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HAITI / DONORS ADVANCER
STORY: HAITI / DONORS CONFERENCE ADVANCER
TRT: 2.53
SOURCE: UNDP
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / CREOLE / NATS
DATELINE: 30 MARCH 2010 / FILE
MARCH 9, 2010, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
1. Various shots, collapsed building with children
2. Close-up, paper on Ministry of Justice letterhead
3. Various shots, destruction and collapsed buildings
MARCH 30 2010, NEW YORK
4. Set up shot, Jordan Ryan, UNDP Assistant Administrator, at work in his office
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jordan Ryan, UNDP Assistant Administrator:
“The donor conference on the 31st of March, co-hosted by the United Nations and the United States, will offer an opportunity for the government of Haiti to present its vision of the future in light of the earthquake, specially focused on the reconstruction needs. This conference is a pledging conference so what we hope to achieve is that donors and member states, all of whom have been invited, will actually pledge the resources that are needed to kick start the recovery in Haiti.”
MARCH 9 2010, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
6. Various shots, UNDP Cash-For-Work program in St. Martin, Port-au-Prince
7. SOUNDBITE (Creole) Marisol Léveillé, resident of St. Martin, Port-au-Prince: “With the money from Cash-for-Work I bought my children shoes since they were barefoot.”
8. Cutaway, Marisol working in the Cash-For-Work program
9. SOUNDBITE (Creole) Marisol Léveillé, resident of St. Martin, Port-au-Prince: “I bought food and some to save for later. When I can earn more money, I’ll save it and try to make it grow to see if I can go back to my small business, since it’s my only source of income.”
10. Set up shot, Roger Guarda, UNDP Haiti Senior Country Director at work in his office
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Roger Guarda, UNDP Haiti Senior Country Director: “Little by little we’re looking to making this more of a capacity-building program where people will learn skills, we will move into creating jobs that will be permanent so people can learn skills and have more permanent income, and making it more of a real development tool really.”
12. Various shots, market
13. Various shots, internally displaced people camp
To boost support for Haiti’s long-term recovery after the devastating Earthquake that hit the Caribbean country on January 12, hundreds of government officials from 136 countries will take part of the International Donors’ Conference at UN Headquarters in New York on March 31st.
Jordan Ryan, UNDP Assistant Administrator said that the conference needs to raise more then 3 billion dollars.
SOUNDBITE (English) Jordan Ryan, UNDP Assistant Administrator:
“The donor conference on the 31st of March, co-hosted by the United Nations and the United States, will offer an opportunity for the government of Haiti to present its vision of the future in light of the earthquake, specially focused on the reconstruction needs. This conference is a pledging conference so what we hope to achieve is that donors and member states, all of whom have been invited, will actually pledge the resources that are needed to kick start the recovery in Haiti.”
Following the humanitarian assistance provided by over 140 donors so far, the Conference “Towards a New Future in Haiti” will focus on pledges of assistance for the country’s effective recovery and sustainable development.
The goal of the donor conference is to secure the foundation for Haiti’s recovery and reconstruction through pledges from all sources, public, private, non-governmental and multilateral institutions, to meet the $3.8 billion required over the next two years.
Eight days after the strongest earthquake in 200 years hit Haiti, UNDP started a cash-for-work program to jumpstart the local economy, injecting urgently need cash and helping small businesses and trade resume activity.
Working with the Haitian National Government, local municipalities and civil society organizations, the initiative provides short-term jobs to Haitians to clear rubble and rehabilitate essential social infrastructures, such as street repairs and electricity.
The program empowers affected populations, helping them earn a living and cover for the basic necessities of their families. Currently, 40 per cent of the workers are women.
Marisol Léveillé a resident of one of the poorest Neighborhoods in Port au Prince said that she lost everything in the earthquake.
SOUNDBITE (Creole) Marisol Léveillé, resident of St. Martin, Port-au-Prince: “I bought food and some to save for later. When I can earn more money, I’ll save it and try to make it grow to see if I can go back to my small business, since it’s my only source of income.”
Over the past few months, UNDP has been working with the Haitian Government, providing technical advice on preparing for the oncoming hurricane season and operating an aid management platform to track all aid flows to the country. In conjunction with the World Bank the European Commission and the Inter-American.
In cooperation with the Government of Haiti, the United Nations and the United States are co-hosting the Conference. The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon; the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton; Haitian President René Préval and the UN Special Envoy for Haiti, former President Bill Clinton and UNDP Administrator Helen Clark will be among the speakers during the morning sessions.
The Conference will be co-chaired by Brazil, Canada, the European Union, France, and Spain as leading donors to Haiti. The Government of Haiti will set the priorities for support.
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