2014 session
Item 10 (d) of the provisional agenda*
Coordination, programme and other questions:
long-term programme of support for Haiti
Summary
The present report highlights the main findings of the Economic and Social Council Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti following its visits to Washington, D.C., and to Haiti and in the light of meetings held in New York. The Advisory Group welcomes the tangible progress observed in Haiti on the economic and social fronts, which goes well beyond post-earthquake recovery efforts. It also expresses concerns as to the sustainability of the development process in the current political context.
Despite these concerns, the Group emphasizes the need for continued donor engagement given the high vulnerability of the country, in terms of both natural disasters and economic shocks, and the need to sustain the development progress that has been achieved. United Nations support must be adapted to better answer these needs, in the context of the transition to a possible consolidation of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). The Group also advocates a “Delivering as one” approach to guide United Nations action on the ground. In addition, it calls for increased aid effectiveness through improved and simplified donor support and accelerated governance reforms by the Haitian authorities, with a view to creating new momentum for effective development support for the country