Japan and OAS award Haiti $3M to help troubled country prepare for long-awaited elections
Summary
Japan and the Organization of American States (OAS) gave Haiti $3 million to help the country prepare for general elections scheduled for December 13, 2026. The money will support updating voter lists, providing identification cards, and improving election-related services, despite ongoing gang violence and displacement in Haiti.Key Facts
- Japan and the OAS signed a deal to provide Haiti with a $3 million grant.
- The funds will help Haiti update voter lists and supply 350,000 blank ID cards.
- Gang violence has forced 1.5 million Haitians to flee their homes, often without important documents.
- The grant will also help reduce ID backlogs, expand services in rural areas, and improve power and internet for election offices.
- Voter registration started recently in Port-au-Prince, where gangs control about 70% of the area.
- Haiti’s first general elections in over ten years are scheduled for December 13, 2026.
- Haiti has had no president since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021.
- Moïse became president after winning the November 2016 elections.
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