Joint programmes

The United Nations in Haiti have made a consistent effort to increase joint programming over the past  two years. To date, there are eleven (11) joint programmes for a total budget of more than USD 258 million. Of those, seven are funded by the Haiti Reconstruction Fund through the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund.

The projects are as follows:

Rehabilitation of neighborhoods and voluntary return from camps (16/6 project): This government project, supported by the United Nations (UNDP, UNOPS, OIM and ILO), aims to rehabilitate and rebuild 16 neighborhoods that were seriously affected by the earthquake, thereby facilitating the return of 5,000 families living in six camps. The same approach is replicated for the camps in  Champs de Mars.

 

 

Debris management programme I and II: UNDP, UN-Habitat, ILO, and UNOPS are working together to support the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communication to rehabilitate urban areas of Port-au-Prince devastated by the earthquake.

 

 

 

 

 

Support programme for the reconstruction of housing and neighborhoods: This project, supported by IOM, UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNFPA and UNEP, aims to provide the government and partners with basic decision-making and coordination tools for the reconstruction of housing and neighborhoods.

 

 

 

School meals programme: The World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Bank are working alongside the National School Meals Programme, a Government-led initiative, to provide a hot meal to Haitian children every day.

 

 

 

Watershed protection and flood mitigation in the South : Under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment, UNDP, WFP and FAO are joining efforts to reduce socio-economic and environmental risks associated with natural disasters in the South Department, a region historically affected by weather-related events.

Haiti Southwest sustainable development project, part of the larger South Coast Initiative: The Cote Sud Initiative (CSI) is a 20-year sustainable development initiative in Haiti’s South Department.

 

Bi-national programme for the management of natural resources: This project, funded by Norway, aims to create a favorable environment to restore transboundary ecosystems and reduce vulnerability to climate change of Haitian and Dominican populations

Conflict prevention and social cohesion: The joint programme includes four UN agencies (UNDP, UNFPA, UNESCO, UN WOMEN, IOM) and MINUSTAH. It tackles the immediate causes of violence in 10 communities particularly prone to violence in Haiti by supporting violence prevention strategies.

Strengthening of integrated health services for girls and women affected by the earthquake: In a joint effort involving UNFPA, UNICEF, UNOPS, the UN Volunteers, and WHO, this programme comes in support of the Ministry of Public Health to reduce maternal mortality, rebuild the national school of midwides, and increase access to reproductive health services in 10 locations throughout the country.