(2006-04) Report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti (E/2006/69)
Summary — Report of the ECOSOC Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti reviewing the situation and international support since the 2005 session, and the promising post-electoral prospects following the 2006 elections that returned René Préval to the presidency.
Key Findings
- The February 2006 elections returning René Préval to the presidency opened a promising post-electoral window for renewed international assistance. The report reviewed the security, humanitarian, and socioeconomic situation since the 2005 session. It flagged gaps between donor pledges and disbursement. It urged converting the political opening into tangible gains in services, employment, and institutions under Haitian leadership.
Full Description
Submitted in response to ECOSOC resolution 2005/46, this April 2006 report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti provides highlights on the situation in Haiti and on the international support provided since the Council's 2005 substantive session. It focuses on the promising prospects for assistance in the post-electoral context following the February 2006 elections, which returned René Préval to the presidency and opened a window for renewed engagement after the instability that followed the 2004 departure of President Aristide and the deployment of MINUSTAH. The report reviews the security environment, the humanitarian and socioeconomic situation, and progress and gaps in donor coordination and disbursement against pledges. It stresses the need to convert the political opening into tangible improvements in basic services, employment, and institutional capacity, and to align international support behind a Haitian-led agenda. The report is part of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group's recurring annual reporting to ECOSOC on the long-term development and institutional recovery of Haiti.
Notes
UN document E/2006/69; recovered via UN documents system; FR source: https://undocs.org/fr/E/2006/69; ayitistats ECOSOC gap-fill