June 2, 2010
The Summit for the Future of Haiti is a meeting of the international community called by the Government of the Dominican Republic to seal a sustainable commitment with Haiti, so that it may recover not only from the earthquake of last January 12, but also from the historical isolation and poverty it has faced for over 200 years.
Under this premise, the President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, issued the first invitation at the meeting of the Rio Group held in Cancún, Mexico this past March.
The gigantic task of Re-founding Haiti requires a long-term effort, and the deployment of the Action Plan for Reconstruction demands ensuring the financial and technical sustainability that will ensure an uninterrupted march on the road to progress and social development.
To make the proposal of financial donations to the Haiti reconstruction project viable, concrete initiatives and programs for infrastructure, highways, potable water systems, electricity, the construction of housing, schools and universities must conform to the disbursement terms and the standardization and execution of the coordination and monitoring mechanisms, as well as the actions to promote private investment.
The World Summit for the Future of Haiti, which is being held in the Dominican Republic next June 2, seeks to create permanent ties of solidarity between the international community and Haiti and to spearhead the beginning of the reconstruction work. To this end, it will review the commitments of donor countries and organizations, present a list of the projects containing the priority activities for each pillar of the Action Plan and provide a detailed account of the progress made in managing the reconstruction process.
Objectives
The purpose of the World Summit for the Future of Haiti is to ratify the commitment of the International Community, so that Haiti may guarantee a sustained support for the implementation of the Re-founding Plan and, specifically, to ensure the effective execution of the Action Plan. To achieve the latter, it will obtain concrete support in terms of technical assistance and the coordination of activities, as well as explicit commitments regarding the fund disbursement terms.