Thursday, Bintou Keita, the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, told the Security Council that the Integrated Security Transition Plan, as requested by the Security Council, will guide the first phase of a responsible and effective withdrawal of the UN police presence in Haiti. "This first phase will reduce the number of formed police units (FPUs) from seven to five between October 15, 2018 and April 15, 2019"

For Keita the move to a United Nations presence in Haiti other than a peacekeeping operation should not occur before October 15, 2019.

She said the Minujusth country team and the government will have to redouble their efforts to catch up the time loss following the July events concluding "Only a fully functioning government in Haiti can meet the challenges."

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25478-haiti-un-bintou-keita-recalls-that-time-is-pressing-in-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25459-haiti-flash-un-warns-of-high-risk-of-major-unrest-in-haiti.html

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