Minister Sandra Paulemon and UNDP Step Up Dialogue on 2026-2027 Development Priorities

Planning and External Cooperation Minister Sandra Paulemon met on Wednesday with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative in Haiti, Xavier Michon, for a working session on the country’s main development projects.

Cooperation with UNDP and the electoral process

Discussions focused on annual planning for UNDP projects and prospects for strengthening cooperation between the two institutions in fiscal year 2026-2027. Both officials stressed the need to align the UN agency’s work with the strategic priorities of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé’s government to make development efforts more coherent and effective. The state of the electoral process was also discussed. As the minister responsible for liaison between the government, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and the other institutions involved in organizing the elections, Paulemon gave an update on the process and the next steps planned.

PNSREST 2026-2030 at the center of talks

The talks also covered the 2026-2030 National Program for Stabilization and Economic, Social and Territorial Recovery (PNSREST). The program’s strategic guidelines were approved on September 28 at a workshop chaired by the head of the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation (MPCE). Particular emphasis was placed on UNDP’s expected role in mobilizing the financial resources needed to implement it. At the end of the meeting, Paulemon and Michon agreed to hold another working session, under the MPCE’s leadership, on annual planning for UNDP’s work and the government’s priority projects.

The meeting reflects the ministry’s determination to strengthen relations with its technical and financial partners, better align their work with national priorities and support the implementation of the country’s economic and social recovery initiatives.