The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for one year to 31 January 2027, even as it condemned Haitian authorities Thursday for the lack of progress in achieving a political transition.
The Security Council condemned the upsurge in violence in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country in the strongest terms, pointing to human rights violations and abuses, including sexual violence against women, men and children as well as human trafficking, migrant smuggling, killings and the abduction of children by armed gangs.
The council resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Panama, and adopted unanimously.
United States Ambassador Jennifer Locetta, said that the Security Council had ‘made another decisive step towards the stabilisation of Haiti’ praising Panama on its work in helping the UN body achieve unanimous adoption of ‘this important resolution.
‘The United States maintains its unwavering support for Haiti’s stability and security. Prime Minister Fils-Aimé’s tenure as Haiti’s Prime Minister remains integral to advancing efforts to combat terrorist gangs and stabilize the country. The current violence caused by gangs can only be stopped with consistent, strong leadership, and with the full support of the Haitian people,’ she said.
The representative of Haiti welcomed the resolution as reflecting ‘a more integrated understanding of current challenges, and above all, the need to deliver concrete results’.