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

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.