Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
June 02, 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.
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.
II. 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. The expected results would focus the deliberations on the following aspects:
– Sustained commitment of the International Community, which implies the formulation of a solidarity strategy with Haiti.
– An ideal relationship so that Haiti can overcome its political isolation and become integrated as an active partner into the regional and global community.
– Political support to guarantee the stability and strengthening of democracy in Haiti.
– Viability of aiming the donations and/or technical cooperation toward the major lines and specific projects.
– Mechanisms for integrating the private sector into the re-founding process.