Haiti
India’s relations with Haiti have been friendly, though interaction between the two countries has been limited. India established diplomatic relations with Haiti on 27 September 1996. Our High Commission in Kingston, Jamaica was concurrently accredited to Haiti. Since late 2003, the accreditation has been transferred to Embassy of India, Havana. India has an Honorary Consul in Port-Au-Prince. Haiti appointed a Consul General in New Delhi in October 2014.
Capacity Building & Other Exchanges
- India has been offering assistance to Haiti under ITEC programme. It started with one slot in 2006-2007, which has been increased to 10 in 2015-16, 25 in 2017-18 and 15 in 2018-19. Haitian diplomats have also been taking advantage of Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats (PCFD) courses at regular intervals. Four Haitian illiterate women received training at the Barefoot College in Rajasthan in harvesting solar power.
Development Cooperation (Grants/ LoCs/ Assistance)
- India donated medicines worth US $ 50,000/- as humanitarian assistance to Haiti for the damage caused by Hurricane Noel in November 2007. Another, US $ 5 million relief assistance was given in January 2010. A relief of US $ 500,000 annually for three years till 2011 was also provided. India also provided emergency financial aid of USD 2,50,000 to Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Mathew in October 2016.
