This chapter presents the results of the outcome analysis and an assessment of cross-cutting issues of the UNDP country programme in Haiti. The main factors influencing UNDP’s performance and contribution to results are also described. The assessment was based on an analysis of the correlation between the project results, their contribution to the expected outputs under each outcome and, consequently, to the overall programme objectives.
2.1 Democratic governance and the rule of law
Outcome: The public institutions and civil society improve the rule of law and decentralization for good governance at all decision-making levels Corresponding outputs: OUTPUT 1.1: The capacities of State legal institutions are reinforced, allowing women and men to enjoy greater access to formal justice and a safe environment. OUTPUT 1.2: The functions, financing and capacities of subnational institutions are strengthened in order to provide basic services and respond to the population’s needs. OUTPUT 1.3: Subnational development plans are gender-sensitive and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. OUTPUT 1.4: Mechanisms, instruments and spaces of communication, dialogue and interaction between the State and citizens to increase citizen control are in place and operational.
UNDP Haiti’s country programme 2017-2021 is a continuation of the previous cycle. Its formulation took into account the constraints of a volatile political and social situation, anticipated the evolution of the mandate and the announced restructuring of the UN mission in Haiti, and the need for a more
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integrated programmatic approach. The governance and rule of law pillar consists of three priority action areas as described in the 2017-2021 country programme document, namely: (i) rule of law and security; (ii) local governance; and (iii) improving citizen participation. These three areas revolve around the following four axes in the governance unit’s portfolio: (i) elections/citizen democracy; (ii) social cohesion/reduction of community violence; (iii) rule of law (justice, security/police, corrections and human rights); and (iv) local governance. The components of the governance-rule of law portfolio are mutually reinforcing. Restoring confidence promotes development and therefore growth, which in turn strengthens the response to the challenges of Haitian society and the way out of the crisis. During this programming cycle, there has been no significant change in the project portfolio design. Nevertheless, UNDP began introducing the complementary dimension of community violence reduction (CVR) among the actions to support social cohesion with two projects financed by the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) during 2018. The consideration of the CVR dimension anchored in a development perspective, to strengthen social cohesion and conflict prevention as well as rule of law and citizen participation, is in line with the transition framework of the MINUJUSTH mission, which previously dealt with this problem with a view to stabilizing the communities in accordance with its mandate. The governance-rule of law portfolio comprises 15 projects of very different sizes for an overall envelope of over $35 million (see list of projects in Annex 6) mobilized through UNDP core resources and those of other partners including the PBF, Canada and the United States. The project portfolio analysis shows a fragmented, demand-driven
INDEPENDENT COUNTRY PROGRAMME EVALUATION: HAITI
