Donors discuss Haiti’s long-term needs
.More than a dozen foreign ministers, including secretary of state Hilary Clinton, are in Montreal this morning for a donor conference on Haiti. .
The Paris Club of creditor nations, which includes the US, Canada, Britain and France have already agreed to speed up the process of debt relief.
The foreign ministers, non governmental agencies, the United Nations and banks will try to lay the groundwork for a long-term plan for the rebuilding and recovery of Haiti.
Another option is to start by forgiving Haiti’s debt load, estimated at just over $1 billion.
It has also been suggested that international donors create a $10 billion, five-year assistance program for Haiti.
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But today’s meeting will focus more on what the country’s long-term needs are and also decide where and when a more more substantive pledging conference will take place