I Believe in Haiti

Fernandez: Summit is successful in translating pledges into concrete plans

Dominican President Leonel Fernandez said on Wednesday that the Haiti Summit was successful in translating into measurable action plans the pledges the international communities had made to Haiti, at a time when the Caribbean nation attempts to recover from January’s devastating earthquake. “The New York Summit established the work-frame of the long-term cooperation with Haiti, but [...]

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Fernandez: it is up to Haiti to make sure Int. community comes through

Dominican President Leonel Fernandez said that Haiti is ultimately the country that needs to ensure the international community fulfills its pledges to help the neighboring nation recover from January’s devastating earthquake. Yet, Fernandez said that the Dominican Republic is willing to do all it can to help Haiti follow up on those promises. “It is the government [...]

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Fernandez: Haiti Summit to develop concrete reconstruction measures

Dominican President Leonel Fernandez said that Summit for Haiti, held in Punta Cana this week, aims to translate the international community’s pledges into concrete and measurable actions that effectively help the neighboring nation recover from January’s devastating earthquake. Fernandez, who is the event’s host, said that this week’s meeting is the culmination of a series of [...]

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Clinton: Haiti Rebuilding Must Address Longstanding Problems

As world leaders prepare to attend the Haiti Summit that will be held in Punta Cana this week, former U.S. President Bill Clinton says that efforts to reconstruct the Caribbean nation from the devastation caused by January’s 7.0 earthquake must address the country’s longstanding problems, especially the lack of education. “Only about half of the children [...]

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