International Development written question – answered at on 1 July 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will undertake an in-depth review of the development needs of Haiti; and if he will open a bilateral programme in the country at the end of the current Assistance Plan.
Mr. Gareth Thomas:
An urgent assessment of the development needs of Haiti has just been completed and produced an Interim Co-operation Framework. Following initial discussions with donors in Port-au-Prince, the Interim Government of Haiti will formally present this Framework at an International Donors' Conference in Washington DC on 19/
There is no current plan for DFID to open a bilateral programme in Haiti. We will, however, continue to provide significant amounts of indirect assistance through our financial contributions to the European Community (where we finance almost 13 per cent. of the European Development Fund), the World Bank and the Inter American Development Bank. We will also maintain our Small Grants Scheme and operate a number of central funds to which civil society organisations active in Haiti are eligible.
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No0 people think not
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