The ambassadors of the European Union (EU) in Haiti announced Saturday that the 27 alliance would contribute up to 400 million to the program of reconstruction of Haiti devastated by a January 12 earthquake.
“The EU stands ready to support reconstruction efforts in Haiti through huge financial resources of 400 million euros,” said Jean-Marc Ruiz, Office of the European Commission in Haiti.
Many European NGOs working in Haiti to carry on the humanitarian assistance of the European Union, he said.
“The EU wants to support the Haitian government so he can drive the entire reconstruction effort in Haiti, strengthen government capacity to take things in hand”, for his part said the Ambassador of France Didier Le Bret.
“A substantial package of financial resources of more than 200 million euros for reconstruction efforts in the longer term for the government,” is also planned, said for his part Jean-Marc Ruiz.
Several technical missions from countries of the EU are currently in Haiti working alongside the Haitian government authorities.
European diplomats have also announced a budgetary support for the government to enable it to cope with emergency expenses, pay staff and rehabilitate street, said Mr. Ruiz.
He also welcomed the efforts of individual Europeans, as private, could “contribute massive, sometimes even more than the governments of EU countries.
Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras or A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
We need to know when the rebuilding of Haiti will start. What is matter the most now is the safe reconstruction of Haiti.
We need a radical agrarian reform to allow Haiti to become self sufficient for food and able to export the surplus. Literacy rate should reach 99.999 % before year 2020.
Social, political and governmental reforms are badly needed. Law should be enacted to verify assets of government employees before and after they become public servants. Corruption, nepotism and stealing should be prosecuted without mercy.