Haiti

This chapter assesses the institutional capacity of the Haitian centre of government for coordination, including multi-dimensional policy development and implementation, strategic planning and decision making. Despite some progress in this area, the chapter highlights the institutional problems that constrain the government's ability to meet its commitments: the fragmentation of the institutional framework, an anachronistic statutory framework and the limited number of coordination instruments. The significant weight of official development assistance also increases the need for coordination.

Haiti has adopted two major inter-ministerial strategies, which aim to make the country an emerging power by 2030. Their implementation will be based, among other things, on the development of a multi-year budget in line with the country's strategic priorities, the foundation for which is currently being laid. Capacity building and the establishment of an institutional framework for monitoring and evaluation would also make it possible to better measure the performance of public initiatives in relation to the country's development goals.

This chapter analyses the human resource management system, which is a cornerstone of good governance, at the central level. In particular, it examines the role of senior officials, the shortcomings of the recruitment and career development system and the possibilities for improving institutional arrangements for human resources management. The chapter focuses on the concept of merit and incorporates the three pillars of the OECD recommendation on public service leadership and capability.

Small island developing states (SIDS) have been acutely affected by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper takes a broader perspective to explore how the revenue effects of this crisis in SIDS are connected to their unique financing and development challenges. It also suggests how SIDS governments and development co-operation providers can better partner together to strengthen mobilisation of domestic revenues – in particular tax revenues – in the recovery post-COVID-19.

This chapter analyses the institutional and public policy framework in Haiti for open government and the principles of transparency, accountability, integrity and participation which underpin it. It also aims to assess the regulatory framework for strategic public communication, which is a key element of open government. Based on the results of this analysis, the chapter offers recommendations that will enable the Haitian government to better integrate these principles into the public policy cycle and to communicate in a more effective and inclusive manner.

The government of Haiti is undertaking public governance reforms to support sustainable growth and inclusive socio-economic development. This Review analyses areas such as whole-of-government co-ordination, the links between budgeting and planning, and the decentralisation process to improve development outcomes to which all levels of government in the country contribute. It also assesses the management of the civil service and the implementation of open government strategies and initiatives to involve citizens in the policy cycle. This Review provides concrete recommendations, aligned with key national strategic documents such as the State Modernisation Programme 2018-2023 and Haiti's Strategic Development Plan, to support public governance reform in Haiti.

This chapter provides an overview of the current political, administrative and financial situation of Haitian local governments and the main multi-level governance mechanisms in Haiti. The first section presents an overview of subnational capacities in the context of the country's decentralisation process, highlighting the existence of fiscal and public management challenges, while the second section focuses on multi-level coordination mechanisms. The chapter makes recommendations for implementation using a comprehensive and integrated approach. It takes the example of public water management policies to illustrate the problems of multi-level governance in Haiti.

This report reviews the implementation in Haiti of the Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States and Situations two years after they were endorsed by ministers of the OECD Development Assistance Committee, and identifies priority areas to improve the collective impact of international engagement. The Haiti Country Report reflects the findings from a national consultation among stakeholders representing both national and international institutions, complemented by interviews and data collection.

In May 2016, the World Humanitarian Summit represented a turning point for humanitarian policies. The Summit gave the impetus to seriously reflect on how to operate in environments where people’s needs don’t coincide anymore with existing mandates and sectors. The OECD believes that an effective humanitarian response is the one that addresses affected people’s needs in a timely and efficient manner. One way to measure effectiveness is to ask aid beneficiaries what they think about the aid they get. With this is mind, the OECD initiated a first round of surveys during the cycle 2016-2017 in six countries affected by different type of crisis : Lebanon, Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq, Somalia and Uganda. Two years after the World humanitarian Summit, the OECD and Ground Truth Solutions took another round of surveys in the same countries, plus Bangladesh. The purpose of this second round of surveys is to assess whether the commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit, including the Grand Bargain, are having a tangible impact on people’s lives in the most difficult contexts in the world. This paper provides some answers to this question.

Given the fast pace of global socio-economic development, more tailored, focused, and localised efforts to strengthen public sector capacity in small island developing states (SIDS) is increasingly important. SIDS have unique vulnerabilities, rich histories and contexts, and strengths that can be harnessed for sustainable development. Development partners need to adapt how they provide capacity-strengthening support, taking individual SIDS’ circumstances and needs into account to better help them achieve their ambitions. This report summarises perspectives from small island developing states (SIDS) on current experiences and opportunities to improve capacity-strengthening support to make it more tailored, impactful, and sustainable. The report uses the broad definition of capacity-strengthening as activities that improve the competencies and abilities of individuals, organisations, and broader formal and informal social structures in a way that boosts organisational performance. It concentrates on public sector capacity, including interactions with other stakeholders across sectors.

Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 presents key indicators on health and health systems in 33 Latin America and the Caribbean countries. This first Health at a Glance publication to cover the Latin America and the Caribbean region was prepared jointly by OECD and the World Bank. Analysis is based on the latest comparable data across almost 100 indicators including equity, health status, determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health expenditure and financing, and quality of care. The editorial discusses the main challenges for the region brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as managing the outbreak as well as mobilising adequate resources and using them efficiently to ensure an effective response to the epidemic. An initial chapter summarises the comparative performance of countries before the crisis, followed by a special chapter about addressing wasteful health spending that is either ineffective or does not lead to improvement in health outcomes so that to direct saved resources where they are urgently needed.

Haiti has no tax agreements in force, as reported in its response to the Peer Review questionnaire.

Haiti has not yet introduced a requirement for the filing of CbC reports, as required under the BEPS Action 13 (CbC reporting) minimum standard.

Haiti has no tax agreements in force, as reported in its response to the Peer Review questionnaire.

Haiti has not yet introduced a requirement for the filing of CbC reports, as required under the BEPS Action 13 (CbC reporting) minimum standard.

Haiti has no tax agreements in force as reported in its response to the Peer Review questionnaire.

Haiti does not yet have legislation in place to implement the BEPS Action 13 minimum standard.