United Nations, April 01:) The global community pledged nearly USD 10 billion for Haiti over more than three years to put the quake-ravaged nation back on its feet.
As part of the total USD 9.9 billion, UN member states and international organisations participating in a donors’ conference here pledged USD 5.3 billion for the 2010-2011 period, far exceeding the USD 3.8 billion that was sought by conference organisers for that period.
That target was meant to fund a USD 4.0 billion action plan put forward by the Haitian government to fund reconstruction projects over the next two years in the poorest country in the Americas.
“The member states and international partners have pledged USD 5.3 billion for the next two years and USD 9.9 billion in total for the next three years and beyond,” Ban told a press conference wrapping up the meeting.
“Friends of Haiti have acted far beyond expectations.
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