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Australian and Norwegian Governments Sign Contributions for Haiti’s Reconstruction Fund

The World Bank announced last Friday, June 18, that the governments of Australia and Norway have signed contributions to the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF). According to the World Bank, Australia honored its pledge for AUS$10 million (US$8.64 million) made at the United Nations meeting in March. Norway has honored its pledge for NOK$200 million (US$31.2 million), [...]

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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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Preval: strengthening of democracy is crucial to Haiti’s recovery

Haitian President Rene Preval said that the strengthening of his country’s democratic system is essential to its long term recovery from January’s devastating earthquake. Preval, in his speech during the Haiti Summit being held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, said that lack of political stability has gotten in the way of progress over the last 50 [...]

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