Haiti: Relief and Recovery

Haiti: High-level donors' conference - 'Towards a New Future in Haiti'

United Nations, New York, 30 March 2010 - Tomorrow is the high-level donors conference - Towards a New Future in Haiti. It will take place, here, at Headquarters. The goal of the conference is to secure the financial resources necessary for Haiti's recovery. The Secretary-General will make opening remarks, as will US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Haitian President René Préval. The conference will be co-chaired by Brazil, Canada, the European Union, France, and Spain as leading donors to Haiti. To date, 136 countries are expected to participate. The Prime Minister of Haiti, Jean-Max Bellerive, will also present the country's needs and its plans for recovery. There will be a press conference following the closing of the conference. The Secretary-General, the Secretary of State, President Préval and the co-chairs will participate in this press conference. HAITI UPDATE The United Nations is continuing to provide emergency humanitarian assistance on the ground. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says this assistance must go on alongside reconstruction efforts. The Humanitarian Appeal for 1.4$ billion is itself only 48 per cent funded to date and, according to OCHA, it has stagnated following an initial rush by donors. OCHA says that the generosity showed in the first months has to continue. Also, in our office, you can find a press release on the latest operations by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti and another press release from <b>...</b> From: unitednations Views: 28

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