Security Council resolution 2350 (2017) [on final extension of the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) until 15 Oct. 2017 and establishment of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH)]
Symbol: S/RES/2350 (2017)
Date: 2017-04-13
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/72 [137] UN STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI
S/72 [139] UN MISSION FOR JUSTICE SUPPORT IN HAITI
S/72 [138] HAITI--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti > Dissolution|UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti > Establishment|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|RULE OF LAW|HAITI|HAITI QUESTION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: EGYPT
vote: yes
country: ETHIOPIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: ITALY
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: KAZAKHSTAN
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SENEGAL
vote: yes
country: SWEDEN
vote: yes
country: UKRAINE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: URUGUAY
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2350 (2017)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                13 April 2017




               Resolution 2350 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7924th meeting, on
               13 April 2017

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Haiti, in particular its resolutions 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), 1576 (2004), and 1542 (2004),
                     Recognizing the major milestone towards stabilization achieved with the
               peaceful completion of the electoral process and return to constitutional order on
               7 February 2017, and commending Haitian authorities, in particular the Haitian
               Provisional Electoral Council and the Haitian National Police (HNP), for their
               efforts towards ensuring elections were conducted in a credible and inclusive
               manner and held in a largely peaceful environment,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
               territorial integrity and unity of Haiti,
                    Commending the Special Representative of the Secretary-General’s efforts and
               the role of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to
               support the political process in Haiti, the professionalization of the police and in the
               maintenance of a secure and stable environment,
                    Expressing its deep appreciation and gratitude to the personnel of MINUSTAH
               and to all Member States which have contributed to MINUSTAH and paying tribute
               to those injured or killed in the line of duty; commending the successful work
               achieved by MINUSTAH, including the wide range of reconstruction efforts
               conducted after the 2010 earthquake,
                     Welcoming the ongoing strengthening, professionalization and reform of the
               HNP, while noting the need for continued international support for the HNP so that
               it can fulfil its constitutional mandate, including by expanding its geographical
               reach and building its technical capacity, as well as its community -based
               programmes, as appropriate; affirming the importance of the 2017-2021 Strategic
               Development Plan of the HNP, developed on the basis of a joint HNP -United
               Nations Police (UNPOL) capacity and needs assessment,
                     Emphasizing the importance of the continued support of the United Nations
               and the international community for the long-term security and development of
               Haiti, particularly in building the capacity of the Government of Haiti, consolidating



17-06078 (E)
*1706078*

S/RES/2350 (2017)

               and building on the achievements of the past 13 years, while encouraging the
               Haitian authorities to address the longstanding risks of instability,
                     Recalling its resolutions 1645 (2005) and 2282 (2016) and reaffirming the
               primary responsibility of the national Government in implementing its
               peacebuilding and sustaining peace strategies to address the interconnected nature
               of challenges in Haiti, highlighting the contribution of sustainable development to
               peacebuilding and sustaining peace, and in this regard, emphasizing the importance
               of national ownership, 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,
                     Acknowledging that while important progress has been made, Haiti continues
               to face significant humanitarian challenges, especially in the aftermath of Hurricane
               Matthew, and affirming that progress in the reconstruction of Haiti, as well as in
               Haiti’s social and economic development, including women and youth, through
               effective, coordinated, commendable international development assistance and
               increased Haitian institutional capacity to benefit from this assistance, is crucial to
               achieving lasting and sustainable stability, and reiterating the need for security to be
               accompanied by sustainable development in its social, economic and environmental
               dimensions, 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, with the assistance of the United Nations Country
               Team (UNCT),
                     Welcoming the General Assembly’s resolution A/RES/71/161 on the United
               Nations ‘New Approach to Cholera in Haiti’; noting that the implementation of this
               new approach will fall under the responsibility of the UNCT under the coordination
               of a DSRSG/HC/RC,
                    Recognizing that strengthening national human rights institutions as well as
               respect for human rights, including of women and children, 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,
                     Considering that with the completion of the MINUSTAH consolidation plan
               and the implementation of the transition plan, a broader framework of mutual
               accountability among the Government of Haiti, the United Nati ons and the
               international community could be developed as part of a country strategy to enhance
               the effectiveness of the support of the follow-on United Nations presence in the
               country,
                     Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 16 March 2017
               (S/2017/223), which includes observations and recommendations from the Strategic
               Assessment Mission requested by the Council in resolution 2313 (2016), and his
               recommendation that a new United Nations peacekeeping mission be established in
               Haiti following the termination of MINUSTAH by 15 October 2017, in order to
               continue to assist the Government of Haiti, to consolidate gains by reinforcing
               government institutions and strengthening the national capacity for rule of law,
               police development, and human rights,
                    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), and with regards to
               operative paragraphs 5 to 14 that relate to the ne w mission,


2/5                                                                                                       17-06078

                                                                                                S/RES/2350 (2017)

                1.   Decides to extend MINUSTAH’s mandate, as contained in its resolutions
           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), 1576 (2004), and 1542
           (2004), for a final period of six months, and that the Mission shall close by
           15 October 2017;
                2.   Decides that the military component of MINUSTAH shall gradually
           drawdown during the final six-month period, fully withdrawing from Haiti by
           15 October 2017;
                 3.    Reaffirms that, in the framework of the improvement of the rule of law in
           Haiti, strengthening the justice sector and the capacity of the HNP, including in its
           efforts to strengthen the Directorate of Prisons Administration (DAP) management,
           is paramount for the Government of Haiti to take timely and full responsibility for
           Haiti’s security needs;
                 4.    Requests the Secretary-General to begin immediately to reduce
           MINUSTAH tasks in a phased manner ensuring that critical functions are defined
           and appropriate support capacity maintained, and further requests MINUSTAH to
           prioritize efforts and to ensure a successful and responsible transition to United
           Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), as established in
           paragraph 5, and further strengthening the institutional and operational capacities of
           the HNP;
                5.    Decides to establish a follow-on peacekeeping mission in Haiti,
           MINUJUSTH, which shall be composed of up to seven Formed Police Units (FPUs)
           (or 980 FPU personnel) and 295 Individual Police Officers (IPOs), for an initial
           period of six months from 16 October 2017 until 15 April 2018, and emphasizes the
           importance of reaching the above-mentioned levels;
                6.   Further decides MINUJUSTH shall be mandated to assist the
           Government of Haiti to strengthen rule of law institutions in Haiti; further support
           and develop the HNP; and engage in human rights monitoring, reporting, and
           analysis;
                7.   Further decides that MINUJUSTH will be headed by a Special
           Representative of the Secretary-General, who will also play a good offices and
           advocacy role at the political level to ensure full implementation of the mandate;
                 8.   Underscores that MINUJUSTH shall retain seven FPUs, reduced from
           MINUSTAH’s current 11, deployed to five regional departments to safeguard the
           security gains of the past years through the provision of operational support to the
           HNP and that the number of FPUs shall be adjusted downward and harmonized with
           the gradual build-up of the HNP within a projected two-year timeframe;
               9.    Stresses that the 295 IPOs reduced from MINUSTAH’s authorized 1,001
           would play a key role in the implementation of the priorities in the HNP Strategic
           Development Plan 2017-2021;
                10. Further underscores that the 38 government-provided corrections
           personnel reduced from the current level of 50 would play a key role in more fully
           engaging the HNP in efforts to strengthen the DAP management;
                 11. Decides that the rule of law efforts of MINUJUSTH, including
           community violence reduction efforts and quick impact projects, as ap propriate, will
           be part of a strategy towards a continued, progressive transition to development
           actors;



17-06078                                                                                                     3/5

S/RES/2350 (2017)

                   12. Authorizes MINUJUSTH to use all necessary means to carry out its
               mandate to support and develop the HNP and in paragraph 13;
                    13. Further authorizes the Mission to protect civilians under imminent threat
               of physical violence, within its capabilities and areas of deployment, as needed;
                    14. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure medical enablers, and to also
               ensure air assets necessary to deploy security forces rapidly throughout Haiti and in
               support of the HNP;
                    15. Reaffirms the importance for MINUJUSTH to take fully into account
               gender mainstreaming as a crosscutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist
               the Government of Haiti in ensuring the participation, involvement and
               representation of women at all levels;
                    16. Recognizes the ownership and primary responsibility of the Government
               and the people of Haiti over all aspects of the country’s development; and
               encourages MINUJUSTH to continue its efforts to provide logistical and technical
               expertise, within available means and consistent with its mandate;
                     17. Recalls its resolution 2272 (2016), and all other relevant United Nations
               resolutions, and requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to ensure
               full compliance of all MINUSTAH and MINUJUSTH 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 investigated and punished;
                    18. Commends the commitment of the troop- and police-contributing
               countries in implementing United Nations mandates in challenging environments,
               and in this connection, highlights the importance of addressing the issues of
               undeclared national caveats, lack of effective command and control, refusal to obey
               orders, failure to respond to attacks on civilians, and inadequate equipment, that
               may adversely affect effective mandate implementation;
                     19. Further affirms the importance of a successful and responsible transition
               between MINUSTAH and MINUJUSTH and underscores the importance of
               coordination between MINUJUSTH and UNCT, and further requests the Secretary-General to establish a MINUJUSTH advance planning team at the earliest possible
               date;
                     20. Requests the Secretary-General to complete the joint MINUSTAH and
               UNCT Transition Plan within the six-month period referred to in paragraph 1, in
               order for MINUJUSTH to be operational immediately following MINUSTAH’s
               closure, detailing the transfer of tasks that will occur and addressing residual
               stabilization needs in the country;
                    21. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the
               implementation of this resolution, including any instances of mandate
               implementation failures, within 90 days and 180 days from its adoption, as well as
               in an assessment report 30 days before the expiration of MINUJUSTH’s initial
               mandate;
                     22. Requests that the initial 90 day report include details on the joint
               MINUSTAH and UNCT Transition Plan referred to in paragraph 20, and further
               requests that the assessment report referenced in paragraph 21 set out a welldeveloped and clearly benchmarked projected two-year exit strategy to a
               non-peacekeeping United Nations presence in Haiti to continue supporting the
               efforts of the Government of Haiti in sustaining peace and peacebu ilding;


4/5                                                                                                    17-06078

                                                                                         S/RES/2350 (2017)

                23. Expresses its intent to continue to review conditions in Haiti, and to
           consider adapting MINUJUSTH’s mandate and police force levels, as needed, to
           preserve the progress Haiti has made towards durable security and stability;
                24.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




17-06078                                                                                              5/5