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31 ENG ENGINEERING CONTRIBUTION TO HAITIAN PEOPLE

Military engineers along with MINUSTAH Civil Affairs teams regularly initiate projects to improve the country’s infrastructure. They construct roads, pave and patch streets, repair soccer fi elds, carry out topographic surveys, dredge canals and dig wells for drinking water as a way to make a lasting impact.

32 ENG

ENGINEERING WORKS 2007 2008 Water wells (Number) 89 Asphalt (Cubic meters) 4,750 3,454 Road repair (Meters) without asphalt 8,900 8,800 Water Supply to Units/ UN facilities 2,145,900 2,557,068 (Litres) Technical Reconnaissances 163 163 Topographic assessments 94 95 Other Works 97 77

33 BORDER MANAGEMENT

MARITIME PATROLS & AIR OPERATIONS 2007 2008 Maritime patrols (Hours) 281 759 Air Operations (Hours) 4,637.78 5,388.99 LAND BORDER DEPLOYMENTS 2007 2008 Date started Ouanaminthe (URUBAT 2) 1,861 01 Jan 08 Belladere (NEPBAT I) 32 1,749 22 Dec 07 Malpasse (JORBAT) 1,144 01 Jan 08 Anse-à-Pitre (JORBAT) 1,302 01 Jan 08 MARITIME DEPLOYMENT ( PATROLS) Number of Number of 2009 2009 boats boats Port Salut 217 4 Gonaives 179 3 Fort Liberté 410 4 Lake Azuei 89 2 PAP (Killick) 436 3 Jacmel 85 2

CASA 212 DEPLOYMENT ( AIR CONTROL) Flight hours Date started PAP 446.36 14 May 2008

34 OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

ROUTINE PATROLS 2007 2008 Mechanized patrols 30,138 62,948 Foot patrols 12,753 40,018 Check Points & Strong points 7,731 18,980 Escort of Convoys 168 248

35 CRIMINAL STATISTICS

Criminal Category 2007 Kidnapping 237 Murder 490 Lynching NA Rape 149 Assaults 243 Domestic Violence 37 Robbery 98 Theft 62 Total Cases 1,316

Criminal Category 2008 Kidnapping 263 Murder 426 Lynching 70 Rape 284 Assaults 723 Domestic Violence 31 Robbery 231 Theft 819 Total Cases 2,847

36 VIP AND JOURNALIST VISITS

MINUSTAH has received several VIP visitors, heads of state, and leaders of international organizations. Also, Peacekeepers have con- sistently granted access to both international and local media organizations.

37 MEDAL PARADES

At the completion of each tour of duty, the UN Special Representative for the Secretary General pins the peacekeepers at the UN medal ceremonies. This small gesture recognizes the personal sacrifi ces made in the name of peace for and its people.

Soldiers are sent as peacekeepers because they know best that war is cruel and brutal. Peacekeepers keep the peace by enforcing the rule of law that maintains the stability. Consolidation of peace and stability in Haiti is a very worthy and reward- ing experience. The Medal enables the peacekeeper to display their pride in service.

38 39 OTHER COMPONENTS/ AGENCIES

Teamwork remains the hallmark of MINUSTAH’s components. This is demonstrated daily through coordination and collaboration amongst these diverse agencies. MINUSTAH military forces have consistently coordinated efforts with UNPOL, FPU’s and HNP in the area of security in order fulfi ll the UN mandate.

Some of the notable activities include joint patrols (mounted and on foot), maritime patrols, as well as searches and checkpoint operations.

40 41 UN INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING DAY

The spirit of camaraderie continues to exist within the MINUSTAH components. During the celebra- tion of this year’s UN International Peacekeeping Day, on 28 May 2009, MINUSTAH’s military forces, UNPOL, FPU and civilians (both national and international) partici- pated together in several activities to commemorate the event.

Some of the activities during the event included cultural displays and demonstrations on crowd control techniques.

42 43 MILITARY STRENGTH Military Rotation MINUSTAH’s military staff officers and contingents welcome to the mission new staff officers and bid farewell to those officers who have successfully completed their tour of duty in Haiti. For these officers that are leaving the mission we say to you, have safe trip home, and thank you for your contribution, camaraderie and accomplishments. To those join- ing the mission, we say to you: “Welcome aboard and we look forward to serving together with you in fulfi lling the United Nations mandate in Haiti”. List of outgoing staff officers COL Martin GIRARD Canada LT COL Prachanda CHAND Nepal MAJ Madhab Sunder KHADKA Nepal MAJ Narayan SILWAL Nepal MAJ Madan BANJARA Nepal MAJ Bikram Bahadur SHRESTHA Nepal MAJ Steve MANSER Canada MAJ Hemantha EKANAYAKE Sri Lanka LCDR Mauricio ADRIAN Peru LCDR Carlos Eduardo PALHARES Brazil MAJ Freddie DE LA CRUZ Philippines MAJ Rodrigo Gabriel GALLO Chile CDR Marcos Dos Santos SOARES Brazil MAJ Todd Anthony BALSIMO USA CDR Andrew Scott MCKINLEY USA LT COL Damir MILINOVIC Croatia CDR Reinaldo MEDEIROS Brazil LT COL Gustavo Rodriguez MORALES Uruguay MAJ Luis Fernando FILARDI Uruguay LT COL Helio DE ABREU Brazil LT COL Kent WEBBER USA List of incoming staff officers COL Bernard Gaetan OUELLETTE Canada LTC Guillermo PAIVA Chile CDR Silvio SANTAFE Brazil LTC Ravindra HANDUNPATHIRANA Sri Lanka MAJ Ailton MATOS Brazil LT Fernando BRITO Brazil LT COL Richard LAMADRID Uruguay LT COL Jose ALVAREZ Uruguay MAJ Ariel REYES Philippine LT COL Fernando Cesar PEREIRA Brazil CDR Mark Dwain COX USA LT COL Anthony Wayne JOHNSON USA LT COL Cheryl Lynn LANKE USA LT COL Gilmar J. NASCIMENTO Brazil CDR Alexandre Teixeira PERES Brazil MAJ Sudeep PANTA Nepal MAJ Dinesh RAJAURE Nepal MAJ Radha THAPA Nepal MAJ Santosh THAPA Nepal MAJ Bishnu BASNET Nepal MAJ Amrit Ghotane GURUNG Nepal

44 SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL

HÉDI ANNABI Mr. Annabi joined the United Nations (TUNISIE) in 1981, and served as Principal Officer in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs in South-East Asia. He was subse- quently appointed Director of that Office. Between 1982 and 1991, he was closely associated with the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Special Representative to contribute to a comprehensive political settlement of the Cambo- dian problem.

Mr. Annabi subsequently joined the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and served as Director of the Africa Division from 1993 to 1996. He was des- ignated as Officer-in-charge of the Department’s Office of Op- erations in June 1996. He served as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations from January 1997 to August 2007 when he was appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary General in Haiti.

Prior to joining the United Nations, Mr. Annabi was a member of Tunisia’s Foreign Service, where he served as Diplomatic Adviser to the Prime Minister before being appointed, in 1979, as Chairman and General Manager of the National News Agency (Agence Tunis-Afrique-Presse).

45 PRINCIPAL DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL LUIZ CARLOS DA COSTA (BRAZIL)

Mr. Luiz Carlos da Costa has had a long and successful career with the United Nations. Mr. da Costa was appointed as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Principal Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) on 15 November 2006.

Prior to this appointment, since September 2005 he had served as Deputy Special Representative for Operations and Rule of law for the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).

Previously, Mr. da Costa was the Director of the Logistics Support Division of the Office of Mission Support in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York and the Director of Administration at the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) .

From November 1992 to June 2000, Mr. da Costa was Chief of Personnel Management and Support Service in the Field Administration and Logistics Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York. Prior to that, Mr. da Costa served in a number of other positions at United Nations Headquarters, including in the Office of Human Resources Management and the then Department of Conference Services, having joined the Organization in 1969.

46 FORCE COMMANDER MAJOR-GENERAL FLORIANO PEIXOTO VIEIRA NETO (BRAZIL)

Major General Floriano Peixoto started his military career in 1973 at the Agulhas Negras Military Academy in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, and graduated in 1976 as an Infantry Officer.

His military career includes experience as an instructor at the Military Academy, Airborne School and Command General Staff College. From 1996 to 1998 he was assigned to the United States Mili- tary Academy (West Point) as a Brazilian Army Liaison Officer. In 2004 when Brazil sent its fi rst contingent to Haiti, he was appointed as the Brigade’s Operations Officer.

In November 2006 he was promoted to Major General and assigned to the position of the 12th Infantry Brigade Commander (Air Assault). Maj Gen Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto was named Force Commander of MINUSTAH on 8 April 2009.

On 8 April 2009, a handover ceremony was held at the Brazilian Battalion in Camp Charlie located at Tabarre. Deputy Force Commander, Major-General Ricardo Toro organized and led the military parade. The Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Hedi Annabi, greeted the outgoing Force Commander, Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, as a man of action, leadership and vision and he pinned on him the United Nations medal.

In his speech, Lt. Gen. Santos Cruz thanked his troops for their support in accomplishing their tasks in accordance with the rules established by the United Nations. “I am sure that you will provide the same support to Maj Gen Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto, your new Force Commander, who is a very competent Brazilian officer,” he said.

Present at the handover ceremony were the Haitian State Secretary for Public Security, several Ambassadors, members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Haiti, UN Police Commissioner, all contingent commanders, military staff officers and other guests.

47 DEPUTY FORCE COMMANDER MAJOR-GENERAL RICARDO TORO TASSARA (CHILE) Maj Gen Toro was named Deputy Force Commander of MINUSTAH on 22 December 2008. He has vast experience as a troop commander. His command experience ranges from platoon level command to division level command. During his illustrious career, Maj Gen Toro spent some time as a member of faculty and staff at the Chilean War Staff College.

As a General officer, he served as the Commander in Chief of the III Army Mountain Division from 2006 to 2007 and as the Army Personnel Director in 2008.

Maj Gen Toro also participated in several international missions, to include a UN military Observer Mission in the Middle East (UNTSO) in 1993, Military and Naval Attaché in South Africa from 2001 through 2002, and Chief Operations Officer for MINUSTAH military force in Haiti in 2005. Maj Gen Toro has several academic degrees: Master of Military Sciences; Master of International Business Management (MBA); and Master in Administration of Human Resources.

48 CHIEF OF STAFF (from 15th July 2008 to 27th July 2009) COLONEL MARTIN GIRARD (CANADA) Colonel Martin Girard was named Chief of Staff of MINUSTAH military component on the 15th of July 2008.

He graduated from the Royal Military College with a bachelor degree in electrical engineering in 1986 and a Masters degree in Engineering Management in 1996.

He has commanded as Commanding Officer, Canadian Forces Station Leitrim 2000-2002.

During his tour as an exchange officer in 1st Armoured Division HQ and Signals Regiment, he served with the Regiment during the fi rst Gulf War, from Oct 1990- Mar 1991. He also served in Bosnia from Oct 2002-May 2003.

He was also Commandant of Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics, 2003-2005.

Colonel Martin Girard has served nu- merous staff posts, as executive assist- ant, Canadian Forces D/J6 and Canadi- an Expeditionary Force Command J6.

49 CHIEF OF STAFF (since 28th July 2009) COLONEL BERNARD GAETAN OUELLETTE (CANADA) Colonel Bernard Ouellette was appoint- ed Chief of Staff of the MINUSTAH July 28, 2009. His extensive experience commanding troops as an Infantry Officer span from platoon to brigade command with the Royal 22nd Regiment, the 4th Mechanized Brigade Group in Germany with NATO and in the 5th Mechanized Brigade Group in Québec City.

Colonel Ouellette is a graduate of the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto and the National Security Program. He obtained three University degrees: a Bachelor of Business Administration, a Master of Arts in War Studies and a Master of Arts in Security, Defense Management and Politics.

He also has signifi cant senior staff experience at National Defense Head- quarters in Ottawa where he was Director and Commandant of Officer Cadets at the Royal Military College in Kingston. Furthermore, he has com- manded the Citadel of Québec. Colonel Ouellette has participated in interna- tional missions with NATO and the UN.

He commanded troops during the UN- PROFOR mission in Croatia in 1995 during the Croats’ offensive in the Krajina. He trained troops at battle group and brigade level for deployment to Haiti, Bosnia and Afghanistan.

50 MILITARY PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE CONTACT DETAILS Lt. Col. PEREIRA, Fernando Chief of Military Public Information Office ( MPIO) Country: Brazil Cell: 3702-6650 Ext:6046 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Capt. AMADI , Pete Deputy of Military Public Information Office (DMPIO) Country: United States Cell: 3702-7024 Ext:6980 Email: [email protected]

SSgt PABRUA, Bernard MPIO Clerk Country: Philippines Ext: 6121 Email: [email protected]

Mrs. SERAPHIN, Medgy Michaelle MPIO Assistant Country: Haiti Ext: 6122 Email:[email protected] THE POWERTHE TO ENPOWER WOMEN IN PEACEKEEPING WWW.MINUSTAH.ORG

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