Canada also contributes to strengthening food security and meeting the needs of populations affected by natural disasters and humanitarian crises. Canada aims to strengthen the economic power of women and girls, in particular through increasing the productivity and incomes of small farmers, in addition to improving the financial inclusion of women and youth, to foster inclusive, sustainable and resilient economic growth that is responsive to climate change and natural disasters.
Canada contributes to the consolidation of the rule of law and democratic structures as well as the strengthening the capacities of the Haitian State to deliver services to the population in an inclusive, efficient and transparent manner. Canadian programming also supports the strengthening of the development and professionalization of the Haitian National Police and contributes to improving the access of women and young people to legal and judicial services, as well as to protect and promote human rights, especially of the most vulnerable, while supporting democratic culture and the participation of elected officials and civil society in political life.
Report a problem or mistake on this page. Illiteracy is a major problem in Haiti. The quality of education is generally low, and 85 percent of schools are run by private entities that charge school fees that can be prohibitively expensive for low income families. Nearly , children and youth remain out of primary and secondary school throughout the country. In February , as police sought to remove barricades and control massive anti-government demonstrations, clashes broke out and at least 34 people were killed and over injured.
Twenty-three police officers were also injured. Among those injured was an Associated Press photojournalist shot in the jaw by a Haitian senator who opened fire near the Senate building, and a cameraman for Radio Sans Fin shot in the wrist as police fired into a crowd. In October a radio journalist covering the protests was found shot dead in his car. In November, the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights released a statement on the unrest, attributing at least 19 of the 42 deaths in protests since mid-September to government security forces.
Reports by the UN and the Haitian police in June indicated the involvement of two former Haitian National Police officers and two senior government officials. In September, as protests intensified, both government officials were removed from their posts.
Accountability for past human rights abuses continues to be a challenge in Haiti. Duvalier died in , six months after the Port-of-Prince Court of Appeal ruled that the statute of limitations could not be applied to crimes against humanity and ordered that investigations against him should continue for crimes committed during his presidency Allegations of violations include arbitrary detentions, torture, disappearances, summary executions, and forced exile.
Gender-based violence is a widespread problem. Haiti does not have specific legislation against domestic violence, sexual harassment, or other forms of violence targeted at women and girls. Rape was only explicitly criminalized in , by ministerial decree. There has been little progress toward passage of a criminal code reform submitted to parliament in April that would address some of these gaps in protection.
The draft criminal code would also partially decriminalize abortion, which is currently prohibited in all circumstances, including in cases of sexual violence. Among the survivors of the November La Saline massacre are 11 women and girls who were gang-raped and received no medical support or counselling. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender LGBT people continue to suffer high levels of discrimination. Rehabilitation of key infrastructures and related activities that benefitted 1.
These efforts included distribution of immediate recovery supplies to 50, people , removal of , cubic meters of rubble from canals , setting up a debris processing facility, and processing more than 1.
In addition, kilometers of road were rehabilitated, including the Cap Haitien to Labadie road, which created tourism potential, improved access to markets and services June , and generated 95, days of work through infrastructure repair or reconstruction, including job opportunities in communities that were among the poorest and most severely affected by the disaster Strengthening of the reconstruction planning process for Port-au-Prince and surrounding affected areas and of public consultation mechanisms.
The Inter-ministerial Territorial Planning Committee, created only nine months before the earthquake, became one of the major actors in the reconstruction process in , undertaking creation of key transversal development strategies and instruments.
The Ministry of Public Works, Transport, and Communications established a Building Technical Evaluation Unit that by had successfully completed assessments of more than , buildings. Moreover, during the first half of , more than 16, masons and engineers were trained in paraseismic construction. This collaboration further strengthened the National Disaster Risk Management System and facilitated coherent and effective implementation of identified activities.
The newly paved road linking Cap Haitien to the village of Labadie was inaugurated in February Merline Pierre lives in Labadie and commutes to Cap Haitien to attend high school. The trip was too painful, and they were nearly always late. Before the rehabilitation of the road, the trip took more than an hour.
The road was in bad condition, with lots of rocks, and passengers would often get sick.
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