Haiti gets $270M from IDB

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The Inter-American Development Bank Monday approved $270 million in both loans and grants to help Haiti recover

<snip> The Washington-based bank said the loan will be used to strengthen the nation's public sector, including roads, ports, and airports. It will also be used to revitalize Haiti's agricultural sector, in addition to creating non-farming jobs. <snip>

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Haiti asks donor nations for more aid
Interim leader tells diplomats pre-ballot funds needed for police, rebuilding
BY PETER PRENGAMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAYENNE, French Guiana — Haiti’s interim leader called on donors Friday to help rebuild his nation’s battered power grid and train thousands more police officers, as world diplomats met to jump-start delayed rebuilding plans in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation.

The one-day summit in this former French colony in South America was organized by France, and its goal is to define, and divvy up the bill for, more than 200 infrastructure projects needed in Haiti ahead of fall elections. <snip>

Its roads, schools and hospitals remain in disrepair, undermining faith in the new government.

Languishing projects also have meant few new jobs for Haitians, most of whom are unemployed and without access to health care, running water or electricity. <snip>

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World donors approve $1 billion in aid for Haiti
BY PETER PRENGAMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAYENNE, French Guiana — World donors approved $1 billion in aid projects for Haiti on Friday, promising to repair its roads and rebuild its battered power grid, to help the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation as it prepares for fall elections.

The relief is a confirmation of money pledged last summer, but diplomats attending the one-day summit said assigning specific projects to each nation would increase accountability. In July, donors pledged $1.3 billion for Haiti but less than a fifth of it has been disbursed. <snip>

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