A view over Port-au-Prince showing damage caused by the Haitian earthquake.Photograph: Mustafa Khalili/guardian.co.uk
Bill Clinton Gets Tough As Donors Fail To Honour $5bn Haiti Pledge -- The Guardian
Countries which pledged billions of dollars in aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti but have yet to deliver the money told to pay up
Bill Clinton has promised to get tough with countries which pledged billions of dollars in aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti but have yet to deliver the money they promised.
Six months after the disaster that killed 220,000 people and left more than 1.5 million homeless, only $506m of $5.3bn raised at an international donors' conference in March has been handed over, according to the United Nations Development Programme.
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More News On Haiti And The Failure Of Promised Aid
Most countries fail to deliver on Haiti aid pledges -- CNN
Haiti: World Bank Urges Donors to Meet Pledges -- Relief Web
On quake anniversary, Haiti still faces 'long haul' -- Washington Post
U.S. Government Aid to Haiti: Out of Sight, Out of Mind -- AllGov
HAITI: "A country should not depend on the international community" -- IRIN
Interview with Former President Bill Clinton By Anderson Cooper 360 -- Real Clear Politics
My Comment: Bill Clinton getting tough on donors .... yup .... I can see all the world leaders sitting and trembling by the phone.
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