Long-term Programme of Support for Haiti: Report of the Secretary-General (E/2002/56)

Submitted to the substantive session of 2002 pursuant to ECOSOC resolution 2001/25, this Secretary-General's report reviews progress in elaborating a long-term program of support for Haiti and the practical modalities for its implementation. It situates the effort within the political and institutional crisis that followed the contested 2000 elections and the resulting suspension of much external assistance, and describes coordination between the United Nations system, the Organization of American States, the international financial institutions, and Haitian authorities.

The report examines the socioeconomic backdrop, the fragility of state institutions, and the conditions under which a durable support program could be built, stressing that sustained progress depends on political normalization, respect for democratic institutions, and Haitian ownership. It sets out the elements of a proposed program and the modalities for aligning donor engagement with national priorities. The report is part of the recurring ECOSOC reporting line on Haiti that would be formalized in the Ad Hoc Advisory Group's annual reports, and it documents the early-2000s phase of international engagement preceding the 2004 political transition.