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Legal and regulatory dimension

Adherence, signing, and ratification of covenants, conventions, and agreements related to economic, social, and cultural rights

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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racism	Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women	Convention on the Rights of the Child	International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families	Constituent Agreement of the Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean

8 October 2013	19 December 1972	23 July 2009	20 July 1981	8 June 1995	5 December 2013	22 November 2024
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The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and its Optional Protocol are the international instruments for the Universal Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulate the protection of economic, social, and cultural rights. The Covenant was approved by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2200 A (XXI) on December 16th, 1966 and became effective in 1976.

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The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racism is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations, explicitly directed towards the elimination of any kind of racial discrimination. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2106 (XX) on December 21st, 1965 and became effective in 1969.

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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of human rights for persons with disabilities, explicitly mentioning a social development perspective. In this Convention a broad classification of persons with disabilities are considered, and it reaffirms that all people with all kinds of disabilities should be able to enjoy all their fundamental human rights and liberties. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13th, 2006.

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The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of rights of women. It defines acts that constitute discrimination against women and describes the nature of State obligations through laws, public policy, and programs that the State should develop to eliminate discrimination. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18th, 1979.

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The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that recognizes the articulated rights of the child on the basis of four fundamental principles: no discrimination, best interests of the child, the right to life, livelihood and development, and the respect of the child’s opinion. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20th, 1989.

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The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of rights of migrant persons and their families, regardless of their migration status. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18th, 1990.

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The Constituent Agreement of the Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that advises governments in assuming responsibility for developing, with the participation of indigenous populations, a coordinated and systematic action plan with the aim of protecting the rights of these populations and guaranteeing the respect of their integrity. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on June 27th, 1989.

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Constitutional Mention of Sectoral Topics

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Explicit Mention

Indirect/Implicit Mention

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Year of Latest Observed Constitution

Social Housing

Work and Social Security

Public Health

Public Education

Social Development

Children and Adolescents

Youth/Young Adults

Women

Older Persons

Persons with Disabilities

Afrodecendants and Indigenous Peoples

Migrants

1987

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ARTICLE 22: L'Etat reconnaît le droit de tout citoyen à un logement décent, à l'éducation, à l'alimentation et à la sécurité sociale.

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ARTICLE 19: L'Etat a l'impérieuse obligation de garantir le droit à la vie, à la santé, au respect de la personne humaine, à tous les citoyens sans distinction, conformément à la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l'Homme.

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ARTICLE 32: L'Etat garantit le droit à l'éducation. Il veille à la formation physique, intellectuelle, morale, professionnelle, sociale et civique de la population.

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The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular.

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ARTICLE 261: La Loi assure la protection à tous les Enfants. Tout enfant a droit à l'amour, à l'affection, à la compréhension et aux soins moraux et matériels de son père et de sa mère.

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The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular.

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ARTICLE 32.8: L'Etat garantit aux handicapés et aux surdoués des moyens pour assurer leur autonomie, leur éducation, leur indépendance.

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Artículo 54: Los extranjeros que se encuentren en el territorio de la República gozarán de la misma protección que la otorgada a los haitianos, de conformidad con la ley.
(original) ARTICLE 54: Les étrangers qui se trouvent sur le territoire de la République bénéficient de la même protection que celle qui est accordée aux haïtiens, conformément à la loi.

ARTICLE 54: L'étranger jouit des droits civils, des droits économiques et sociaux sous la réserve des dispositions légales relatives au droit de propriété immobilière, à l'exercice des professions, au commerce de gros, à la représentation commerciale et aux opérations d'importation et d'exportation.

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Official information not available

Children and Adolescents

Youth/Young Adults

Older Persons

Women

Peoples with Disabilites

Afrodescendants and Indigenous Peoples

Migrants

Public Education

Work and Social Security

Social Housing

Public Health

Social Development

Legal Instrument

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Codigo de Trabajo

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Law

Organizational dimension

Main authority for intersectoral coordination

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Country	Haiti
Main authority	National Commission for the Fight against Hunger and Malnutrition
Year of creation	2012
Coordinating authority
Members	Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation; Ministry of the Interior and Territorial Collectives; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cultures; Culture Ministry; Ministry of Haitians Abroad; Minister delegated to the Prime Minister responsible for electoral affairs; Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor; Ministry of Public Health and Population; Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development; Ministry of Communications; Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Trade and Industry; Ministry of the Status and Rights of Women; Ministry of Education and Vocational Training; Ministry of Sports; Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications; Ministry of Justice and Public Security; Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Tourism and Creative Industries, and Minister delegated to the Prime Minister in charge of the Government's social programs and projects.

* Para el caso de Haití, se cuenta con información oficial con respecto a la creación de la Comisión Nacional de Lucha contra el Hambre y la Malnutrición en el año 2012, en aquel momento liderada por la Primera Dama de la República.
Para el año 2017 esta instancia se encuentra inactiva, pero actualmente no se dispone de información oficial donde se establezca una disolución formal de dicha entidad y/o la creación de nuevas instancias.

Main authority devoted to social development

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Country	Haiti
Main authority	Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour
Year of creation	1983
Mission	To define and implement the Government's social policy; to guarantee the protection of workers in the formal and informal sectors of the economy and improve living and working conditions; establish, on the basis of national solidarity, an adequate social security regime against physical, economic, social and other risks; lead the fight against hunger, malnutrition, unemployment and indigence; create, authorize, promote and supervise social assistance works, both public and private.
Incumbent	Georges Wilbert Franck (2024)

Institutions protecting certain population segments

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Official information not available

Population segment	Children and Adolescents	Youth/Young Adults	Older Persons	Persons with Disabilities	Women	Migrants
Main protection mechanism					Ministerio de la Condición Femenina y los Derechos de las Mujeres
Legal Instrument

Technical-operational dimension

Management, planning, evaluation, and transparency tools for social programmes

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Tool present

Tool not present

Main Social Protection Actor (Presence and Hierarchy)	Technical-operational dimension
	Unique Registry of Participants	Sistema Integrado de Administración Financiera /b	Sectoral Plan for Social Development	Transparence - system for accessing public information from the State	Integrated Social Information System		Evaluation mechanisms for social programs
					Integrated Social Information System		Evaluation mechanisms for social programs
					General	Sectorial	General	Sectorial
Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor

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