UNSMIH - Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (S/1997/564)
- The Prime Minister, Rosny Smarth, announced the resignation of his government on 9 June 1997.
- The first round of elections on 6 April 1997 saw an estimated turnout of under 10 percent, and the OAS observation mission reported irregularities.
- A May 1997 mission study found the Haitian National Police still lacked 49 commissioners, 162 inspectors and 292 senior-grade agents.
- More than 100 police officers, including 12 commissioners, have been dismissed since the force was created in June 1995.
- The Secretary-General recommends a four-month United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti, with civilian police cut from 300 to 250 and a military headquarters of 50.
The report is submitted under Security Council resolution 1086 (1996), which extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH) to 31 May 1997, and was later extended a last time to 31 July 1997. It draws on a visit to Haiti by Under-Secretary-General Bernard Miyet from 10 to 13 July 1997. It describes the resignation of Prime Minister Rosny Smarth, the irregularities in the April 1997 elections and the stalled second round. It reviews the deployment of the mission's military and civilian police elements and a May 1997 study of the Haitian National Police, which found substantial progress and serious deficiencies. It also covers the weak judicial sector and development activities led by UNDP. The Secretary-General recommends that the Council create a four-month United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti with a reduced strength of 250 civilian police and a 50-person military headquarters.
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