The United States and Haiti: Helping Haitians Build a Better LifeBureau of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
August 5, 2004
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![Haiti photos L to R: Baby gets a physical exam [AP/WWP]; Men on a busy street [DOS]; A/S Noriega with Pierre M. Paquiot, University of Haiti President [DOS]; Men load bags onto boats [AP/WWP].](http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2004-08-05_montage.jpg)
"The people of Haiti will work hard to build a better future for their children... And we must help Haiti build that future, not just because it is right and good to do so. We must also help the Haitian people because the international community will benefit from the transformation of Haiti into a fully democratic, stable and prosperous country." –Secretary of State Colin Powell
The United States has a longstanding humanitarian commitment to Haiti. Between 1995 and 2003, we gave more than $850 million in bilateral assistance and we have provided food aid to 640,000 Haitians. We are now helping with job creation, health, education, political and legal reform, and elections assistance.
![U.S. Aid to Haiti Pledged at Donors Conference [in Millions]: Health/Education-$122; Budget Support-$45; Security/Judicial Reform-$26; Economic Growth-$22; Elections Support-$15](http://www.state.gov/cms_images/haiti_aid_text.jpg) Economic Growth and Job Creation
■ The U.S. will help create new jobs that improve sanitation, clean up streets and canals, provide potable water, and rehabilitate buildings and roads.
■ The U.S. will help expand access to credit, introduce more agricultural technology, emphasize trade and investment, and offer advanced job training.
Health and Human Services
■ The U.S. will promote food security, prevention of communicable diseases, and efforts to reduce displacement of people from their homes.
■ The U.S. is programming about $19 million in HIV/AIDS funding.
■ The U.S. will emphasize health education.
Infrastructure Budget Support
Along with other donors, the U.S. will provide funds to Haitian Government ministries for:
• education;
• electricity generation;
• waste collection;
• rehabilitation of ports and port
• security; and
• anticorruption enforcement.
Security and Legal Reform
■ The U.S. is helping fund the UN Stabilization Force, MINUSTAH, and providing personnel to the UN’s international civilian policing mission.
■ U.S. advisors are in Haiti working on:
• Haitian police training;
• prison reform; and
• judicial and prosecutorial training.
Elections
The U.S. and other donors are offering aid to the Provisional Electoral Council to organize, conduct, and monitor elections.
Interim Cooperation Framework
A number of countries and institutions pledged $1.085 billion to fund the Interim Cooperation Framework at
the International Donors’ Conference in July 2004. The Framework reflects the Haitian Government and Donors’ plans for reconstruction and development through 2006.
The Haitian Government and the international community will work together to ensure that these assistance
commitments translate into rapid and visible improvements in the lives of the Haitian people.
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