Appendix I

U.S. and Other Donors' Assistance to the 

Haitian Police, Fiscal Years 1995 2001

The United Nations has had various assistance missions in Haiti since 1994, 

all of which have had a law enforcement assistance component. Because of 

the recent reductions in U.S. and Canadian assistance to the Haitian police, 

the U.N. International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti has emerged as the 

largest donor to this police force. This mission, which continues the work 

of previous U.N. missions, has a mandate that emphasizes institution 

building and capacity development. The mission intends to provide about 

$20 million in assistance for improving the police, the judicial sector, and 

human rights organizations and activities. The mission plans to provide 

about one third of the assistance which will be delivered by about 30 

technical advisors to strengthen the middle  and upper management 

levels of the Haitian police. The mission, which began in mid March 2000, 

will continue through February 2001. As of mid June, the mission was just 

starting to provide assistance to Haitian justice institutions.

The United Nations Development Program provided $6 million in 

assistance to the Haitian police between August 1997 and February 2000. 

Specifically, it provided technical assistance to the Office of the Director 

General; the Office of the Inspector General; and the Western Departmental 

Directorate, which includes the Port au Prince metropolitan area. It also 

supported the rehabilitation of police stations and supplied equipment to 

improve the working conditions of the police force. In addition, the 

program provided $4.5 million in assistance to rehabilitate the National 

Penitentiary in Port au Prince. The program also worked to improve the 

administrative capabilities of the Haitian prisons by developing and 

implementing a case registration system.

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 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided funding to the United 

Nations Development Program for improving Haitian prisons, which are currently the 

responsibility of the Haitian police.

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