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2547 (2020) SC

Security Council resolution 2547 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) until 15 Oct. 2021]

75
Session
13
Yes
0
No
2
Abstentions
Draft symbol S/2020/1011
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Category ORGANIZATIONAL QUESTIONS
Sponsors (1)
United Nations Security Council
P5 Positions
Russia ~ United States United Kingdom China ~ France
UN Document 2547 (2020) ↗

Vote Recorded VoteS/PV.8768 Oct. 15, 2020

— Abstain (2)
✓ Yes (13)
Speeches following this vote (5) may include explanations of vote
Mr. Singer Weisinger (Dominican Republic)
At the outset, I would like to thank the United States of America for having drafted resolution 2547 (2020). of legislative elections and the lack of consensus on a common political agenda that would enable it to break the impasse and define a new electoral cycle. However, the fragile institutional capacity in the area of security and prevailing conditions mean that greater support is needed fr…
Mr. De Rivière (France)
France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2547 (2020). The efforts undertaken by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) in support of political dialogue as well as for governance and the strengthening of the rule of law is of vital importance and should be continued. We welcome the renewal of its mandate for a period of one year. We welcome the fact that the resolution recalls th…
Mr. Zhang Jun (China)
China abstained in the voting on resolution 2547 (2020), on the rollover of the technical mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), primarily for the following reasons. First, the resolution failed to respond to the dire situation prevailing in Haiti. According to the report of the Secretary-General (S/2020/944), Haiti is still mired in a political deadlock, and the Haiti…
Mrs. Craft (United States of America)
The United States will continue to stand by Haiti and support the vital work of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti. Resolution 2547 (2020) ensures that the United Nations has the mandate that it needs to continue its critical efforts to support democratic institutions, strengthen the rule of law, promote stability and protect human rights in Haiti, in partnership with the United States…
The President
I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. The Russian Federation abstained in the voting on resolution 2547 (2020), on the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti. We value the efforts of the sponsors to include in the document important elements on the role of the Parliament and the need for national dialogue to surmount the problems besetting the c…
Draft resolution text UNBench dataset (Liang et al.) ↗
The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions on Haiti, in particular its resolutions 2476 (2019), 2466 (2019), 2410 (2018), 2350 (2017), 2313 (2016), 2243 (2015), 2180 (2014), 2119 (2013), 2070 (2012), 2012 (2011), 1944 (2010), 1927 (2010), 1908 (2010), 1892 (2009), 1840 (2008), 1780 (2007), 1743 (2007), 1702 (2006), 1658 (2006), 1608 (2005), 1601 (2005), 1576 (2004), 1529 (2004), and 1542 (2004), Recalling in particular its resolution 2476 (2019), which established the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) beginning on 16 October 2019 based on the report of the Secretary-General of 1 March 2019 (document S/2019/198), Reiterating the essential constitutional role of Haiti’s Parliament and the urgent need for inclusive inter-Haitian national dialogue to address longstanding drivers of instability by creating a sustainable and commonly accepted framework to permit the organization of free, fair, and transparent legislative elections as soon as technically feasible, 1. Decides to extend, to 15 October 2021 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 specified in resolution 2476 (2019); 2. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
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