September 28, 2012

NEW YORK_HRF PARTICIPATES AT HIGH-LEVEL INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS MEETING

High-level officials including President Martelly, Prime Minister Lamothe, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former President Bill Clinton met on Thursday, September 27^th in New York City to discuss support for Haiti.  The purpose of the meeting was to share strategies for maintaining the momentum of reconstruction with 20+ representatives of bilateral and multilateral donors.

March 30, 2012

Cap-Haitien, March 23, 2012.

The Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF) approved a funding request of US$2 million dollars to support the re-emergence of national milk production. This increased production should satisfy the nutritional demands of approximately 3000 children over the next three years.

US$30 million was reserved to finance President Martelly’s 6 Camp/16 Neighborhood reconstruction program at last night’s meeting of the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF).  The program will help tens of thousands of camp dwellers to rebuild and return to their homes in earthquake-devastated Port-au-Prince.

Less than a year after its creation, the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF) has allocated US$237 million to finance 14 reconstruction initiatives, or 71 percent of  the US$ 335 million received by donors, according to the Fund’s first Annual Report, released today.

Funds to co-finance WB budget support operation for critical services delivery

At the request of the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission (IHRC) the HRF approved the transferring of $25 million to one of its partner entities, the World Bank, to co-finance an Emergency Development Policy Operation that provides $30 million for budget support. The total package of $55 million will help the Government of Haiti to deliver critical services at the beginning of the recovery period.

The government of Colombia signed an agreement and has already transferred US$3.2 million to the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF) following anannouncement made during the Summit for the Future of Haiti, held on June 2^nd in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Colombia is the second South American country to join the HRF, after Brazil. Other contributors tothe HRF include Norway, Australia, and Estonia.

Action Plan presented to serve as road map during the next 10 years.

June 2, 2010.
More than 500 people attended the Summit for the Future of Haiti held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, last June 2 2010. Delegations from more than 50 countries and international development agencies confirmed pledges made during the last international meeting held in New York on March 31 2010 (Towards a New Future for Haiti), and announced new contributions to support the implementation of the Action Plan for the Recovery and Development of Haiti. 

June 2, 2010

The Summit for the Future of Haiti is a meeting of the international community called by the Government of the Dominican Republic to seal a sustainable commitment with Haiti, so that it may recover not only from the earthquake of last January 12, but also from the historical isolation and poverty it has faced for over 200 years.