilization, welcomes the
           steps taken by MINUSTAH to provide logistical and technical expertise, within
           available means, to assist the Government of Haiti, as requested, to continue
           operations to build the capacity of its rule of law institutions at the national and
           local levels, and to speed up the implementation of the Government’s resettlement
           strategy for displaced persons, in the knowledge that such measures are temporary
           and will be phased out as Haitian capacity grows, and calls on the Mission to
           proceed swiftly with activities in this regard as recommended by the Secretary-General, coordinating as appropriate with the United Nations country team and
           other active in the stabilization efforts;
                 6.   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);
                 7.    Welcomes the Government of Haiti’s efforts to build institutional capacity
           in security and rule of law at all levels, including through decentralization efforts,
           and calls upon MINUSTAH, consistent with its mandate, and other relevant actors,
           to continue to provide support to the Government’s decentralization priorities at the
           central and departmental levels and to strengthen self-sustaining security sector
           State institutions, especially outside Port-au-Prince, with a view to further enhance
           the Government of Haiti’s ability to extend State authority throughout Haiti, ensure
           greater countrywide presence of the State, and promote good governance at local
           levels;
                 8.    Recognizes that a stable political and institutional environment is crucial
           for stability and the progress of recovery and reconstruction efforts, reaffirms its
           call upon MINUSTAH to support the political process under way in Haiti, including
           through the offices of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General; calls on
           all the relevant political actors in Haiti to work cooperatively for the installation of
           the country’s Permanent Electoral Council as established in the constitutional
           amendments and for the realization of the partial legislative, municipal and local
           elections that are now overdue and encourages MINUSTAH to continue its support
           in this regard, and to coordinate international electoral assistance to Haiti in
           cooperation with other international stakeholders including the OAS, UNASUR, and
           CARICOM as appropriate;
                 9.    Reaffirms that, in the framework of the improvement of the rule of law in
           Haiti, strengthening the capacity of the Haitian National Police (HNP) is paramount
           for the Government of Haiti to take timely and full responsibility for the country’s
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                     10. Recognizes the Haitian National Police’s capacity-building as a most
               critical task for MINUSTAH and calls on Haiti’s international and regional partners
               to intensify their assistance to the Government of Haiti to that end, in accordance to
               its priorities including by providing skilled trainers and technical advisers, while
               stressing the need for close coordination between donors and the Government of
               Haiti to enhance the sustainability of these efforts; further encourage MINUSTAH to
               locate these experts in the most efficient manner consistent with their skills and
               areas of expertise;
                     11. Encourages the Haitian authorities to continue to implement the justice
               reform plan by taking the necessary steps, including the ongoing support to the
               Superior Council of the Judiciary, that will aim to ensure the independence and
               effectiveness of the judicial institutions, and to address the issue of prolonged
               pretrial detentions and prison conditions and overcrowding, with special regard to
               women and children held in detention;
                     12. Supports the objectives and commitments reflected in the joint drafting
               of 2012-2016 HNP Development Plan and its implementation, and underlines the
               need to ensure adequate budgetary support from the Government of Haiti and
               donors in order to achieve a minimum of 15,000 fully operational serving police
               officers by 2016, adequate logistic and administrative capacity, accountability and
               respect for human rights and rule of law, robust vetting process, enhanced
               recruitment procedures and training, with an emphasis on specialized units, and
               strengthened border control and deter transnational organized crime;
                     13. Requests MINUSTAH to continue its efforts to strengthen the
               institutional and operational capacities of the Haitian National Police, in particular
               by renewed efforts to mentor and train police and corrections personnel; calls on
               MINUSTAH to align skills of UNPOL personnel to support these objectives;
               requests also MINUSTAH to facilitate coordination between bilateral and
               multilateral efforts 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;
                     14. Encourages also MINUSTAH, in cooperation with the appropriate
               international actors to assist the Government in effectively tackling gang violence,
               organized crime, drug trafficking and trafficking of children;
                    15. Calls on all donors and partners, including international and
               non-governmental organizations, to better coordinate their efforts and work closely
               with the Haitian Government through the Aid Coordination Mechanism, which is
               intended to help the Government ensure increased transparency, national ownership
               and coordination in foreign assistance and to strengthen Government capacity to
               manage external assistance;
                     16. 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 activities aimed at effectively improving
               the living conditions of the concerned populations, in particular women and
               children;
                    17. Requests MINUSTAH, working in coordination with the United Nations
               country team, to continue to implement quick-impact projects that contribute to a


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           secure and stable environment and enhance 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;
                 18. Strongly condemns the grave violations against children affected
           particularly by criminal gang violence, as well as widespread 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), and 1889 (2009),
           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;
                 19. 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 keep the
           Council informed, and urges troop- and police-contributing countries to ensure that
           acts involving their personnel are properly investigated and punished;
                 20. 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 Haitian National Police and the
           judiciary, and calls on MINUSTAH to provide monitoring and support in this
           regard;
                 21. Encourages MINUSTAH, within its mandate, to continue to use existing
           means and capabilities, including its engineers, with a view to enhancing stability in
           Haiti while fostering greater Haitian ownership in the context of its condition-based
           consolidation plan;
                 22. Requests MINUSTAH to continue to pursue its community violence
           reduction approach, in close collaboration with the Haitian Government, adapting
           the programme to the changing requirements of the post-earthquake Haitian context
           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 coordinated
           with, and supports the work of, the United Nations country team to build local
           capacity in this area;
                 23. Requests MINUSTAH to continue to support the Haitian authorities in
           their efforts to control the flow of small arms, the development of a weapons
           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;
                 24. 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 report on them
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                     25. Requests the Secretary-General to keep it regularly informed, and to
               report to the Council on the implementation of MINUSTAH’s mandate, semi-annually
               and not later than forty-five days prior to its expiration;
                     26. Requests the Secretary-General to include in his reports a comprehensive
               assessment of threats to security in Haiti, and to propose, as appropriate, options to
               reconfigure the size and composition of MINUSTAH and to further develop,
               evaluate, and submit as an annex to his next report, the consolidation plan presented
               in section VI of the report S/2012/678;
                    27.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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