Security Council resolution 2012 (2011) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) until 15 Oct. 2012]
Symbol: S/RES/2012(2011)
Date: 2011-10-14
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/66 [137] UN STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI
S/66 [138] HAITI--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti|Haitian National Police|OAS|Caribbean Community|Interim Haiti Recovery Commission|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|ELECTION VERIFICATION|TRAINING PROGRAMMES|RECONSTRUCTION|TECHNICAL COOPERATION|CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS|ORGANIZED CRIME|DRUG TRAFFIC|SALE OF CHILDREN|COUNTRY TEAMS|LIVING CONDITIONS|DISPLACED PERSONS|GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE|CHILD ABUSE|SEX CRIMES|HUMAN RIGHTS|PROGRAMME OWNERSHIP|COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION|SMALL ARMS|RULES AND REGULATIONS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: COLOMBIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: LEBANON
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: PORTUGAL
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/2012 (2011)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 14 October 2011




               Resolution 2012 (2011)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6631st meeting, on
               14 October 2011

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Haiti, in particular its resolutions 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 has made considerable strides since the tragic
               earthquake of 12 January 2010, particularly that for the first time in its history, Haiti
               has experienced a peaceful transfer of power between one democratically elected
               president and another from the opposition,
                     Recognizing also, as has the Haitian Government, that the overall security
               situation, while fragile, has improved since the adoption of its resolutions 1908,
               1927 and 1944 (2010), allowing a partial drawdown of MINUSTAH’s military and
               police capabilities as the first step to ending the temporary surge capacities decided
               by the Security Council after the earthquake, while continuing to adapt the
               Mission’s strength without undermining the security and stability of Haiti and
               recognizing the importance of condition-based and security-related decisions about
               the future of MINUSTAH,
                     Welcoming the appointment of a Prime Minister and a Supreme Court
               President and calling on all the relevant political actors in Haiti, in particular the
               Executive and Legislative branches, to engage in an effective dialogue towards a
               political agreement that would consolidate a concrete forward agenda for progress
               in key areas, such as Haiti’s security, budget, recovery and development priorities,
               elections and electoral reform, including the participation of women in the electoral
               processes and the completion of constitutional reform,
                     Acknowledging that Haiti continues to face significant humanitarian
               challenges, with more than 600,000 internally displaced persons still dependent on
               assistance for their basic survival, an ongoing cholera epidemic, and extreme
               vulnerability to natural disasters,




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                     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,
                     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 social and
               economic development,
                    Recognizing the work done so far by the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission,
               to which the United Nations continues to provide coherent policy advice and
               technical support, and also by the Haiti Reconstruction Fund, which both play a
               central role in the medium and long-term reconstruction efforts in Haiti,
                     Commending the wide range of recovery efforts delivered by the United
               Nations system in Haiti, especially the United Nations-supported housing and debris
               removal programs and the successful use of MINUSTAH’s military engineering
               units to address urgent needs in the immediate aftermath of the January 2010
               earthquake, emphasizing the importance of increasing participation of Haitian
               authorities and international and civilian actors in these tasks,
                    Urging donors to fulfil without delay the pledges made at the International
               Donors’ Conference “Towards a New Future for Haiti” held on 31 March 2010, in
               order to continue producing tangible and visible reconstruction dividends, and
               underlining national responsibility to provide clear guidance and 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 regional and subregional organizations, international financial
               institutions and other stakeholders, in particular the Organization of the American
               States (OAS) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),
                    Recognizing 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 are mutually reinforcing, and welcoming
               the continuing efforts of the Government of Haiti and the international community
               to address these challenges,
                    Expressing its concern that criminal gangs remain a threat to Haiti’s stability,
                    Recognizing that the overall security situation has improved but further
               expressing its concern that trends since the earthquake reveal an increase in all
               major categories of crime, including murder, rape and kidnapping in Port-au-Prince
               and the West Department,
                    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,




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                 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,
                Recognizing that strengthening national human rights institutions and respect
           for human rights, due process, combating criminality and sexual and gender based
           violence, and putting an end to impunity are essential to ensuring the rule of law and
           security in Haiti,
                 Recognizing the critical role of MINUSTAH in ensuring stability and security
           in Haiti and also recognizing the complementary roles that MINUSTAH and the
           United Nations Country Team have fulfilled to date in assisting Haiti in its recovery
           efforts, 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 stressing the importance of the Special
           Representative of the Secretary-General ensuring further coordination between
           MINUSTAH and the United Nations Country Team in connection with the aspects
           of their respective mandates that are correlated, with special attention to the
           strengthening of Haitian institutional capabilities, including in the areas of
           reconstruction and development,
                 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,
                 Welcoming the commitment by the Government of Haiti to strengthen the rule
           of law, and calling on the Government of Haiti, in coordination with the
           international community, to continue to advance security sector reform, including in
           particular the development and implementation of the next five-year Haitian
           National Police Development Plan, which will take effect after December 2011,
           underscoring the need for the Government of Haiti with the assistance of the
           international community, as requested, to take steps to ensure that the HNP meets
           the benchmarks for reform contained in the plan and encouraging the Government,
           with the support of MINUSTAH, to regularly inform the Haitian people on progress
           toward these benchmarks,
                Underscoring the importance of the Haitian National police being adequately
           funded 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,
                 Underlining the need to further strengthen Haitian judicial and correctional
           systems, in order to support a more integrated and cohesive Haitian security sector,
           welcoming the improvements in the judiciary toward the availability of adequate
           human and material capabilities and acknowledging that attendant human rights
           concerns that still remain in the corrections system such as, prolonged pretrial
           detentions, prison overcrowding and access to health care services, are significant
           challenges to sustainable administrative reforms,
                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 the Interim


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               Haiti Recovery Commission and 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,
                    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 Secretary-General’s report S/2011/540 of 25 August 2011,
                     Determining that the situation in Haiti continues to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security in the region, despite the progress achieved thus far,
                     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) and 1944 (2010) until 15 October
               2012, with the intention of further renewal;
                    2.   Decides that MINUSTAH’s overall force levels will consist of up to
               7,340 troops of all ranks and a police component of up to 3,241, consistent with
               paragraph 50 of the Secretary-General’s report;
                     3.   Affirms that future adjustments to its force configuration should be based
               on the overall 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, including 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.   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;
                     5.    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 strengthen self-sustaining security sector State
               institutions, especially outside Port-au-Prince, with a view to further enhance the
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           greater countrywide presence of the State, and promote good governance at local
           levels;
                 6.    Recognizes that following the holding of presidential and legislative
           elections, 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, and encourages
           MINUSTAH to continue its support for the upcoming partial legislative and local
           elections; and to coordinate international electoral assistance to Haiti in cooperation
           with other international stakeholders including the OAS and CARICOM;
                 7.    Welcomes ongoing efforts by MINUSTAH to increase coordination with
           the Haitian National Police and to strengthen the capacity of the Haitian National
           Police in order for the HNP to take full responsibility for Haiti’s security needs,
           including border management and security efforts in order to assess threats and
           deter illicit activities and calls on Haiti’s international and regional partners to
           intensify their assistance to the Government of Haiti in this regard, as requested;
                 8.   Encourages the Haitian authorities to take full advantage of that support,
           notably in enhancing Haitian National Police (HNP) capacity, modernizing key
           legislation and in the implementation of the justice reform plan, to take the
           necessary steps, including nominations, that will allow superior judicial institutions
           to function adequately, and to address the issue of prolonged pretrial detentions and
           prison overcrowding, with special regard to women and children;
                 9.    Calls on the Government of Haiti, with the support of MINUSTAH, to
           prioritise the development and implementation of the next five-year Haitian
           National Police Development Plan, which will succeed the current reform plan upon
           its expiration in December 2011 and requests MINUSTAH, with additional support
           as appropriate and within existing resources from locally-employed interpreters, to
           continue to support vetting, mentoring, training of the police and corrections
           personnel and strengthening the institutional and operational capacities of the
           correctional services as well as to continue to provide technical guidance to donorfunded projects as requested for the rehabilitation and construction of police and
           corrections facilities;
                 10. Welcomes the resumption of training and promotions of recruits for the
           Haitian National Police, stresses necessity of accountability and a robust vetting
           process and underscores the vital importance of maintaining and increasing the
           international community’s support for capacity-building of the HNP, particularly
           through enhanced mentoring and training of specialized units;
                 11. Encourages also MINUSTAH, in co-operation with the appropriate
           international actors to assist the Government in tackling the risk of a resurgence in
           gang violence, organized crime, drug trafficking and trafficking of children;
                12. Calls on all donors and international and Non-Governmental
           Organizations to coordinate their efforts and work closely with the Interim Haiti
           Recovery Commission, or its successor institution, in order to strengthen the
           capacity of the Government to fulfil the Action Plan for National Recovery and
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                      13. 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;
                     14. Requests MINUSTAH to continue to implement quick-impact projects
               that further enhance the trust of the Haitian population towards MINUSTAH;
                     15. 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,
               along with strengthened mechanisms to address sexual and gender-based violence
               and recalls Security Council Resolution 1894 (2009) and requests the Secretary
               General to develop, in close consultation with the Government of Haiti, and troop
               and police contributing countries, and other relevant actors, a comprehensive
               protection of civilians plan;
                      16. Strongly condemns the grave violations against children affected by
               armed 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);
                     17. 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;
                     18. Reaffirms MINUSTAH’s human rights mandate and recognizes that
               respect for human rights, is essential to Haiti’s stability, in particular attention to
               individual accountability for grave violations under past governments, urges the
               Government to ensure 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;
                     19. Welcomes the important work done by MINUSTAH in support of urgent
               needs in Haiti and encourages the Mission within its mandate to continue to make
               full use of existing means and capabilities, including its engineers, with a view to
               further enhancing stability in the country and requests MINUSTAH to develop its
               longer term planning and further requests the Secretary-General to include in his
               next report an indication of MINUSTAH’s plans to encourage greater Haitian
               ownership of reconstruction activity in Haiti;
                     20. Requests MINUSTAH to continue to pursue its expanded community
               violence reduction approach, adapting the programme to the changing requirements
               of the post-earthquake Haitian context with a particular focus on the displaced and
               those living in violence-affected neighbourhoods;
                     21. Requests MINUSTAH to continue to support the Haitian authorities in
               their efforts to control the flow of small arms including labour-intensive projects,
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           and possession of arms, reform of the weapons permit system and the development
           and implementation of a national community policing doctrine;
                 22. 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
           to the Security Council and troop- and police-contributing countries;
                 23. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council on the
           implementation of MINUSTAH’s mandate, semi-annually and not later than 45 days
           prior to its expiration;
                24. Requests the Secretary-General to include in his reports a comprehensive
           assessment of threats to security in Haiti and give particular attention to the
           protective environment for all, in particular women and children, and on progress in
           the sustainable resettlement of displace persons, and to propose, as appropriate,
           options to reconfigure the composition of MINUSTAH;
                25.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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