Originally: U.S. Welcomes Pledges For Haiti s Reconstruction
Press Statement
Richard Boucher, Spokesman
Washington, DC
July 21, 2004
The United States extends its congratulations to the countries and
organizations that made the International Donors Conference on Haiti a
tremendous success. We are pleased to report that the participating donors
pledged a total of $1.085 billion to support Haiti’s interim government as it
rebuilds the country s infrastructure, remakes government institutions, and
prepares for national elections in 2005.
Due to an extraordinary multilateral effort, the pledges for Haiti’s
reconstruction and development exceeded by more than $161 million the amount
sought under the Haiti Interim Cooperation Framework, the joint government
and donor plan for the island nation’s development through September 2006. We
believe that the combination of donor pledges, private sector and diaspora
involvement, and the close monitoring of scarce resources, will result in
stability, effective governance, and a marked improvement in the lives of all
Haitians.
2004/802
Released on July 21, 2004