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Objective: The conference, to be the first of its kind at the United Nations, aims to bring together a variety of initiatives across sectors, including the private sector, professional and technical (education, health, medicine, and engineering), NGOs, and local communities, among others, to foster partnerships for strengthening short- to long-term projects and programs for Haiti. The goal is to mobilize Haitian Americans in the United States, especially the youth, to voice their ideas and vision for Haiti. The sessions will focus on specific areas of growth and existing opportunities. There will also be an interactive exchange of ideas on how individuals can get involved both from abroad and on the ground in Haiti. The conference will be followed by similar conferences in the coming months. It is the hope of UNA Haiti that the results of this initial conference will shape some of the discussions that will take place at—and the initiatives that will emerge from--a major donors’ conference on Haiti in March.