Following her election on Nov. 30, 2014, as Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the Michaëlle Jean‘s mission as Haiti’s special envoy for Haiti comes to an end Dec. 19., 2014. As her four-year mandate ends, Michaëlle Jean wants to underline all the work accomplished since the earthquake of 2010: “I saw a country … Read more
UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti Michaëlle Jean regrets the cancellation of the closing ceremony of the National Forum on the issue of Haitian women, the celebration of March 8, International Women's Day. Jean wanted to salute the courage and initiative of Haitian women, who throughout the country, by hard work and invaluable their associations, businesses, … Read more
Former governor general Michaelle Jean made a statement on the anniversary of the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Jean said it is time to stop talking about the natural disaster, and to instead tackle steadfastly, intelligently, the ongoing vulnerability factors in Haiti. Jean said she believes in all efforts combined to promote conditions conducive … Read more
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization special envoy for Haiti Michaëlle Jean made a passionate plea at an international conference, held in Port-au-Prince. Jean said Haiti's heritage, both tangible and intangible, the immense creativity of the Haitian people, as well as history, literature, cinema, art, crafts and music are unquestionable values on which to … Read more
UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti Michaëlle Jean is in China for an official stay at the invitation of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs and the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk organization. In a speech to 300 experts of 38 countries assembled for the IRDR Conference in Beijing, Jean stressed the importance of concerted … Read more
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Special Envoy for Haiti announced that Michaëlle Jean will be present for the inauguration of the new President of the Republic of Haiti Michel Joseph Martelly. UNESCO said that the ceremony will represent a pivotal moment in the history of this country that is still painfully recovering … Read more
