Haiti : low aging rate

Haiti is one of the countries with a low rate of demographic aging since in 2030, the elderly will not represent 10% of its population.

OPS : Donation of a new anesthesia machine

With the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a brand new Anesthesia machine was delivered on Sunday March 12, 2023 to the Anse à Pitres Hospital Center to strengthen this structure in the management of emergencies. surgery and obstetrics.

Mass in memory of 5 SWAT officers killed

To honor the memory of the five SWAT police officers killed in the line of duty on March 12, 2021 in the Village de Dieu neighborhood https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33235-haiti-flash-reaction-of-the-prime-minister-to-the-bloody-failure-of-the-assault-on-village-de-dieu.html , a mass was sung this Sunday, March 12, 2023, at SWAT Headquarters, located in Clercine.

190 school days lost

Nesmy Manigat, the Minister of National Education declared "This is not a year to be saved but a generation which has lost at least one school year in 4 years, that is 190 days, plus trauma: 2019 Peyi Lòk, 70 % of students lost 60 days; 2020 Covid-19, 97% of students lost 70 days; 2022 Oct-Dec, 90% of students lost 60 days."

France : 1 million euros for innovative projects

This year, the Embassy of France in Port-au-Prince, will implement a new "Fund for innovative projects of civil societies and coalitions of actors (FSPI-PISCCA) in favor of organizations working to promote citizens' rights , social and economic rights of women in Haiti, for an amount of 1 million euros over two years. Information about this new fundraising campaign (2023-2024) will be revealed very soon.

OAS : 2nd meeting of the Working Group on Haiti

At its 2nd meeting, the Permanent Council's Working Group (WG) on Haiti approved the work plan, which emphasizes 3 areas of assistance: security, humanitarian and democracy/elections. The Panel also made progress on preparations for the March 15 dialogue with member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), permanent observers, the High Level Transitional Council and the government of Haiti. The Group also received comments from observers from Italy, France and the Holy See. The WG also received updates on the situation in Haiti from the Mission of Haiti to the OAS.

HL/ HaitiLibre