The College of Mexico (ColMex) and the subregional headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico organized a seminar "Insecurity in Haiti and the construction of new paradigms" in order to generate reflections that can guide public policies and strengthen international cooperation around security in Haiti and seek answers to the crisis and insecurity in Haiti

Jorge Mario Martínez, head of the subregional headquarters of ECLAC in Mexico, stressed the need to change the traditional approach to Haiti with one that comprehensively addresses development and the phenomenon of insecurity and creates a new approach to international cooperation and public policies for this country.

Silvia Giorguli, President of the Colegio de México, highlighted the interest and academic work on Haiti that ColMex has carried out over the last 17 years. She said she hopes that the results of this seminar will help resolve the security crisis that Haiti is currently experiencing"

ECLAC stressed the importance of analyzing the structural causes that have perpetuated poverty and social exclusion in Haiti.

"We must look to the future, focusing on solutions. We must focus on how to resolve crises" said Martinez, highlighting ECLAC's role in cooperation with Haiti, such as: projects on migration and remittances; the creation of the country's first input-output matrix in collaboration with the Central Bank of Haiti; support for socio-economic assessments of disasters and collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and other actors.

Haiti, which has been the scene of violence, insecurity and extreme poverty in recent years, needs to build new paradigms to ensure a safer and more stable future.

The seminar aims to propose new approaches to the various development challenges facing Haiti, with special attention to insecurity, and has had the participation of various think tanks and experts such as Quisqueya University (UNIQ), the College of Mexico, the State University of Haiti (UEH), the University of Ottawa and the City University of New York.

This seminar is part of a collaboration agreement that ColMex and ECLAC have had with Haiti since 2008, which has facilitated the organization of conferences, workshops, courses and dialogues on Haitian challenges.

HL/ HaitiLibre