On Friday, December 23, 2022, in New York, Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed two exchanges of notes for the implementation of two projects to be carried out within the framework of the non-reimbursable aid from the Government of Japan through the UNDP - Haiti.

The total amount of these two projects amounts to 838 million Japanese yen, or +/- 6.3 million US dollars. This envelope will allow the Government of Haiti to address the problems related to the damage caused by the earthquake in terms of health and police infrastructure in the departments of South and Nippes.

For an amount of 396 million yen (or +/- 3 million dollars), the first project, entitled "Project for the reconstruction of health establishments in the Southern Peninsula", aims to rehabilitate medical buildings destroyed or damaged by the earthquake. August 14, 2021, the supply of medical equipment and capacity building to respond quickly to emergencies. The rehabilitation of these health centers will facilitate access to health care while helping to improve the hygiene conditions of the affected population.

The second project, entitled "Supporting the Haitian National Police in the Commune of Miragôane" funded to the tune of 442 million Japanese yen (i.e. +/- $3.3 million), aims to rehabilitate local police buildings damaged by the earthquake of August 14, 2021 as well as Hurricane Grace of the same year. This project will contribute to improving the working environment of police officers and will strengthen the operational capacity of the National Police of Haiti (PNH).

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