MCI and UN Women Address Challenges Facing Haiti's Women Entrepreneurs
Minister James Monazard met with UN Women's country representative to discuss financing, training and decision-making access.
Haiti's Minister of Commerce and Industry (MCI), James Monazard, met on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, with the representative of UN Women in Haiti, Marie Goretti Nduwayo, to discuss the realities facing women who run businesses in the country, according to Le Nouvelliste.
During the exchanges, the two officials raised several concerns, notably access to financing, training and the lack of support to help women advance their activities, the outlet reported.
They also discussed the need to strengthen the presence of women in economic decision-making spaces and to support the businesses they have created, according to Le Nouvelliste.
The meeting follows other recent MCI initiatives cited by the outlet, including the distribution of symbolic checks to beneficiaries of entrepreneurship support programs. No further details on specific commitments or timelines were provided in the source report.