(2019-10) United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti - Report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/805)

United Nations • 2019 • 38 pages

Summary — Final Secretary-General report on MINUJUSTH covering mid-to-late 2019, reviewing the political impasse under President Moïse, deteriorating economy and food security, mandate benchmarks, the mission drawdown and the transition to BINUH.

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Key Findings

Haiti remained without a functioning government since March 2019, an impeachment motion against President Moïse was rejected 53 to 3, and the failure to pass an electoral law made 2019 legislative elections materially impossible, raising the risk of rule by decree after 13 January 2020. The gourde depreciated 37.6 percent against the US dollar over 12 months, inflation was estimated at 19.1 percent and GDP was expected to have contracted by more than 1 percent. Severe rural food insecurity rose from 17 percent in 2018 to 49.5 percent by late April 2019, and the 2019 humanitarian plan was only 21 percent funded. No laboratory-confirmed cholera case had been recorded since early February 2019, with suspected cases down 80 percent year on year.

Full Description

Submitted under Security Council resolution 2466 (2019), this report covers the closing months of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) before its mandate ended on 15 October 2019 and the transition to the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). It describes a prolonged political crisis: Haiti remained without a functioning government after the resignation of Prime Minister Céant in March 2019, a fourth designated Prime Minister awaited Senate confirmation amid corruption allegations, an impeachment motion against President Moïse failed, and the impossibility of holding legislative elections raised the risk of a constitutional crisis in January 2020. The gourde lost 37.6 percent of its value against the dollar over 12 months, inflation was estimated at 19.1 percent and GDP was expected to contract, while severe rural food insecurity rose from 17 percent in 2018 to 49.5 percent by late April 2019. The report assesses progress against the exit strategy benchmarks, community violence reduction, police development, cholera control after no laboratory-confirmed cases since February 2019, human rights work, and preparations for BINUH and the integrated United Nations country team.

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Time Coverage

2019-07 — 2019-10

Keywords

S/2019/805, MINUJUSTH, Security Council, Jovenel Moïse, political crisis, PetroCaribe, gourde depreciation, food insecurity, cholera, BINUH transition, Haitian National Police, exit strategy, series:minustah-sg

Entities

United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), Security Council, Jovenel Moïse, Jean-Henry Céant, Fritz William Michel, Jean-Michel Lapin, Gary Bodeau, Normil Rameau, Haitian National Police, BINUH, UNDP, Cour supérieure des comptes, Parti haïtien Tèt Kale, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank

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