Haiti: Press Conference ahead of donors meeting

United Nations, New York, 29 March 2010 - Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and Edmond Mulet, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), highlighted the priorities for the upcoming Haiti Donors' Conference.

Edmond Mulet, said today that the Government of Haiti will be in the driver's seat in the reconstruction and development efforts.

For too long the international community has bypassed national and local government institutions because of their perceived and real weaknesses, he told reporters in a press conference in New York, alongside Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Mr. Mulet noted that this is not the first time that UN Member States would meet to raise funds for Haiti, but hoped that on this occasion we will get it right.

When asked by journalists if they thought it was realistic that the donors' meeting would pledge the needed funds given that the $1.44 billion revised humanitarian appeal for Haiti launched in February was still outstanding, Miss Clark said she was optimistic of good progress.

International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti website:
http://www.haiticonference.org

News Story:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34231&Cr=Haiti&Cr1=

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