Int’l Donors Conference on Haiti
An international donors conference for Haiti’s recovery efforts will be held on March 31, in New York at UN Headquarters. The ministerial-level conference will focus on the long-term recovery effort and reconstruction needs of the country, according to a press release from the State Department. “The International Donors’ Conference will be an opportunity for the international community to pledge new financial assistance to help Haiti rebuild, and to mobilize a truly global and sustained international effort to partner with Haiti,” the statement says. At the conference, Haiti will present its strategy for recovery based on input from a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment led by the Government of Haiti, with the joint support of the United Nations, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, European Commission, and major donors. USGLC members have been active in Haiti since the earthquake on January 12.
