The MINUSTAH Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) programme has been approved for a sixth year with a budget of USD 3 million to reinforce MINUSTAH’s renewed drive to win the hearts and minds of the Haitian population.
The deterioration of living conditions, due to a rise in food and energy costs on the world markets, has been further exacerbated by the 2008 hurricanes which wiped out an estimated three to four years of economic growth. QIPs, even though limited in scope to lastingly change the challenging situation in the country, would help to significantly improve the environment for effective mandate implementation and help ameliorate security conditions for MINUSTAH personnel. Owing to their popularity and high visibility, QIPs can make a difference in boosting and maintaining public confidence in the Mission, its activities and the democratic process.
The deterioration of living conditions, due to a rise in food and energy costs on the world markets, has been further exacerbated by the 2008 hurricanes which wiped out an estimated three to four years of economic growth. QIPs, even though limited in scope to lastingly change the challenging situation in the country, would help to significantly improve the environment for effective mandate implementation and help ameliorate security conditions for MINUSTAH personnel. Owing to their popularity and high visibility, QIPs can make a difference in boosting and maintaining public confidence in the Mission, its activities and the democratic process.
Three major areas of support have been sought by the Government – the rehabilitation of infrastructure, the resumption of the school year and sector emergencies such as agriculture and health. (Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation, Sept 2008)
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1780 (2007) “underlines the need for the quick implementation of highly effective and visible labour intensive projects that help create jobs and deliver basic social services.” In light of the April 2008 mass demonstrations against the extreme poverty exacerbated by the hurricanes that left masses of lost/damaged lives and properties, the Mission now faces a renewed requirement to address the real and apparent needs of the population if MINUSTAH is to continue winning the greater support of the population towards the Mission mandate and if it is to provide support to the security and stabilisation in the country.
Since 2004, MINUSTAH has financed 695 QIPs nationwide with a total budget of US$ 8.5 million with infrastructure, training/capacity building, basic delivery of public services and social mobilisation as the main areas of intervention.
For a copy of the full QIPs2009-2010 Guide, please email: juan@un.org
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