MICHAELLE JEAN CONFIRMS THAT UNESCO HAS FUNDS FOR FREE EDUCATION
(Haiti Libre) -
Michaelle Jean, Unesco special envoy for Haiti and former Governor General of Canada is in Haiti since August 31 as part of a mission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). She is currently touring across the country, mainly in Port-au-Prince, Léogâne, Jacmel and Cap Haitien. The aim of this tour is among others, is the rebuilding of the education system. On this subject, Ms. Jean said that UNESCO has funds to strengthen the capacity of the Haitian state in its extensive program of free education.
On Thursday she met with the President of the Republic, Michel Martelly. She also plans to meet with the rector of the State University of Haiti (UEH) as part of a teacher training project supported by UNESCO .
Michaëlle Jean is also in the country to search for potentials to develop; to support the economic sector by strengthening the capacity of the territorial collectivities, and of the tourist and cultural sectors.
The special envoy asks politicians to prioritize the national interest at the expense of their personal interests in order to give the country a prime minister in the shortest possible time.
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