Relationship dossier
Haiti
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Swiss assistance to Haiti and cooperation over frozen assets form key parts of bilateral engagement.
Haiti toward Switzerland
Not assessedSwitzerland toward Haiti
+35Switzerland has provided humanitarian and development assistance to Haiti, including support after the 2010 earthquake. Swiss authorities also engaged with Haiti on the disposition of assets linked to Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Switzerland has provided humanitarian and development assistance to Haiti, including substantial support following the 2010 earthquake. The countries’ engagement over assets associated with former Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier also involved a bilateral legal and restitution process. The scope of wider government cooperation and Haiti’s conduct toward Switzerland are unclear.
Areas of tension
- The legal and practical arrangements for returning frozen assets linked to Jean-Claude Duvalier to Haiti.
Key developments
Switzerland provided humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the earthquake.
Swiss authorities and Haiti engaged over the disposition of assets linked to former Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Swiss development and humanitarian cooperation with Haiti over time are unclear.
- The details and outcome of Haitian government engagement in the Duvalier asset restitution process are unclear.
- Information about other direct Haitian government cooperation with Switzerland is limited.