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Haiti - Security : Misunderstandings about the Minustah, clarification of Nigel Fisher (Open Letter) 06/06/2013 09:41:34
Open Letter from Nigel Fisher : "I would like to clarify some misunderstandings about the current status of the deployment of the Minustah in Haiti and concerning plans for the future of the Mission. The Minustah has already begun the reduction of its presence in Haiti. Over the past two years, the budget of the Mission has been reduced by 30% and of the Minustah saw the departure of 2,670 soldiers, 1,740 police officers and 543 civilian staff. Since February of this year, the Government of Haiti and of the Minustah have initiated discussions about a consolidation plan for the withdrawal of the Minustah who sees significant additional reductions in the future, linked to specific objectives and key indicators for capacity building and staffing of the National Police of Haiti (PNH), strengthening the rule of law and the respect for human rights and the strengthening of judicial mechanisms and of control, the development of electoral capacity, the strengthening of the local governance capacity and support an inclusive dialogue. On 20 March, I presented a summary of the plan to the Security Council of the United Nations. In close collaboration with the Government, we are now in the process of refining this plan to ensure that it is feasible and it contains clear indicators for the strengthening of national institutions and the reduction of the presence of the Minustah. For example, the plan includes a key indicator relating increasing strength of the Haitian National Police (PNH) to 15,000 agents by 2016. We have established a joint working group that monitors the implementation of this plan. I am convinced that the Haitian and international actors agree that the gradual and orderly withdrawal of the Minustah in Haiti is desirable and necessary. They also agreed that the withdrawal is linked to gradual strengthening of key institutions in security, elections and the rule of law. We have established a joint working group that monitors the implementation of this plan. I am convinced that the Haitian and international actors agree that the gradual and orderly withdrawal of the Minustah in Haiti is desirable and necessary. They also agreed that the withdrawal is linked to gradual strengthening of key institutions in security, elections and the rule of law. Over the past month, I had the opportunity to talk about the consolidation plan also with the parliamentarians, heads of a number of political parties, representatives of civil society, as well as members of the international community. The purpose of my recent tour of four Latin American countries was to explain and discuss the withdrawal plan. Representatives of the governments of these four countries are fully committed to the success of Haiti as well as its stability and prosperous future, welcomed the plan, provided that such withdrawal is ordered and is directly linked to measurable improvements in capabilities of the aforementioned institutions. The Minustah intends to continue this process of open dialogue about the implementation of the disengagement plan with the Government, parliamentarians and members of civil society. I invite all interested partner to consult the original version of the consolidation plan of the Minustah which is included in the Appendix to the Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations the Minustah published March 8, 2013 available at : www.un.org/french/documents/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2013/139 In addition, I want to clarify a misunderstanding about the financial resources of the Minustah. These resources come from the operating budget of peacekeeping United Nations. They are not borrowed to Haiti or allocated by the various funds of development of the United Nations for Haiti. The budgets for the maintenance of peace and development are entirely separate. In the reduction of the Minustah, all available financial resources, following such reduction will be transferred to other UN Peacekeeping missions in other countries, such as the new mission being deployed Mali. I am very careful to call expressed by various Haitian interlocutors for the withdrawal of the Minustah. As my comments above indicate, the withdrawal has already begun and will continue. I am convinced that all stakeholders would like to see this withdrawal process implemented in an orderly manner, as the Prime Minister and the Senate have recently said, in the best interest of Haiti and that it is linked to the development of institutions strengthened and to a improved security for Haitians. In conclusion, I am committed to continuing consultations initiated between the Government of Haiti and the Minustah about the progress of the implementation of the plan and the eventual withdrawal of the Mission. In the same way, I look forward to continuing a transparent, direct and mutually respectful dialogue in this regard between the Parliament, political parties, civil society and the Minustah and subject to media coverage adhering to professional ethics. To quote the original version of the consolidation plan presented to the Security Council last March, in the specific context of Haiti, 'stability requires a political culture conducive to consensus on priority issues and the existence of democratic institutions responsive to the aspirations of the people and respectful of their interests.'" See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8694-haiti-politic-the-minustah-will-leave-the-country-may-28-2014-dixit-moise-jean-charles.html HL/ HaitiLibre
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