Title:
More Than $5 Billion Promised to Rebuild Haiti
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More than fifty countries and organizations have
promised to
give more than five billion dollars
to help Haiti rebuild after an earthquake destroyed
much of the country in January.
United Nations Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon said the amount of money
was greater than expected.
Mister Ban, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and
Haitian President Rene Preval led a conference of
donors at the U.N. March thirty-first.
The Secretary-General said nations and their
international partners promised five billion three
hundred million dollars for the next two years and
almost ten billion dollars in total.
The United States promised more than one billion
dollars. The European Union said it would give more
than
one and one half billion dollars.
Mister Ban urged the donors to carry out their
promises. He said the donors must make sure Haiti
gets the money it needs when it needs it.
And they must guarantee that the money is well
spent.
The money will be used to meet emergency needs, such
as water,
food and shelter for homeless people in Haiti. It
will also be used to rebuild Haitis infrastructure
its important systems and services. These include
transportation and communications systems, water and
power lines,
and public institutions including schools and
hospitals. The money will also create new jobs, and
put the country on the road to sustainable
development. It is expected to take ten years and
more than eleven billion dollars to finish the job.
Secretary Clinton said donors and
the government of Haiti showed a
new level of international support, coordination and
cooperation.
Haitian President Rene Preval expressed his thanks
and said the Haitian people and government would do
their part to make the countrys rebuilding a
success.
Haitis government will have the major responsibility
for supervising those plans. It will work closely
with international partners, including the United
Nations, the United States and international
financial organizations.
The huge earthquake that struck Haiti killed more
than two hundred thirty thousand people. It left
more than a million other people homeless in a
nation where most citizens were already living in
deep poverty.
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