United Nations Security Council Resolution 1529 – Haiti

Resolution 1529 (2004)

The Security Council,

Recalling its previous resolutions and statements by its President on Haiti, inparticular the statement of 26 February 2004 (S/PRST/2004/4),

Deeply concerned by the deterioration of the political, security and humanitarian situation in Haiti and deploring the loss of life that has already occurred,

Expressing its utmost concern at the continuing violence in Haiti, as well asthe potential for a rapid deterioration of the humanitarian situation in that country,and its destabilizing effect on the region,

Stressing the need to create a secure environment in Haiti and the region thatenables respect for human rights, including the well-being of civilians, and supportsthe mission of humanitarian workers,

Commending the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for their lead efforts to advance a peaceful solution andfor attempting to establish confidence among the parties, in particular through theirPlan of Action,

Taking note of the resignation of Jean-Bertrand Aristide as President of Haitiand the swearing-in of President Boniface Alexandre as the acting President of Haitiin accordance with the Constitution of Haiti,

Acknowledging the appeal of the new President of Haiti for the urgent supportof the international community to assist in restoring peace and security in Haiti andto further the constitutional political process now under way,

Determined to support a peaceful and constitutional solution to the current crisis in Haiti,

Determining that the situation in Haiti constitutes a threat to international peace and security, and to stability in the Caribbean especially through the potential outflow of people to other States in the subregion,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

1. Calls on Member States to support the constitutional succession andpolitical process now under way in Haiti and the promotion of a peaceful and lastingsolution to the current crisis;

2. Authorizes the immediate deployment of a Multinational Interim Force for a period of not more than three months from adoption of this resolution:

(a) To contribute to a secure and stable environment in the Haitian capitaland elsewhere in the country, as appropriate and as circumstances permit, in order tosupport Haitian President Alexandre’s request for international assistance to supportthe constitutional political process under way in Haiti;

(b) To facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance and the access of international humanitarian workers to the Haitian people in need;

(c) To facilitate the provision of international assistance to the Haitian policeand the Haitian Coast Guard in order to establish and maintain public safety and lawand order and to promote and protect human rights;

(d) To support establishment of conditions for international and regionalorganizations, including the United Nations and the Organization of AmericanStates, to assist the Haitian people;

(e) To coordinate, as needed, with the OAS Special Mission and with the United Nations Special Adviser for Haiti, to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation;

3. Declares its readiness to establish a follow-on United Nationsstabilization force to support continuation of a peaceful and constitutional politicalprocess and the maintenance of a secure and stable environment, and in this regardrequests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Organization of American States, to submit to the Council recommendations, preferably by 30 days fromadoption of this resolution, for the size, structure and mandate of such a force,including the role of international police and means of coordination with the OASSpecial Mission, and for subsequent deployment of the United Nations force notlater than three months from adoption of this resolution;

4. Welcomes the Secretary-General’s February 27 appointment of a SpecialAdviser for Haiti, and requests the Secretary-General to elaborate a programme ofaction for the United Nations to assist the constitutional political process andsupport humanitarian and economic assistance and promote the protection of human rights and the development of the rule of law;

5. Calls on Member States to contribute personnel, equipment and othernecessary financial and logistic resources on an urgent basis to the MultinationalInterim Force and invites contributing Member States to inform the leadership of theforce and the Secretary-General of their intent to participate in the mission; andstresses the importance of such voluntary contributions to help defray the expensesof the Multinational Interim Force that participating Member States will bear;

6. Authorizing the States participating in the Multinational InterimForce in Haiti to take all necessary measures to fulfil its mandate;

7. Demands that all the parties to the conflict in Haiti cease using violentmeans, and reiterates that all parties must respect international law, including withrespect to human rights and that there will be individual accountability and no impunity for violators; further demands that parties respect the constitutionalsuccession and the political process under way to resolve the current crisis, andenable legitimate Haitian security forces and other public institutions to performtheir duties and provide access to humanitarian agencies to carry out their work;

8. Further calls on all parties in Haiti and on Member States to cooperated fully with the Multinational Interim Force in Haiti in the execution of its mandateand to respect the security and freedom of movement of the Multinational Interim Force, as well as to facilitate the safe and unimpeded access of internationalhumanitarian personnel and aid to populations in need in Haiti;

9. Requests the leadership of the Multinational Interim Force in Haiti to report periodically to the Council, through the Secretary-General, on theimplementation of its mandate;

10. Calls upon the international community, in particular the United Nations,the Organization of American States, and the Caribbean Community, to work withthe people of Haiti in a long-term effort to promote the rebuilding of democratic institutions and to assist in the development of a strategy to promote social andeconomic development and to combat poverty;

11. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Adopted by the Security Council at its 4919th meeting,on 29 February 2004.