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(iv) to create specialized units to in-
vestigate and prosecute such cases; and 
(v) to ensure that grassroots women’s 
groups are adequately represented in dis-
placement site management; 
(G) require across all relevant government 
and foreign assistance programs and policies 
explicit consideration of the distinct needs of 
women and girls in Haiti, especially in the con-
text of security, elections and governance, and 
humanitarian relief; 
(H) require across all relevant government 
and foreign assistance programs and policies 
that collection of data is gender-disaggregated 
and trauma-informed, including especially with 
respect to crimes, humanitarian need, and civic 
engagement; and 
(I) adopt a feminist policy that places the 
promotion of gender equality and the empower-
ment of women and girls at its center, and in 
particular, to base policies, programs, and plan-
ning on the Policy Framework for an Effective 
and Equitable Transition promulgated by civil 
society in Haiti; 
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(9) calls on all actors engaged with the situa-
tion in Haiti to comply with their international 
human rights commitments and to meet their obliga-
tions to the women and girls of Haiti under the 
Women, Peace, and Security Agenda, most notably 
to promote the meaningful participation of women in 
leadership and decision making and to center the 
distinct needs of women and girls, especially protec-
tion from and accountability for sexual and other 
forms of gender-based violence; 
(10) expresses appreciation for the role that 
civil society in Haiti, especially Haitian feminist and 
women’s rights organizations, have been playing in 
delivering critical services and advocating for more 
effective and equitable policies; 
(11) calls upon all actors engaged with the situ-
ation in Haiti to closely consult with civil society in 
Haiti and in particular with Haitian feminist and 
women’s rights organizations, especially those work-
ing at the grassroots level, when formulating poli-
cies, programs, and budgets, especially with respect 
to matters concerning security, elections and govern-
ance, and humanitarian relief, and to provide those 
organizations with adequate funding; 
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(12) calls upon all actors engaged with the situ-
ation in Haiti to tangibly invest in the long-term 
equality of Haiti’s women and girls by implementing 
forward-looking plans, policies, and programs con-
cerned with legislative, institutional, and policy 
changes to that end; and 
(13) resolves to rebuild the Office of Global 
Women’s Issues at the Department of State and the 
Women, Peace, and Security program in the Depart-
ment of Defense to advance United States Govern-
ment commitments to women human rights defend-
ers building peace and security in Haiti and beyond. 
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