(2004-08) Interim report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (S/2004/698)

United Nations • 2004 • 18 pages

Summary — First interim report on MINUSTAH after it took over from the Multinational Interim Force in June 2004, covering deployment, security, disarmament preparations, the political transition and early election planning.

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Key Findings

MINUSTAH took over from the Multinational Interim Force on 1 June 2004 and assumed operational responsibility on 25 June with 2,127 troops, reaching 2,755 by 17 August against a phased deployment plan across at least seven sectors. Security improved gradually but armed groups, estimated at 25,000 individuals across all categories, still controlled areas in the north and along the Dominican border, and former soldiers refused to disarm. The Haitian National Police claimed 3,567 officers, insufficient for the country, with courts and prisons badly damaged and in need of overhaul. The Interim Cooperation Framework assessed needs at 1,370 million dollars, with 446 million already committed and a further 1,085 million pledged at the July 2004 donors conference, while the Provisional Electoral Council remained hampered by internal disputes and scarce resources.

Full Description

This interim report, submitted under Security Council resolution 1542 (2004), describes the first months of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti after authority was transferred from the Multinational Interim Force on 1 June 2004. MINUSTAH assumed operational responsibility on 25 June with 2,127 troops, more than half from Brazil, reaching 2,755 by 17 August, while civilian police numbered 240 officers from 17 countries plus a first Jordanian formed police unit of 125. Security improved gradually, but armed groups still controlled parts of the country and former soldiers claimed security functions; the Haitian National Police counted only 3,567 officers. The Transitional Government led by Prime Minister Gerard Latortue presented its 100-day record, prepared the Interim Cooperation Framework, whose assessed needs of 1,370 million dollars drew pledges of 1,085 million dollars at the July 2004 Washington donors conference, and requested United Nations electoral assistance. The report reviews stalled disarmament, tensions with Fanmi Lavalas including the detention of former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, national dialogue efforts and the restoration of State authority.

Topics

Geography

Time Coverage

2004 — 2004

Keywords

S/2004/698, series:minustah-sg, MINUSTAH, Secretary-General interim report, Multinational Interim Force, Transitional Government, Gerard Latortue, disarmament demobilization reintegration, Interim Cooperation Framework, Provisional Electoral Council, Fanmi Lavalas, Haitian National Police

Entities

MINUSTAH, Security Council, Multinational Interim Force, Juan Gabriel Valdes, Adama Guindo, Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira, David Charles Beer, John Reginald Dumas, Gerard Latortue, Fanmi Lavalas, Yvon Neptune, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Provisional Electoral Council, Group of 184, OAS, CARICOM, UNDP, Haitian National Police, MODEREH

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