Haiti Promised $10bn In Aid – Double What It Asked For
Countries and aid organisations come up with twice the sum Haiti's president wanted to rebuild after earthquake
Donors have pledged nearly $10bn (£6.6bn) in aid to Haiti, more than double the amount requested by the country's president after the January earthquake that devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince.
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