Security Council Resolution 1702 (2006)
Summary: Renews MINUSTAH to 15 February 2007, authorises 16 seconded corrections officers, and reorients disarmament work towards a community violence reduction approach.
Key Findings
- Extends MINUSTAH to 15 February 2007, with a military component of up to 7,200 and a police component of up to 1,951.
- Authorises MINUSTAH to deploy 16 corrections officers seconded from Member States to address shortcomings in Haiti's prison system.
- Asks MINUSTAH to reorient its disarmament, demobilization and reintegration work towards a comprehensive community violence reduction programme.
- Urges Member States to provide enough well-qualified, particularly francophone, police candidates to staff MINUSTAH's police component fully.
- Underlines MINUSTAH's continuing support for the institutional strengthening of the Haitian National Police.
How to cite
United Nations Security Council, Security Council Resolution 1702 (2006), https://docs.un.org/en/S/RES/1702(2006)
- Rights holder
- United Nations Security Council