Haiti Seeks JICA Support for Labor-Intensive Work Program

Haiti's Minister of Planning and External Cooperation (MPCE), Sandra Paulemon, met on Thursday, October 15, 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand, with the vice-president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Hara Shohei, Le Nouvelliste reported, citing a statement from the MPCE's communications office. According to the report, discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between Haiti and Japan, with an emphasis on job creation and the economic and social recovery of vulnerable populations. The meeting centered on Haiti's request for financial and technical support for a labor-intensive work program. The MPCE statement said the minister welcomed Japan's interest in the matter, though further details of the exchange were not fully available in the published excerpt. The talks took place alongside related diplomatic engagements, as Le Nouvelliste also noted recent cooperation events involving Taiwan and UNESCO. No figures regarding the scale of potential funding or program timelines were provided in the available source material. Le Nouvelliste is the sole source cited for this report.