Former president says financial help for Haiti is lagging
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Posted: 8:33 PM Jul 10, 2010
Former president says financial help for Haiti is lagging
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Former President Bill Clinton says organizations that committed to sending financial aid to earthquake-devastated Haiti are not delivering as promised.
Reporter: Associated Press
Email Address: jeff.blevins@wndu.com
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Former President Bill Clinton says organizations that committed to sending financial aid to earthquake-devastated Haiti are not delivering as promised.

In a telephone interview with The Associated Press, Clinton said Saturday that international donors have given only about 10 percent of the money they pledged.

Clinton is co-chairman of the international commission overseeing $5.3 billion in promised reconstruction aid.

So far, money has actually been provided by Brazil, Norway and Australia. The United States has paid into the donor fund as well, but has sent only $30 million of the $1.15 billion promised. Legislation approving the rest is tied up in Congress.

Nearly six months after the quake struck, Clinton noted the continuing struggle to provide homes for the 1.6 million Haitians still living under tarps and tents, calling it "horribly frustrating."


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