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Port-au-Prince, 15 October 2019 - The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) completed its mandate on 15 October 2019, bringing to a close 15 consecutive years of peacekeeping in the country…
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UN News/New York- Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, briefed ambassadors at the Security council on major developments and achievements during the peacekeeping period in Haiti. “This chapter…
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On 4 October, as part of a demonstration in front of MINUJUSTH's headquarters in Port-au-Prince, a delegation handed the mission a letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General. The document, signed by seven…
UN peacekeepers conduct a patrol in the volatile neighbourhood of Bel-Air in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince in April 2004. © Sophia Paris / UN / MINUSTAH, 2004
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The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) will complete its mandate on 15 October 2019, bringing to a close 15 consecutive years of peacekeeping in the country. MINUJUSTH, which started operations in…
Eight women, among them Mima Gentile (Canada), Yousra Ben Belgacem (Tunisia), Winifred Chigozie Ezeanyika (Nigeria), Afodor Ablavi Koudadje (Togo) and Karine Lessard (Canada), shared their experience as women peacekeepers with MINUJUSTH. © UNPOL Djibrilla M. Hafizou / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2019
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In all fields of peacekeeping, women peacekeepers perform the same roles, to the same standards and under the same difficult conditions, as their male counterparts. Several members of the Police component of the United…
125 officers from the last MINUJUSTH Jordanian police contingent left Haiti on 22 August to return to their country and reunite with their families as part of the gradual withdrawal of the last two formed police units of the mission. © UNPOL Marième Debo MBodj / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2019
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A total of 125 officers from the Jordan's Formed Police Unit (FPU) of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) left Haiti on 22 August, following the closing of operations of the last Jordanian…
126 officers from the last MINUJUSTH Indian police contingent left Haiti on the 21st of July to return to their country and reunite with their families as part of the gradual withdrawal of the last four formed police units of the mission. © UNPOL Djibrilla M. Hafizou / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2019
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A total of 126 officers from the India's Formed Police Unit (FPU) of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) left Haiti on Sunday 21 July, following the closing of operations of the last Indian…
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The Security Council on Monday approved a resolution to create a UN “Integrated Office” in Haiti, designed to support the country’s government in strengthening political stability and good governance. The Office, named BINUH…
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres. Photo: ONU/Mark Garten. (archive)
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Around the world, hate is on the march. A menacing wave of intolerance and hate-based violence is targeting worshippers of many faiths across the globe. Sadly – and disturbingly – such vicious incidents are becoming all too…
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The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have released a report on the events that took place in La Saline, Port-au-Prince on 13 and…
Understanding the different types of pollution and how they affect our health and our environment, will help us to take measures to improve the air we breathe. Photo: Unsplash
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Each 5 June, the United Nations celebrates the World Environment Day to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises and communities in preserving and enhancing the…
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Today we honor more than one million men and women who have served as United Nations peacekeepers since our first mission in 1948. We remember the more than 3,800 personnel who paid the ultimate price. And we express our…