The mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), which expired on July 15, has been extended to until January 31, 2026.
According to experts the BINUH mandate has been technically reduced by about 6 and half months.
Members of the UN Security Council on Monday, July 14 decided to extend the mandate of BINUH which expires on July 15, until January 31, 2026.
BINUH, a UN political mission deployed in Port-au-Prince since 2019, is increasingly perceived as undersized to meet the emergency.
“It was not intended to operate in an environment as hostile as the one we are experiencing today,” Miroslav Jenča, a senior UN official, admitted to the Security Council in early July.
The Council expressed its intention to consider “without delay” the recommendations made by the Secretary-General last February regarding the various options for the UN’s role in supporting security and stability in Haiti. It also reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive, “Haitian-owned and -led” solution.
“Supporting the security of elections and the participation of all sectors of society is key to sustainable political progress in Haiti,” said Ambassador Dorothy Shea, Acting Representative of the United States.
“Without BINUH, realizing the vision of a stronger, more resilient society would be less likely.” She encouraged international stakeholders and donors to contribute “their fair share”.
Jerome Bonnafont, the Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, declared,”This technical renewal of a few months must not make us forget the urgency of action by the Council to strengthen support for security in Haiti.”
“The efforts made by Kenya and the States of the region, which we welcome and which are more necessary than ever, must be accompanied by a clear framework provided by the United Nations,” Jerome said.
He noted, “They must provide essential strategic and operational expertise, as well as logistical support. Nearly five months after the Secretary-General transmitted his recommendations, the urgency of the security and humanitarian situation obliges us to move forward.”
Text of the resolution (S/2025/454)
“Recalling all its previous resolutions on Haiti, including resolutions 2476 (2019), 2653 (2022), 2699 (2023), 2751 (2024), 2752 (2024) and 2743 (2024), as well as 2664 (2022), Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and unity of Haiti,
1. Decides to extend, to 31 January 2026, the mandate of BINUH in
accordance with its resolution 2476 (2019), headed by a Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the reporting requirements as specified in paragraph 1 of resolution 2645 (2022);
2. Reaffirms paragraphs 2 through 25 of resolution 2743, noting that references therein to the sanctions measures imposed under resolutions 2699 and 2700 should be understood to refer to those measures imposed or extended by resolution 2752;
3. Expresses its intention to consider, without delay, the recommendations made by the Secretary-General on 24 February 2025 on the options for the possible role the United Nations could play to sustain security and stability in Haiti;
4. Reaffirms its commitment in supporting a comprehensive, Haitian-owned and Haitian-led solution that addresses the root causes of the current multidimensional crises in Haiti;
5. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.”
