Haiti proposes a roadmap to Switzerland and Brazil to coordinate foreign aid

The Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Sandra Paulemon, submitted a roadmap to the ambassadors of Switzerland and Brazil to structure the collaboration between her ministry (MPCE) and the Technical Coordination of Partners (CTP). According to Juno7, the meeting took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

What the roadmap provides for

According to Juno7, the text lists two components: identifying priority sectors, and a mechanism to monitor projects funded by external resources and to exchange information about them. The minister also wishes to further mobilize the CTP to determine priority projects that can receive support.

A sector-based approach

The two diplomats suggested organizing the review of the project portfolio, and then its monitoring, sector by sector. This framework would bring together the relevant ministries as well as technical and financial partners, under the coordination of the MPCE.

The talks also focused on the governance of the CTP, a space for dialogue between Haitian institutions and these partners. The MPCE wants to tighten its work with this structure to better coordinate interventions. The ministry specifies that Switzerland and Brazil hold the co-presidency.

Fund and national program

Sandra Paulemon outlined her ministry's efforts to better organize aid and build an external cooperation policy. The idea of an International Development Cooperation Fund was discussed. This tool is still only in the project stage and would need to be integrated with the financing instruments already in place.

The minister invited the partners to support the implementation of the National Program for Stabilization and Economic, Social and Territorial Recovery (PNSREST). She praised the contribution of both countries: for Switzerland, its experience in local development, governance, resilience, and humanitarian action; for Brazil, its expertise in family farming, food security, public health, vocational training, and institutional capacity building.