Secretary-general appoints Sandra Honoré of Trinidad and Tobago as his special representative in Haiti Port-au-Prince,31 May 2013- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Ms. Sandra Honoré of Trinidad and Tobago as his Special Representative and Head of the…
Last month, in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, a 20-year old mother of two was stripped naked and tortured until she confessed to practising sorcery. Then she was burned alive on the local rubbish dump in front of a crowd of fellow villagers. Although horrific, this event was not unusual. The…
Media briefing of SRSG a.i. Nigel Fisher Port-au-Prince, 15 February 2012 Good morning all. Thank you for coming today. As you know, this is my first general press briefing since being appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary-General a.i. I look forward to meeting with you regularly…
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mr. Nigel Fisher of Canada as his acting Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Mr. Fisher, who since 2010 has served as Deputy Special Representative, United Nations…
New York, 28 January 2013 - The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Masood Khan ( Pakistan): The members of the Security Council recently received a briefing by Special Representative for the Secretary-General for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti…
A tragic road accident involving a MINUSTAH vehicle and a motorcycle occurred earlier this morning, 25 January in the area of St. Marc. MINUSTAH regrets this tragic accident which resulted in one fatality and one injury. Haitian National Police and UNPol were immediately dispatched on location and…
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti 31-08-2012
Resolution 2070 (2012) The Security Council, Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Haiti, in particular its resolutions 2012 (2011), 1944 (2010), 1927 (2010), 1908 (2010), 1892 (2009), 1840 (2008) 1780 (2007), 1743 (2007), 1702 (2006), 1658 (2006), 1608 (2005), 1576 (2004) and 1542 (2004)…
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York Security Council 6842nd Meeting (AM) SC/10780 Members Stress Need to Complete Electoral Body, Strengthen Police Capacity Haiti’s progress was “obvious”, given its strong steps towards recovery in the political, social and security…
Security Council SC/10780 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York Security Council 6842nd Meeting (AM) Note: A complete summary of today’s Security Council meeting on Haiti will be made…
STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY New York, 27 August 2012 The President of the General Assembly expresses his sadness over the loss of lives and destruction in Haiti’s tropical storm The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al…
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York Security Council 6732nd Meeting (AM) SC/10572 The Special Representative for the Secretary-General in Haiti told the Security Council this morning that progress in security conditions and rule of law institutions allowed the…