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Executive Summary
After having several multidimensional crises affect Haiti for years, the country is at a critical juncture. The Kingston Declaration of March 11, 2024, concluded negotiations among various Haitian actors and led to the April 3 Political Agreement for a Peaceful and Orderly Transition. The agreement involved a wide range of Haitian stakeholders and established a transitional institutional architecture consisting of the Presidential Transition Council (TPC) and a transitional government to oversee the transition process.
This agreement was formalized in the May 27 decree establishing the organization and functioning of the TPC, identifying the five strategic objectives for the transition period (see Section II). After years of crises, this transition process presents a window of opportunity to end the cycle of violence and forge a path out of fragility.
Recognizing that tangible economic, social, and institutional recovery must accompany progress in the political transition, the government of Haiti launched the Rapid Crisis Impact Assessment (RCIA) in May 2024.
The RCIA has been undertaken under the leadership of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and with the support of the World Bank, United Nations, European Union, and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). The RCIA was conducted between July and October 2024 and had the following three objectives:
• Assess the impact of the crisis (2021–24) in areas most affected by the security crisis, particularly the Portau-Prince metropolitan area (ZMPP, see map above), on the population, the economy and poverty, physical infrastructure, and basic services and institutions. Where possible, the assessment included other affected areas, notably the Artibonite Department.
• Define a recovery framework and investment plan for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, and identify – where possible – initial provisions for the medium-term (2026–30) to consolidate recovery and development gains.
• Strengthen coordination of actions and interventions between the government and technical and financial partners with the support of the European Union, IADBUnited Nations, and the World Bank.
This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of the RCIA. It evaluates the impact of the 2021–24 crisis and defines urgent stabilization and recovery priorities, complementing broader security, political, and humanitarian efforts. As the RCIA assessment took place at a time in which the security crisis remains unresolved, future assessments will complement the present evaluation. To facilitate such future assessments, the RCIA establishes a recovery framework to allow for progressive expansion to other parts of the country as security conditions improve.