S/2021/907: Informal Expert Group on Women and Peace and Security, summary of the meeting on Haiti of 29 September 2021
Summary: The Security Council's Informal Expert Group on Women and Peace and Security met on Haiti on 29 September 2021, two months after the assassination of the President. BINUH head Helen La Lime briefed it, UN-Women set out recommendations, and members asked about gender considerations in the political agreement then under negotiation.
Key Findings
- The Informal Expert Group on Women and Peace and Security convened on Haiti on 29 September 2021, co-chaired by Ireland and Mexico in cooperation with the United Kingdom.
- Members were briefed by Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of BINUH, with representatives of the United Nations country team.
- UN-Women closed the meeting with an overview of its key recommendations.
- Council members asked about gender considerations in the political agreement then under negotiation and about the obstacles to women's participation.
- It reaches the Council as a document circulated by the three permanent representatives. The Secretariat did not author it.
How to cite
United Nations Security Council, S/2021/907: Informal Expert Group on Women and Peace and Security, summary of the meeting on Haiti of 29 September 2021, https://docs.un.org/en/S/2021/907
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