United Nations Security Council Resolution 1702
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1702, adopted unanimously on August 15, 2006, after recalling resolutions 1542
(2004), 1576
(2004), 1608
(2005) and 1658
(2006) on the situation in Haiti
, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) until August 15, 2006.
, President
and parliament as an opportunity to "break with the violence and political instability of the past". Therefore, it was important that there was reform of the security sector, law enforcement
, national reconciliation and economic and social development. At the same time, Council members emphasised the importance of MINUSTAH in the stabilisation of the country.
All violations of human rights
in Haiti were condemned in the text; the Haitian government
was urged to promote human rights. The Council welcomed a police reform plan put forward by the government. It also acknowledged that conditions for a disarmament
, demobilisation and reintegration
did not exist in Haiti, so alternative programmes were required. There was also a need to implement effective labour-intensive projects to help create jobs and deliver basic services.
The remainder of the introduction addressed the role of the international community
in the Haitian transition process.
, the Security Council extended MINUSTAH's mandate
until mid-February 2007 with the intention of further renewals. It was decided that the peacekeeping
operation would consist of 7,200 troops and 1,951 officers; 16 correction officers would also be deployed to support the prison system.
The resolution went on to set out MINUSTAH's role in reforming many areas of Haitian society, including the rule of law
, justice
and the promotion of human rights. It was also important that the mission had a good public outreach strategy to inform the local population of its mandate in the country.
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1702, adopted unanimously on August 15, 2006, after recalling resolutions 1542
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1542
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1542, adopted unanimously on April 30, 2004, after receiving a report by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Council deplored all violations of human rights in Haiti and urged the Government of Haiti to promote and protect human rights with a State based...
(2004), 1576
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1576
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1576, adopted unanimously on November 29, 2004, after recalling resolutions 1529 and 1542 on the situation in Haiti, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti until June 1, 2005.The preamble of the resolution...
(2004), 1608
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1608
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1608, adopted unanimously on June 22, 2005, after recalling resolutions 1542 and 1576 on the situation in Haiti, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti until February 15, 2006 and increased its...
(2005) and 1658
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1658
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1658, adopted unanimously on February 14, 2006, after recalling resolutions 1542 , 1576 and 1608 on the situation in Haiti, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti until August 15, 2006.-Observations:In the...
(2006) on the situation in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) until August 15, 2006.
Observations
In the preamble of the resolution, the Council welcomed the transition to an elected governmentGovernment of Haiti
The Government of Haiti consists of a semi-presidential republic, pluriform multiparty system whereby the President of Haiti is head of state directly elected by popular vote. The Prime Minister acts as head of government, and is appointed by the President from the majority party in the National...
, President
President of Haiti
The President of the Republic of Haiti is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the Prime Minister of Haiti...
and parliament as an opportunity to "break with the violence and political instability of the past". Therefore, it was important that there was reform of the security sector, law enforcement
Law enforcement
Law enforcement broadly refers to any system by which some members of society act in an organized manner to promote adherence to the law by discovering and punishing persons who violate the rules and norms governing that society...
, national reconciliation and economic and social development. At the same time, Council members emphasised the importance of MINUSTAH in the stabilisation of the country.
All violations of human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
in Haiti were condemned in the text; the Haitian government
Government of Haiti
The Government of Haiti consists of a semi-presidential republic, pluriform multiparty system whereby the President of Haiti is head of state directly elected by popular vote. The Prime Minister acts as head of government, and is appointed by the President from the majority party in the National...
was urged to promote human rights. The Council welcomed a police reform plan put forward by the government. It also acknowledged that conditions for a disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms...
, demobilisation and reintegration
Social integration
Social integration, in sociology and other social sciences, is the movement of minority groups such as ethnic minorities, refugees and underprivileged sections of a society into the mainstream of societies...
did not exist in Haiti, so alternative programmes were required. There was also a need to implement effective labour-intensive projects to help create jobs and deliver basic services.
The remainder of the introduction addressed the role of the international community
International community
The international community is a term used in international relations to refer to all peoples, cultures and governments of the world or to a group of them. The term is used to imply the existence of common duties and obligations between them...
in the Haitian transition process.
Acts
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations CharterChapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, the Security Council extended MINUSTAH's mandate
Mandate (international law)
In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization like the United Nations to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organization....
until mid-February 2007 with the intention of further renewals. It was decided that the peacekeeping
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping is an activity that aims to create the conditions for lasting peace. It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking....
operation would consist of 7,200 troops and 1,951 officers; 16 correction officers would also be deployed to support the prison system.
The resolution went on to set out MINUSTAH's role in reforming many areas of Haitian society, including the rule of law
Rule of law
The rule of law, sometimes called supremacy of law, is a legal maxim that says that governmental decisions should be made by applying known principles or laws with minimal discretion in their application...
, justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
and the promotion of human rights. It was also important that the mission had a good public outreach strategy to inform the local population of its mandate in the country.
See also
- 2004 Haitian rebellion
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1701 to 1800 (2006 – 2008)