New dynamic of cooperation between Haiti and the United Arab Emirates
18/07/2026 10:30:03
Wednesday July 15, 2026, on the sidelines of the work of the High-Level Ministerial Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Sandra Paulemon Haitian Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, met with Ambassador Ghasaq Shaheen, Permanent Representative a.i. of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, to discover new prospects for cooperation between the 2 international locations.
Minister Paulemon welcomed the rising curiosity of the Emirates in Haiti and in addition highlighted the current opening of the Haitian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, with the idea of workplace of Ambassador François Guillaume II, an necessary step in strengthening bilateral relations between the 2 States.
The Minister introduced a number of precedence areas prone to construction this cooperation. The discussions targeted specifically on the strengthening of the Haitian National Police, the event of a housing building program for law enforcement officials, in addition to internally displaced individuals, the development of a jail with a capability of 5,000 detainees, the switch of applied sciences and know-how in fast and sustainable building strategies, the electrification of colleges and hospitals in addition to assist for the National Program for Stabilization, Economic, Social and Territorial Recovery.
Minister Paulemon notably insisted on the strategic curiosity that the involvement of the United Arab Emirates in an unlimited housing building program would signify for Haiti. She careworn that past the development of houses at a decrease price, Emirati experience in fast and sustainable building strategies would represent an actual lever for transferring expertise for the advantage of Haitian firms.
Paulemon additionally requested assist from the Emirates within the group of the following elections in Haiti. To this finish, she pleaded in favor of each monetary and technical assist, prone to contribute to strengthening institutional capacities and the graceful working of the electoral course of. Furthermore, she raised the potential of bilateral funds assist, as a way to assist the Government’s efforts in implementing nationwide priorities.
Ambassador Ghasaq Shaheen praised the readability of the imaginative and prescient introduced by the Haitian delegation. She expressed her conviction that the opening of the Haitian Embassy in Abu Dhabi will open a brand new chapter in bilateral relations and can promote the launch of concrete growth initiatives.
She is dedicated to transmitting the proposals made to the Ministries of Defense and that of the Interior of her nation, on the character of the assist that the United Arab Emirates can present to the National Police of Haiti and the Armed Forces of Haiti and in addition within the query of the development of prisons.
The Emirati diplomat highlighted the advances made by her nation within the areas of digital applied sciences and on-line studying whereas explaining a at the moment examined public coverage known as National Data Action Plan and affirmed the provision of her nation to share its technical experience and worldwide expertise in a number of strategic sectors.
Furthermore, Minister Paulemon, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Raina Forbin, are anticipated quickly within the United Arab Emirates on the event of the official inauguration of the Haitian Embassy. This mission will even be used to carry a number of high-level bilateral conferences, notably with the Minister of International Development and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Emirates in addition to with different excessive authorities within the area. These exchanges will goal to strengthen cooperation between Haiti and the Gulf international locations, to discover new partnership alternatives and to advertise structuring initiatives responding to the nation’s growth priorities.
At the tip of this assembly, the 2 events agreed to proceed discussions with a view to concluding a cooperation protocol and the designation of focal factors, answerable for monitoring the commitments and views of collaboration outlined throughout these bilateral exchanges.
HL/ HaitiLibre