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Généus

lines on the record: 75
first: 2022-06-16
most recent: 2023-10-02
sittings or episodes: 7
sources: un-security-council

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“Tragic and regrettable events take place each day — lives lost, kidnappings, the destruction of public and private property, rape, theft, looting, threats and intimidation — that plunge the country further into chaos, with extremely serious consequences for all its people. In addition, cholera has resurfaced. Through its resolution 2645 (2022), which was unanimously adopted on 15 July, the Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for a year, until 15 July 2023. Pursuant to paragraph 3 of that resolution, the Council requests the Government of Haiti to provide an update on the national dialogue process, which brings together all Haitian parties, by 17 October.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“That is a step in the right direction. I also welcome the measures that the American and Mexican Administrations plan to take to against gang leaders and those who fund them. I also welcome all measures already taken by the Council and those that it intends to adopt to stop the scourge, which is a topic of major concern for the international community. I am describing to the Council the stark and unfathomable plight of the Haitian people, as I have done in every international forum. Once again, my Government requests active solidarity to address these major challenges. Since 12 September, the situation has dangerously deteriorated in my country.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“I have the delicate duty of conveying to the Security Council a distress call from an entire population that is suffering and of declaring loud and clear that Haitians are not living, they are merely surviving. I speak to the Council on behalf of 4 million children who cannot attend school because of gang violence. I also speak on behalf of all of the women and girls who have been raped and the innocent people who have been murdered. I take this opportunity to convey to the international community and the Security Council the sincere gratitude of my Prime Minister, Mr. Ariel Henry, and of his Government for the speed with which the Council and Member States have considered the question concerning Haiti and demonstrated their commitment to our fight against armed gangs and their sponsors, who terrorize the population.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“For Haitians, today’s meeting to discuss the situation in Haiti is highly symbolic. We must recall that 17 October is an important date, commemorating the 216th anniversary of the death of the father of Haitian independence, Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines. He is the icon of the Haitian revolution of 1804. It was under his leadership that our sacred union, sealed by generals of various political ideologies and backgrounds, was established to end the inhuman system of slavery and create the first Black State in the world. He thus reinvented the word liberty and forever changed the course of world history by imposing the universal values of respect and human dignity that are enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“Mr. Généus (Haiti) (spoke in French): First, allow me to acknowledge Gabon’s presidency of the Council in the month of October. I once again commend the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Haiti, Ms. Helen La Lime, and thank her for her briefing. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the members of the Council for their growing interest in the Republic of Haiti, as demonstrated by their respective statements. I took note of their timely remarks. I welcome the presence here today of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic and commend his country’s efforts to assist us at this challenging time. I also welcome the representative of Belize, on behalf of the Caribbean Community, and the observer of the International Organization of la Francophonie.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“The priority now is the return to constitutional order by restoring security and political dialogue, which are prerequisites for the holding of general elections, and the re-establishment of democratic and republican institutions, which will make it possible to address social and economic issues. In that regard, I am pleased to announce that negotiations are currently under way, and we hope that a political agreement can be reached soon, which will allow us to ease the situation. The Prime Minister has never spared any effort and has always remained open to pursue dialogue, which is the only way to resolve the political crisis.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source
“We must block the road to those troublemakers who take advantage of Haiti’s chronic instability to enrich themselves through smuggling and trafficking in weapons and ammunition. In that context, the direct instigators and the brains behind the criminal and terrorist acts, in particular those perpetrated in the past few days, will be fully suppressed by the HNP and brought to justice in Haiti. We also welcome the decision by some countries to consider imposing sanctions on those who participate in one way or another in criminal activities and insecurity in the country. That is a significant step in the right direction to bring an end to the phenomenon of insecurity in the country.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source
“Moreover, some hospitals have also closed on account of a lack of fuel, while the resumption of classes, which had already been postponed to 3 October, is uncertain. Faced with the worsening insecurity, we need very strong support from the international community to support the Haitian Nation Police (HNP) in combating armed gangs. The appeal launched by the Secretary- General is a step in the right direction and must be further developed. This is also an opportunity to invite other partners to do more. In that regard, we thank those who initiated the meeting organized on 23 September on the basket fund and the States that have made pledges to support the work of the HNP. To address those acts of terrorism, the Government is relying heavily on the collaboration of the international community.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source
“The violent and destructive protests and the difficulties encountered in the delivery and supply of fuel to the country, because of the road blocks set up by armed gangs at the Varreux oil terminal, further complicate the country’s already precarious economic situation. As fuel is a cross-cutting product that concerns all economic activity, that situation is likely to paralyse the State and almost entirely paralyse the country. Therefore, some private companies are threatening to pack up and relocate elsewhere. The Caracol Industrial Park, one of the country’s most important, just announced, on Sunday, the end of its operations owing to a lack of fuel. That could lead to the loss of 12,000 jobs in the context of negative economic growth.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source
“It is an opportunity to commend the professionalism of the Haitian National Police. They were able to regain control of the situation and limit the damage caused by gangs that are better armed and better equipped. I would like to convey to the Council the Haitian Government’s deep concern and disquiet about the serious situation in the country. I would also like to underscore the disastrous consequences that harmful actions carried out by gangs — supported by some economic and political sectors — have on our society, as well as their devastating impact on our national economy and on our people’s everyday life. The consequences are extremely serious.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source
“They have used heavily armed gangs to paralyse all parts of the country by blocking the main roads between the capital and the towns in the provinces and by looting and burning public buildings, such as court buildings, prisons, private sector businesses, the premises of certain commercial banks and the warehouses of international organizations, such as the World Food Programme, the United Nations Office for Project Services, UNICEF and Caritas. More than 20 schools have been ransacked and pillaged in Artibonite. Given the brutal deterioration of the situation, the Government has focused on re-establishing security in the country to ensure the resumption of economic activity. Except for a few isolated cases, I can say that, overall, the situation is under control and calm has returned to several parts of the country.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source
“In addition, it sought to clean up public finances by adopting an austerity budget through macroeconomic reforms. The Government has undertaken major reform of the General Customs Administration to combat smuggling, increase customs revenue and halt the flow of weapons and ammunition into the country. Those measures have enabled the customs department to collect, in August alone, almost 8 billion Haitian gourdes — an increase of more than 40 per cent. Using the increase in prices as a warhorse, along with its inherent short-term social consequences, compounded by general discontent with customs reforms and the forthcoming adoption of new measures, the usual troublemakers in the political and private business sectors have implemented their plan to sow chaos in the country.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source
“I would also like to thank the various briefers for their judicious comments, which we have noted. Needless to say, today’s important meeting is timely. Indeed, it enables the Government, through me, to inform the Council of the most recent developments in the sociopolitical and security situation in the country and the Government’s efforts to improve it. At the same time, it allows the Government to inform the international community of its expectations, with a view to leaving behind a multidimensional crisis that has lasted for far too long. On 12 September, violent protests broke out in the country, following the Government’s decision to stop subsidizing oil products, which, in turn, led to an increase in fuel prices. That decision was difficult, but crucial, as the State was losing a total of $400 million per year.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source
“Mr. Généus (Haiti) (spoke in French): First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the President for convening today’s briefing on the situation in Haiti and for agreeing to the Haitian Government’s participation. It demonstrates the Security Council’s special interest in, and manifest commitment to, Haiti and its people and a clear willingness to help the Government to seek a sustainable solution to the multiple and complex issues the country faces. I therefore wish to commend the work of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Helen La Lime, and their efforts, in such difficult circumstances, to fulfil the mandate conferred upon it by the Security Council through its various resolutions.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source
“It is under such conditions that we will be able to settle citizens and stop irregular migration, which is a major challenge not only for us but also all the countries of the region. Moreover, we must not lose sight of the fact that finding a sustainable solution to the phenomenon of insecurity also requires the promotion of Haiti’s long- term socioeconomic development. Even if there is no causal relationship, there is nevertheless an intimate relationship between the level of crime and the situation of extreme poverty in the country.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source
“The exchange of information on individuals involved in those reprehensible acts and concerted actions is essential so that we can effectively combat insecurity. In the complex situation in Haiti today, the solution cannot be solely repressive. Many other parameters must be taken into account. Ending gang activity presupposes that the forces of law and order will be able to maintain control over recovered areas so that the State can fulfil its obligations, such as by providing basic services to the population, restoring police stations, building roads, providing drinking water, electricity and garbage collection, reopening schools, operating health centres and creating job opportunities.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source
“We cannot seriously imagine any free, honest and democratic election in such an environment, much less a national economic recovery or sustainable development undertakings. Restoring normal functioning for our institutions can be achieved only through concerted action, so that we can put an end to armed-gang activities, which terrorize our people and prevent the free circulation of persons and goods. In addition to resolving the existing security problems, we need also to address, through effective management, other related short-term and structural issues that are directly related to the phenomenon of insecurity. I refer here to the dysfunctional judicial system, illicit trafficking in weapons, munitions and drugs, and corruption and smuggling.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source
“The experience of the United Nations presence in Haiti in recent decades has shown the limits of that form of intervention, which is aimed at substituting for local forces in order to achieve satisfactory targeted results. However, we cannot but recognize the fact that following the withdrawal of international forces, local structures cannot achieve the same level of performance because they have not received adequate training and do not have the same means at their disposal. Security is a public good; it is a priority not only for our Government but also for the Haitian people, who are at their wits’ end. Urgent solutions are required as quickly as possible if we wish to restore Haitian democracy.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source
“On that point, I welcome the recent report by the Secretary-General on the mandate of BINUH, which clearly points out the limits of the Haitian National Police as well as its lack of capacity and expertise in terms of the number of experts and degree of specialization in order to address the unprecedented level of crime in the country. We do not want the international community or foreign forces to replace the Haitian National Police and come in and do our work for us. What the Haitian Government wants is to see the remit and the capacity of BINUH bolstered to provide effective training and support for the Haitian National Police.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source
“I would highlight the initiatives taken by the United States, Canada and France of holding meetings with our international partners to discuss the numerous problems Haiti that faces and to provide the necessary international support. Several States Members of the United Nations have promised bilateral support to the Haitian Police Force, including financial and material assistance and specialized police advisers. We have taken note of the creation by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) of a basket fund to support the Haitian National Police in combating gang violence and organized crime. We warmly thank our international partners for their active cooperation and their solidarity.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source
“Given those circumstances, it is urgent for the Haitian National Police to receive, in the coming days, not the coming weeks or the coming months, robust support from our partners in the international community so that we can put an immediate end to this deeply unacceptable situation. The countries and organizations that are friends of Haiti must determine the most appropriate way to rapidly provide considerable assistance to us to give us sufficient equipment and means, training on the ground and to carry out the vetting of Haitian National Police personnel. That is essential if we wish to restore a stable security situation. The Government genuinely appreciates the assistance received from the international community to help the Haitian National Police uphold their responsibilities to protect and serve the population.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source
“The Haitian National Police, the force on which the Government relies to respond to those phenomena, cannot go it alone in current circumstances despite the courage and the determination that it has shown so far despite its limited means. The Government of the Republic of Haiti has decided to make every sacrifice to free up the resources necessary to provide the Haitian National Police with the means it requires to carry out its mission effectively. The difficulties faced by the Haitian Administration in acquiring armoured vehicles and lethal weapons continue to put the Haitian National Police at a disadvantage vis-à-vis the gangs, which are able to acquire such weapons by means of smuggling.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source
“Clashes between rival gangs have claimed numerous victims among the population, and thousands of people have had to flee their homes to escape the violence. However, the authorities are not standing idly by. With the very limited resources available to them they are doing everything possible to incapacitate those who seek to maintain chaos and prevent the situation from being normalized. We welcome the fact that the Secretary-General’s report recognizes the efforts made by the Haitian National Police to counter gangs’ criminal activities. Its efforts have led to the arrest of a number of individuals suspected of involvement in kidnappings or killings.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source
“I extend my congratulations to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Helen La Lime, and thank her for her introduction of the report (S/2022/481), of which we took note with renewed interest. I also welcome the presence among us of Mr. Arnoux Descardes, Executive Director of Volontariat pour le développement d’Haïti, and thank him for his enlightening comments. I also welcome the presence of the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, our neighbouring country, with which we have good relations. The report comes at a time when the security situation continues to worsen in Haiti. The activities of armed gangs has created a widespread climate of insecurity. Kidnappings for ransom and violent killings have become commonplace, and even foreign diplomats, including Members of the United Nations, are not spared.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source
“Mr. Généus (Haiti) (spoke in French): I am particularly honoured to be able to take part in this meeting of the Security Council to consider the Secretary-General’s eighth periodic report (S/2022/481) on the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), pursuant to Council resolutions 2476 (2019) and 2600 (2021). Before presenting Haiti’s remarks, I would like to warmly congratulate you, Madam President, on Albania’s assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of June. We wish you every success in conducting its work. I would also like to greet the other members of the Council and thank them for their contributions to this discussion, their expressions of concern and their thoughtful comments, which demonstrate their continued solidarity with Haiti and which we have duly noted.”
2022-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9066 (2022) · source