S/PRST/2021/7: Statement by the President of the Security Council on Haiti
Summary: Statement issued on 24 March 2021 under the Council's COVID-19 written procedure. The Council voices deep concern over Haiti's political, constitutional, humanitarian and security crises, urges legislative elections overdue since October 2019 and presidential elections in 2021, calls for action against gangs, kidnappings and corruption, and names the Grand Ravine, La Saline and Bel-Air massacres and the murder of Monferrier Dorval as cases requiring accountability.
Key Findings
- The Council takes note of the Secretary-General's report S/2021/133 and reaffirms support for BINUH.
- It urges free, fair legislative elections overdue since October 2019 and preparations for presidential elections in 2021.
- It calls for an immediate response to gang-related crime, kidnappings, homicides and rape, and adequate resources for the Haitian National Police.
- It calls for accountability in the Grand Ravine (2017), La Saline (2018) and Bel-Air (2019) cases and the 2020 assassination of Port-au-Prince Bar Association president Monferrier Dorval, and an end to prolonged pre-trial detention.
- It welcomes CARICOM's decision to send a fact-finding mission.
How to cite
United Nations Security Council, S/PRST/2021/7: Statement by the President of the Security Council on Haiti, https://securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_prst_2021_7.pdf
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