Overview:
Qatar has pledged $44 million to assist Haiti’s safety and restoration efforts, together with housing for police, help for displaced households, and youth packages. The funding consists of $10M in bilateral help and $34M by way of UN companies, officers introduced this week.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti introduced a $44 million donation from Qatar to assist safety and socioeconomic restoration, following talks on the Second World Summit for Social Growth in Doha. Representing Haiti, Transitional Presidential Council President Laurent Saint-Cyr confirmed the pledge.
“I met with the director normal of the Qatar Fund for Growth, who confirmed a $44 million donation in assist of Haiti, together with $10 million immediately from Qatar [Qatari government],” Saint-Cyr mentioned throughout a press briefing on Nov. 10—summarizing the results of his journey to the Qatari capital.
“We mentioned areas similar to well being, in addition to infrastructure initiatives, together with housing for law enforcement officials and internally displaced folks.”
The announcement comes as Haiti continues to face a worsening humanitarian disaster after Hurricane Melissa, which killed greater than 40 folks and displaced over 1.3 million nationwide. Many stay with out sufficient shelter in gang-controlled areas, complicating the supply of help.
Of the full pledge, $10 million will come immediately from the Qatari authorities’s funds, managed by the Qatar Fund for Growth (QFFD), to assist bilateral initiatives between each governments. The remaining $34 million will likely be channeled by way of United Nations companies, fairly than transferred to the Haitian authorities. Qatari authorities haven’t but formally confirmed the precise figures shared by Saint-Cyr.
In line with the CPT president, discussions with QFFD Director Common Fahad bin Hamad Al Sulaiti centered on housing development for law enforcement officials and displaced households, enhancing healthcare, and supporting younger entrepreneurs.
“I met with the director normal of the Qatar Fund for Growth, who confirmed a $44 million donation in assist of Haiti, together with $10 million immediately from Qatar [Qatari government].”
Laurent Saint-Cyr, president of the Transitional Presidential Council
Throughout conferences with Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Saint-Cyr mentioned each international locations additionally mentioned safety cooperation, emphasizing the pressing want to revive peace in Haiti. He mentioned Qatari authorities expressed assist for deploying the Gang Suppression Power (GSF), the brand new safety unit succeeding the Multinational Safety Assist Mission (MSS).
Saint-Cyr confused that the Qatar dedication represents greater than only a pledge.
“They’re merely ready for the finalization of the official paperwork for the Anti-Gang Power earlier than confirming the quantity and particular areas of involvement,” he mentioned.
He added that Qatar intends to coordinate intently with the USA to discover further contributions.
“I do know we responded to this invitation in a troublesome context,” Saint-Cyr mentioned. “However what’s vital is that we want assets, and plenty of worldwide companions are keen to assist us discover them.”
Throughout his tackle on the Second World Summit for Social Growth, held Nov. 4–6, Saint-Cyr urged the worldwide neighborhood to mobilize in assist of Haiti’s safety and humanitarian response. He referred to as for concrete help to the GSF and reaffirmed the CPT’s dedication to organizing free and clear elections earlier than its mandate ends on Feb. 7, 2026.
“Making the Gang Suppression Power operational as shortly as attainable—whereas studying from the expertise of the Multinational Safety Assist Mission—is an crucial of worldwide solidarity,” Saint-Cyr advised the meeting.
“The social growth that the Haitian folks, and other people in all places, deserve requires peace, stability, and safety.”