The report requested 30 days ago by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on a full range of UN options, including support for a non-UN multinational force or a possible peacekeeping operation, was handed over on Tuesday August 15, 2023 to the 15 members of the Security Council.

Guterres recommends "[...] a robust use of force by a multinational police deployment and use of military assets is needed to restore law and order in Haiti and disarm gangs. [...]"

This report offers two potential UN options : providing logistical support to a multinational force and Haiti's police and to strengthen a UN political mission already in Haiti.

"Haiti's current context is not conducive to peacekeeping," wrote Guterres in this report, adding "law and order had to be restored, gangs disarmed, strategic installations and roadways secured and a state presence re-established to provide basic services.

[...] Nothing short of the robust use of force, complemented by a suite of non-kinetic measures, by a capable specialised multinational police force enabled by military assets, coordinated with the national police, would be able to achieve these objectives."

Guterres again called on countries to act now to help deploy a non-UN multinational force and on the Security Council to support such a move.

In his report, António Guterres stated that "[...] any targeted operations against gangs must also protect people and respect human rights and due process."

SL/ HaitiLibre