Haiti
Aktuelle Einsätze
MINUSTAH
UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (UN-Geführt)
Beginn: 06/04
Link zum Einsatz
OAS Special Mission for Strengthening Democracy in Haiti
(Sonstige)
Beginn: 06/04
Link zur OAS
UN peacekeeping force welcomes improvement to operations by Haitian police (17.08.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Haiti’s police force is becoming substantially more effective, capturing and arresting a series of suspects accused of recent kidnappings and sending a clear signal to criminal elements, the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the Caribbean country says.
Humanitarian needs of Haiti’s quake survivors still immense – UN and partners (12.07.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The humanitarian needs of people affected by January’s earthquake in Haiti remain immense, United Nations agencies and their partners said today in a report, which also takes stock of the response effort and presents lessons learned from the challenging and complex emergency.
Ban welcomes setting of date for presidential polls (30.06.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Haitian President René Préval has set 28 November as the date for the people of the earthquake-devastated nation to vote for his successor.
Security Council authorizes extra police for UN force in Haiti (04.06.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The deployment of 680 further officers as a result of today’s Council resolution will bring the total number of UN Police (UNPOL) serving with the UN mission, which is known as MINUSTAH, to 4,391.
UN, partners gear up to help quake-stricken Haiti hold elections (11.05.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The United Nations and its international partners have pledged full “technical, logistical and material” support to help Haiti hold timely elections, viewed as a crucial step in renewing the State after the huge human and material losses suffered in January’s devastating earthquake.
Secretary-General requests rapid boosting of Haitian mission’s technical capacity (27.04.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the Security Council to endorse a rapid strengthening of the technical capacity of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to enable it provide better support to recovery efforts following January’s earthquake in the Caribbean island nation.
Haiti able to hold poll by year-end - Bill Clinton (14.04.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Earthquake-devastated Haiti should be able to hold elections by the end of the year, U.N. envoy Bill Clinton said on Wednesday, as the impoverished Caribbean nation works to have a legitimate government in place to oversee its multibillion dollar reconstruction.
Ban names new top UN envoy for Haiti (31.03.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet as his Special Representative in Haiti in succession to Hédi Annabi, who died in the earthquake that devastated the impoverished Caribbean country in January.
Dozens of additional UN Police start work in Haiti to help local officers (05.02.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
More than 100 additional United Nations police officers are already on the ground to help Haiti, which was devastated by a massive earthquake last month, following a call by the Security Council for extra forces to support the beleaguered Caribbean nation.
EU to send police force (25.01.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
The EU has agreed to send a force of up to 350 police to Haiti, where law and order is precarious following the devastating earthquake.
De la Vega announces EU mission to identify needs in Haiti (25.01.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Spanish Government, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, representing the European Union at the International Conference on Haiti in Montreal, announced this week that the EU will deploy a mission to identify the most pressing needs facing the Caribbean nation.
Security Council authorizes 3,500 more UN peacekeepers for Haiti (19.01.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The Security Council today backed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call to increase the overall force levels of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti to support the immediate recovery, reconstruction and stability efforts following last week’s devastating earthquake.
U.N. workers struggle as co-workers are unaccounted for (13.01.2010)
(Quelle: New York Times)
The collapse of the organization’s headquarters in Haiti during the earthquake on Tuesday appears to have produced a death toll larger than any previously endured by United Nations employees in a single day.
UN helps in preparations for legislative elections (05.01.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) is helping the impoverished Caribbean country prepare for upcoming legislative elections, providing secondary support in logistics, security and raising public awareness while leaving the primary organizing role to the national authorities.
Canada to offer more support for Haitian security, development (15.12.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Canada will provide more support to Haiti in its efforts to strengthen security and development, government officials said on Tuesday after meeting visiting Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive.
OAS observation mission of legislative elections in Haiti (15.12.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The Organization of American States (OAS), at the request of the President of the Republic of Haiti … has decided to send a long-term Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to accompany the electoral processes of 2010.
OAS takes further steps to support 2010 elections in Haiti (28.10.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Political stability, elections, and international cooperation in Haiti took center stage at the Organization of American States (OAS) Group of Friends of Haiti that met at OAS headquarters to review recent activities, as well as the country's overall political and economic situation and the international community's renewed commitment of support for this Caribbean country.
Le chef de la MINUSTAH se félicite du renouvellement de la mission (16.10.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb / International)
Le chef de la Mission des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation d'Haïti (MINUSTAH), Hedi Annabi, s'est félicité ce 15 octobre du renouvellement du mandat de la mission pour un an dans le pays.
Haiti advancing towards stability but much more needs to be done – UN (09.09.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
Haiti has “a remarkable opportunity” to overcome decades of misrule and neglect, but major hurdles remain and the international community must step up its support to ensure the Caribbean country can consolidate its gains, the United Nations Special Envoy and former United States president Bill Clinton said today.
UN peacekeepers to bolster presence at Dominican-Haiti border (08.09.2009)
(Quelle: DominicanToday / Dominican Republic)
Peacekeepers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (Minustah) will heighten their presence at the border with the Dominican Republic as part of a plan to reinforce the zone’s controls and security.
UN rights expert calls for urgent reform of justice system in Haiti (04.09.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
Demand for justice outpaces the much-needed reform of the justice system in Haiti, the independent United Nations expert on the situation of human rights in the small Caribbean nation has underscored.
UN boss eyes bigger frontier role for Haiti mission (04.09.2009)
(Quelle: CaribbeanNetNews / Cayman Islands)
UN peacekeepers in Haiti should be reorganized to better monitor the country's border areas and coastline, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in a report released Thursday. The study, reviewing activities of the UN force known as MINUSTAH over the past six months, recommended that its mandate, which expires October 15, be extended for one more year.
United Nations hails security gains in Haiti (21.08.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb / International)
Security has improved dramatically in Haiti, where just a few years ago large areas were controlled by heavily armed gangs that killed, kidnapped and raped with impunity, U.N. police said on Friday. The crime rate in the impoverished Caribbean nation has dropped thanks to a police force that is bigger, more professional and better coordinated with U.N. military and police personnel, U.N. police spokesman Fred Blaise said.
Inter-American agencies aim to strengthen collaboration in support of Haiti (15.07.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb / International)
At a meeting at the OAS called by Assistant Secretary General Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, Chairman of the Haiti Task Force, representatives from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) discussed this week mechanisms for stronger cooperation on Haiti among Inter-American agencies.
Haiti’s annus horribilus (03.07.2009)
(Quelle: ISN Security Watch / Switzerland)
Haiti watchers were hoping last week’s Senate run-off election might reduce tension in the impoverished Caribbean nation. But violence during the polling may have dampened those hopes as the country tries to avoid crossing the breaking point.
UN operation in Haiti welcomes “calm” Senate elections (22.06.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
The United Nations mission in Haiti has paid tribute to the people of the impoverished country and its security forces for holding well-run Senate elections yesterday. The second round of voting for seats in the Senate were conducted peacefully in all nine departments, the mission, known as MINUSTAH, said in a news release.
Bill Clinton takes on UN Haiti role (15.06.2009)
(Quelle: Al Jazeera / Qatar)
Bill Clinton, the former US president, has formally taken up a new role as United Nations special envoy to the impoverished Caribbean island of Haiti. Clinton, who accepted the role in May, is charged with improving the island's ailing economy and combating unemployment, particularly following last year's devastating tropical storms.
Former US President Clinton appointed UN special envoy for Haiti (19.05.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Bill Clinton as the United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, building on the former United States President’s extensive engagement with the Caribbean nation. “I am confident that President Clinton will bring energy, dynamism and focus to the task of mobilizing international support for Haiti’s economic recovery and reconstruction,” said Mr. Ban.
Some progress in Haiti amid security, development difficulties – UN team (15.05.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
The challenge facing Haiti of achieving stability and economic recovery remains great, especially after a year of damaging setbacks, but the impoverished nation has seen significant progress in the last two years, the head of a United Nations team that visited the country said today. “Last year was an extraordinarily difficult year for the country with the devastation wrought by four hurricanes, the rise in food prices and of oil prices,” Ambassador John McNee of Canada told reporters. … But he noted that the improving security situation and the continued recruitment and training of the Haitian national police were encouraging signs for the future.
Team of UN advisors head to Haiti to assist in economic, social reconstruction (04.05.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
A team of United Nations advisors set off on a visit to Haiti today following pledges worth nearly $325 million made at a donor conference in Washington last month for the impoverished Caribbean nation’s reconstruction and development. The Ad Hoc Advisory Group of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will use the four-day trip to study the most appropriate ways to support Government efforts towards economic and social development in Haiti.