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1608, adopted unanimously on 22 June 2005, after recalling resolutions

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(2004) and

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(2004) on the situation in

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and s ...

, the Council extended the mandate of the

United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (french: Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti), also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of the French name, was a UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti that was in operation from 2004 t ...

(MINUSTAH) until 15 February 2006 and increased its strength.

Resolution

Observations

In the preamble of the resolution, the council stressed the importance of holding

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in 2005, with a government taking office on 7 February 2006. All violations of human rights were condemned, and the transitional government called upon to end

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and ensure that the

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was respected. The council also noted the poverty in Haiti and called for the strengthening of the

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Acts

Under

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, the council extended the

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of MINUSTAH and an increase in its strength. It supported the recommendations of the

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of the creation of a 750-strong rapid reaction force, 50 personnel for the headquarters in the capital

Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( , ; ht, Pòtoprens ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,311 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is define ...

, 275 personnel for the police component in addition to troops already authorised and a review of the justice system. For a temporary period, MINUSTAH would consist of 7,500 military and 1,897 police personnel. The remainder of the resolution called for further reforms, addressed international assistance, and co-operation between MINUSTAH and the Haitian transitional government. Continuous reports on the situation in Haiti by the secretary-general were also requested by the council.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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Resolution

Observations

Acts

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