(2003-04) Long-term Programme of Support for Haiti: Report of the Secretary-General (E/2003/54)

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) • 2003 • 9 pages

Summary — Report of the Secretary-General to ECOSOC on the implementation of the long-term programme of support for Haiti, prepared with the UN resident coordinator and reviewing developments since the 1999 mandate amid Haiti's deepening political crisis.

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Key Findings

Implementation of the long-term support programme was constrained by Haiti's unresolved political impasse after the 2000 elections and by suspended external assistance. The UN system, OAS, and financial partners sustained humanitarian and basic-services engagement. Durable support required restored democratic legitimacy and improved security. Donor support needed coordination aligned with Haitian priorities.

Full Description

This April 2003 Secretary-General's report to ECOSOC reviews implementation of the long-term programme of support for Haiti mandated by the Council in 1999 and considered at each substantive session since. Prepared in close coordination with the UN resident coordinator, it assesses the state of the programme against the backdrop of Haiti's protracted political crisis, the continued suspension or reduction of external assistance, and worsening socioeconomic conditions. The report describes the difficulties of delivering development support in the absence of a resolution to the political impasse that followed the 2000 legislative elections, and the efforts of the United Nations system, the Organization of American States, and financial partners to sustain humanitarian and basic-services engagement. It reviews governance, economic, and social indicators, and reiterates that a durable programme requires restored democratic legitimacy, improved security, and coordinated donor support aligned with Haitian priorities. It forms part of the recurring ECOSOC reporting line on Haiti that continues in the annual reports of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group.

Topics

Geography

Time Coverage

2002 — 2003

Keywords

long-term support programme, ECOSOC, Secretary-General, Haiti, political impasse, donor coordination, resident coordinator, E/2003/54, series:ecosoc-adhoc-haiti

Entities

United Nations Economic and Social Council, Secretary-General, UN Resident Coordinator, Organization of American States, Government of Haiti

Notes

UN document E/2003/54 (original French); recovered via UN documents system; FR source: https://undocs.org/fr/E/2003/54; ayitistats ECOSOC gap-fill