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MINUSTAH QIPs Report FY2006-07

MINUSTAH, the French acronym for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, has recently closed its USD 2 million budget for Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) for the fiscal year of 2006-2007. A total of 166 projects were implemented to meet the immediate needs of the government and the Haitian population in terms of infrastructure rehabilition, delivery of basic public services, capacity-building and social mobilisation.

To jumpstart the taking of office of the newly-elected local officials, QIPs spent USD 200,000 for the start – up kits (basic office supplies and equipment) for the mayors, vice-delegations and delegations. There were 92 infrastructure projects consisting of the rehabilitation of existing or the construction of new but basic municipal/delegation offices, police commissariats and court tribunals.

Of equal importance, in the aftermath of this year's military operations in Cité Soleil, is the evolution of the security situation which necessitates that the mission follow up with immediate actions to consolidate its gains with on ground humanitarian assistance - something which was not possible to execute earlier. To date, twenty-four projects amounting to more than USD200,000 have been executed in the Cité Soleil area. Most of these have been implemented by the mission’s military component.

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