(2026-03) BINUH Monthly Bulletin - February 2026
Summary — The BINUH monthly bulletin for February 2026 summarizes the mission's activities, including a joint BINUH-OHCHR report on child trafficking by gangs, the government's national pact on stability and elections, and international coordination on post-transition priorities.
Key Findings
- A 20 February 2026 joint BINUH-OHCHR report documented brutal and widespread trafficking of children by gangs. The government presented a National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections on 23 February. BINUH stressed that impartial, technical, and effective governance is essential to end the transition and ensure a peaceful transfer of power. The mission continued coordinating international support for post-transition priorities.
Full Description
This February 2026 edition of the BINUH monthly bulletin summarizes the mission's principal activities and public communications during the month. It highlights the 20 February release of a joint BINUH-OHCHR report on the brutal and widespread trafficking of children by gangs in Haiti, which warns that these grave violations threaten children's welfare and the future of coming generations and calls for stronger protection and an end to impunity. The bulletin covers the 23 February ceremony presenting the government's "National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections", at which the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of BINUH, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, stressed that an impartial, technical, and effective governance system is essential to accelerate the political process, end the transition, and ensure a peaceful transfer of power to elected Haitians. It also reports on the head of mission's 8 February meeting with members of the international community on coordinating support for post-transition priorities. The bulletin functions as a concise monthly record of BINUH's engagement across the political, human rights, and coordination pillars of its mandate.
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