Reuters: Donors Pledge Billions For Haiti Aid
International donors
on Wednesday pledged $5.3 billion to Haiti, exceeding expectations in a
worldwide drive to rebuild the country after January's shattering
earthquake.
Ban told reporters at the end of a one-day donors conference at U.N. headquarters that the pledges were "far beyond expectations." The world body had hoped to raise $3.9 billion at the conference to help the impoverished Caribbean nation over the next two years.
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Ban told reporters at the end of a one-day donors conference at U.N. headquarters that the pledges were "far beyond expectations." The world body had hoped to raise $3.9 billion at the conference to help the impoverished Caribbean nation over the next two years.
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