The Security Council-endorsed UN Support Office in Haiti is on track to deliver on behalf of the Haitian people, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
The office established through a resolution in September, will provide support to the new Gang Suppression Force and the UN political mission in the country ( BINUH ).
The Spokesperson's updates included that Stephen McOwan has been selected as interim director of the office and he joined some 37 staff members already up and running in Port-au-Prince over the weekend.
Furthermore, a second office was established in Santo Domingo, capital of the neighbouring Dominican Republic last week, to provide resources, finance and travel services.
The country will also serve as a designated medical evacuation destination should the organization need it.
Mr. Dujarric added that the first air asset to be delivered, a helicopter, is now in Port-au-Prince, while more equipment is coming from the UN Logistics Base in Brindisi and from the UN's now closed mission in Iraq ( UNAMI ).
