International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti

Over US $5 billion pledged for Haiti’s recovery

United Nations member states and international partners pledged $5.3 billion for the next 18 months to begin Haiti’s path to long-term recovery from the January 12 earthquake. Over 150 countries and international organizations gathered March 31 at UN headquarters in New York in support of the people and Government of Haiti. Full story

Final communiqué

Statement by the Co-hosts and Co-chairs is available here.

Webcast

Video coverage of the closing press conference is available here.

Action Plan

The Government of Haiti action plan is available here.

Agenda

Programme for the conference is available here.

Summary

The United States and the United Nations (UN), in cooperation with the Government of Haiti, and with the support of Brazil, Canada, the European Union, France, and Spain co-hosted a ministerial the “International Donors’ Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti” at the United Nations in New York on March 31, 2010. All 192 UN member states were invited to attend the conference.
The goal of the conference was to mobilize international support for the development needs of Haiti in an effort to lay the foundation for Haiti’s long-term recovery. At the conference, Haiti presented t its vision for the country’s future and how international support can assist. Countries, international organizations, and other partners had an opportunity to pledge resources, to coordinate in support of Haiti’s long-term recovery and to commit to a sustained effort to support Haiti.

Outreach Meetings

A series of outreach meetings with key constituencies were also held in preparation for the Donors Conference to seek feedback on and support for the Government of Haiti’s strategy.

• March 15: Consultation with citizens in Haiti through focus group discussions, called the Voice of the Voiceless consultations. (This effort is led by the Office of the Special Envoy and the United Nations in Haiti.)
• March 15: Consultation with Haitian and international private sector representatives hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank in Port-au-Prince.
• March 23: Consultation with Haitian Diaspora hosted by the Organization of American States in Washington D.C.
• March 23: Consultation with MINUSTAH stakeholders, organized by the Government of Brazil and the Government of Haiti, to be held in New York.
• March 23: Consultation with local government authorities hosted by France in Martinique.
  
• March 25: Consultation with NGOs hosted by the Office of the Special Envoy, Interaction and the European Union to be held in New York. NGOs from Haiti, the Americas and Europe will participate.