The Obama administration says it is near an agreement with other nations to cancel the $447 million that Haiti owes to the Inter-American Development Bank.
International leaders have pledged $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild from a devastating earthquake. They say the newly created Multi-Donors Trust Fund will be administered by the government of Haiti and other donors and will be monitored by the World Bank.
International donors are aiming to provide $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its January 12 earthquake, according to officials and experts preparing a high-level donors conference.
Haiti’s election oversight body is in Gold’s Gym a lot, though muscle-toning isn’t on the agenda. The gym is where the provisional electoral council (CEP) has been working since the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake destroyed its office.
Elections are critical for Haiti’s future, but the question is whether the nightmarish conditions on the ground post-earthquake can realistically accommodate them
Elections are critical for Haiti’s future but the question is whether the nightmarish conditions on the ground can realistically accommodate them
Many of Haiti’s museums were damaged in the country’s earthquake, but an exhibition scheduled there for 2012 hopes to revive the fortunes of the country’s creators.
Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who are spearheading U.S. fundraising for Haiti, will make their first joint visit to the Caribbean nation on Monday to assess the nation’s earthquake recovery needs.
Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are to visit Haiti next week in support of relief efforts in the quake-stricken Caribbean country.
Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will visit Haiti on Monday to discuss the impoverished country’s long-term recovery after a January earthquake killed hundreds of thousands of people.