The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) will complete its mandate on 15 October 2019, bringing to a close 15 consecutive years of peacekeeping in the country. MINUJUSTH, which started operations in October 2017, was preceded by a larger and more robust mission, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), that was deployed in June 2004.

Throughout these fifteen years, the United Nations peacekeeping missions worked closely with national authorities, civil society, national and international partners and the rest of the UN family to help develop and professionalize the national police force, strengthen judicial processes and build capacity in the area of human rights, thus fostering an environment conducive to the country’s development.

As this effort advanced, the Security Council adjusted the missions’ mandates to better address changing priorities or to respond to devastating events such as the earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010.

On 16 October, a Special Political Mission, the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (Bureau Intégré des Nations Unies en Haïti, BINUH), will start operations under Chapter VI of the UN Charter. BINUH will work in an advisory capacity with the Haitian authorities and the UN Country Team in jointly consolidating gains achieved in the areas of stability, security, governance, rule of law, and human rights, through the Haitian-UN partnership since 2004.

Haiti today is a testament to the dedication and collective work of its citizens, international actors, and UN personnel from over 50 nationalities, who all pursued a common goal: promoting peace, human rights, and sustainable development for the present and future generations.

An exhibition presented by MINUJUSTH in collaboration with the Department of Global Communications and the Department of Peace Operations

With special thanks to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Haiti and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Peru to the United Nations.