UNSMIH was established,
initially for a period of six months, in accordance with Security Council
resolution
1063 (1996) of 28 June 1996 with a mandate limited to the following
tasks:
- Assistance to
the Haitian authorities in the professionalization of the Haitian National
Police;
- Assistance to
the Haitian authorities in maintaining a secure and stable environment
conducive to the success of the current efforts to establish and train
an effective national police force;
- Coordination of
activities by the United Nations system to promote institution-building,
national reconciliation and economic rehabilitation in Haiti.
After two extensions
UNMIH’s mandate expired on 31 July 1997.
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