UNSMIH - Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (S/1997/244)
- Violence and unrest continue, with a rise in common crime in Port-au-Prince where sixteen police officers have been killed since the Haitian National Police deployed in June 1995.
- Of 150 commissioners needed, only 79 have been deployed, and of 200 inspectors needed, only 89 are in post.
- About 80 percent of all detainees are in pretrial detention.
- Economic growth fell below 3 percent in 1996 while the population grew by about 2 percent, and inflation was about 17 percent.
- The General Assembly authorized $56,105,000 gross for the mission for 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, and unpaid contributions to the special account stood at $30,628,937 on 19 March 1997.
- The Secretary-General recommends extending the mission's mandate a final time to 31 July 1997 with strength kept at its current level.
The report responds to resolution 1086 (1996), which extended the UNSMIH mandate to 31 May 1997 and asked for recommendations on further reductions and on a later international presence. It describes rising violence, crime and tension around the electoral process, and the forced repatriation of undocumented Haitians from the Dominican Republic. It describes the deployment of the military and civilian police components and their support to the Haitian National Police, including training and the rehabilitation of police stations. It assesses the police, the judiciary and prisons, noting progress alongside serious gaps, and reviews a disappointing economic situation in 1996. It reports the financial provisions for the mission and unpaid contributions. The Secretary-General recommends a final extension of the mandate to 31 July 1997 at the current strength and says it is premature to propose a later international presence, which he plans to address in a June report.
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