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As swaths of the country continue to suffer the repercussions of gang violence Haitis Foreign Minister this afternoon reiterated his call to the Security Council for the urgent deployment of a international support force for the Haitian National Police PNH a request echoed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General who reaffirmed her support for the dispatch of a robust force.The assassination two years ago tomorrow of President Jovenel Mose has plunged Haiti into a deep political crisis exacerbated by an unprecedented breakdown in security by criminal armed gangs who impose a regime of terror and violence s now extending beyond the capital Port-au-Prince was alarmed Mrs. Mara Isabel Salvador who is also Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti BINUH. The emergence of vigilante groups adds a new layer of complexity to the situation as the murders of at least 264 suspected gang members since April have been committed by such groups she said. depicts.At the same time sexual violence including gang rape and mutilation continues to be used by gangs to terrorize populations noted the Special Representative according to whom this violence has a deleterious impact on the Haitian peoples access to education food water and health services.As a direct consequence of this chaos the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate said Ms. Salvador adding that 5.2 million people including nearly 3 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian aid and protection. . Haiti today has one of the highest levels of food insecurity in the world while the increase in violence in Port-au-Prince has led to the displacement of nearly 128000 people said the high official.Faced with these systematic violations the authorities are failing in their obligations to protect and enforce human rights denounced Ms. Marie-Yolne Gilles of the Fondasyon Je Klere. According to her the state no longer has a monopoly on legitimate violence with entire areas being controlled by gangs that are sometimes better armed than the public forces. In addition the closure between 2021 and 2023 of the courts of Port-au-Prince has led to a sharp increase in illegal preventive detention she said pleading for the creation of a specialized unit to fight against gangs within the PNH.Haiti is claiming once again the benefit of the emergency launched in this context the Head of Haitian diplomacy for whom the great UN family cannot continue to ignore the request of one of its Member States facing serious security political and humanitarian challenges. During his recent visit to Haiti recalled Mr. Jean Victor Geneus the Secretary General again called for the rapid deployment of a robust international force to help the PNH fight gangs a call he renewed on July 4. on the occasion of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community CARICOM.The PNH directly informed us of the lack of capacities and technology with which it is confronted confided for its part the Chairman of the 2653 Committee of the Security Council who visited the site in mid-June. He also declared himself convinced that the imposition of sanctions was experienced by the Haitian population as an encouraging first step with a positive impact on the security plan before specifying that the question of the deployment of a force international support to the PNH was not within the scope of its mandate.Despite the multiplication of calls for such a deployment no country has announced the slightest concrete act observed China which like the United States and Switzerland recommended to s give priority to attacking the proliferation of arms and ammunition in the country. We must stop repeating that ending the violence would first imply holding elections while the organization of a poll requires security resources that the PNH cannot assume without international support argued Ecuador.While the political transition and the fight against gangs must remain on separate tracks the two remain inextricably linked argued the Special Representative. Improving security and the pursuit of political dialogue would in his view promote the organization of elections a crucial step on the road to the restoration of democratic institutions. In this regard she welcomed the progress made in the implementation of the consensus agreement of 21 December in particular the holding in May of a forum under the aegis of the High Transitional Council bringing together all the parties Haitian stakeholders to discuss constitutional electoral and governance reforms.Finally as the end of BINUHs mandate approached Ms. Salvador called for adequate resources to be allocated to it so that it could effectively carry out its mandate and help Haiti emerge from these crises. It was supported by all the delegations while the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Haiti expressed the wish that this renewal would allow the return of political stability and the organization of elections as soon as the security and logistical conditions will allow.
