Interim Cooperation Framework 2004-2006: Summary Report

The July 2004 Interim Cooperation Framework synthesis report is the Haitian transition government's core recovery and reform framework for 2004-2006, prepared with the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank after the events of February 2004. The preparation mobilized more than 250 national and international experts through thematic groups and involved state institutions, political parties, the private sector, civil society and NGOs. The report diagnoses severe poverty, rural vulnerability, weak security, fiscal constraints, environmental degradation, limited public services, infrastructure collapse and high dependence on remittances and imports.

It organizes the transition agenda around political governance and national dialogue, economic governance and institutional development, economic recovery, access to basic services and cross-cutting social needs. Priority actions include strengthening the Haitian National Police, justice, prisons and human rights; supporting electoral processes and national dialogue; public financial management and institutional capacity; rapid job creation and microfinance; private-sector recovery, agriculture, roads, electricity, environment, humanitarian response, water, health, education and HIV/AIDS.

The cost tables estimate needs, internal resources and gaps by sector. The implementation matrices set short-term targets for March and September 2006, including police staffing, public-sector recruitment, local consultation structures, temporary employment, electricity service, hospital functionality, vaccination and essential medicines.