Wednesday, February 9, 2022, Michelin Justable the Director General of the Central Financial Intelligence Unit (UCREF) and Ana María Calderón Boy General Coordinator of the Institutional Strengthening Project in the Fight against Corruption in Haiti (RILCH) of the Organization of Americans (OAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding.

The Memorandum of Understanding establishes that OAS|RILCH will provide training and carry out joint work with UCREF staff to facilitate the development of their capacities and the transfer of skills between OAS experts and UCREF staff members. The legal framework in the fight against corruption will also be consolidated.

"The signing of this agreement is a momentous event for UCREF and for the OAS, as it means the start of joint work by both institutions; and the possibility of strengthening the investigative capacities of Haitian officials through the modality of integrated investigations in which our experts transfer skills and best practices used successfully in other countries, in cases of corruption," said Calderón Boy after the signing of the agreement

This agreement follows the Haitian Government's request for support for the creation of anti-corruption infrastructure in the country. OEA|RILCH aims to strengthen the institutions that make up the Haitian anti-corruption system, improving existing institutional systems and processes, through training and active collaboration, and ensuring that the personnel of these institutions have the necessary skills to prevent and combat corruption on an ongoing basis.

The project also includes supporting the improvement of the use of information and telecommunications technologies (ICT) within the framework of the digital government policy, including open data, in the fight against corruption. Lastly, strengthen the capacities of civil society organizations to monitor the anti-corruption efforts of government institutions that fight corruption in Haiti.

This is the second Memorandum of Understanding that OEA|RILCH signs with an institution that is part of the Haitian anti-corruption system. The first was signed on July 30, 2021 with the ULCC https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34367-haiti-justice-the-ulcc-and-the-oas-sign-a-mou-on-the-fight-against-corruption.html , with which joint activities are already being carried out.

HL/ HaitiLibre