Haiti COVID-19 Response and Resilience Development Policy Operation

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The development objective of (COVID-19) Response and Resilience Development Policy Operation Project is to support the Republic of Haiti mitigate the impacts of the current. Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and enhance resilience to natural hazards and health-related shocks. Haiti has developed a National preparedness and response plan to address Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Government of Haiti (GoH) has also created a Multisectoral Commission for the Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic (CMGP COVID-19) to coordinate the Coronavirus (COVID-19) health emergency response. Specifically, the operation will support: (a) the strengthening of health emergency preparedness and response capacity through the implementation of the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) recommendations; (b) the adoption of the National social protection and promotion policy and update/expansion of the social registry to include beneficiaries that have received support during Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic but are not part of the registry; (c) the operationalization of the National Disaster Risk Management System (SNGRD) and the new Civil Protection General Directorate (DGPC); (d) the development of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and health-informed sectoral plans in key sectors; and (e) the development of a Disaster Risk Financing Strategy.