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>> translator: for instance, people go out to the countryside, i'll take my example, one example, st. mark there are people who aren't he'll from st. mark, but will go there because a friend brings them. i spoke with the mayor of st. mark and he said he's got nothing. because all the aid is being given in port-au-prince. and he needs to -- you want to take pictures with with a camera just to show what's going on.

and this is a great opportunity to implement decentralization, because everything was centered in port-au-prince. in order to do that, you need to go find the femme where they are. and to give -- in st. mark and ash, and so people won't be forced to return to st. mark. the us-aid says they need a strategy. well here's an idea. andeand the second one is, let people into the process. let them participate. and displace minneapolis-st. paul won't be a big problem if you talk to people and explain things to them.

>> well thank you. can you all join us in giving the panel a round of applause for their presentations, for joining us today, for giving up their time. on mav of the chairwoman, i would like to say the issues presented with the recent disaster are very complex. there are many, many things to weigh, many issues, many players, my partners. where there are complexities though, i think this provides us with an opportunity to really reform how the cvc and how our country and our people are looking at the support of the african disapera. we'll continue to uplift the people of haiti through partnerships with the government, the us-aid, the ngo and the people who continue to play an important role in the process. we look forward to the outcomes of the upcoming meetings and events and trips. we continue to share our ideas with you, but less continue to

share your ideas with us, as you move forward, as you visit, as you communicate, as you institute plans, we want to be a part of sharing information so that we can strengthen all of this together and not be working individually. i want to give a special thanks to donald payne, he came in and out, but his staffers, stephanie, in his office was very helpful to us. robert and patrice in the office, and barbara lee were also helpful. to cons stands christiansen, who spent a considerable amount of time with us to serve as moderator and to those members, especially those in leadership, who were able to show up, we appreciate your time. so thank you for coming out today, thank you for you were support and thank you for your work. we will continue to be in touch. [applause]

spoof snod clear clear. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> and we're live now at the united nations for a haiti donors conference, speakers today will include secretary of state hillary clinton and her husband, the former president, according to the associated press this morning, secretary clinton is expected to pledge

$1.15 billion on behalf of the u.s. over the next two years to help with reconstruction efforts in haiti. the conference is expected to raise overall $3.8 billion in initial assistance, to rebuild schools, hospitals, courthouses, and neighborhoods destroyed in that quake on january 12. opening the conference will be u.n. secretary-general and conference co-chair, ban ki-moon and as we mentioned, secretary of state clinton will speak this morning. that is scheduled for about 9:30 a.m. eastern. although as you can see, they're running just a bit behind. later this morning, scheduled for 10:00 a.m. eastern is former president bill clinton. and then at 11:00 a.m. this morning, they will hear from the prime minister of haiti. this conference expected to go this morning. our coverage anyway rks until 11:45 a.m. eastern. our live coverage today on the c-span networks also includes president obama, he's speaking this morning about offshore

drilling. the associated press is reporting today this morning that in a reversal of long-standing -- of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, president obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles of off virginia shore lines. again, live coverage of his comments from just outside washington, d.c. at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the "new york times" reports on that issue this morning that the president will hope up vast expanses, at the atlantic coastline, the eastern gulf of mexico and the north coast of alaska. follow the president's comments this morning at 11:00 a.m. over on c-span. it looks like the secretary-general of the u.n., ban ki-moon has come into the moon and the conference is about to get underway. live coverage of the u.n. donors conference here on c-span2.

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>> moments ago, you sauve secretary-general, u.n. secretary-general, ban ki-moon enter the room. else the conference co-chair, the haiti done fors conference here set to get underway at the united nations. he'll speak first, then secretary of state clinton at about 9:30 a.m. eastern or so and representatives from a number of other countries, also representatives from the word bank, robert zoellicke will be there, brazil, canada, the european union, france and spain all have speakers lined up. president -- former president bill clinton will speak and that's scheduled for 10:00 a.m. eastern.

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[inaudible conversations] >> secretary clinton arriving, she is the co-chair of this donors conference on haiti. the other chair being u.n. secretary-general, ban ki-moon. according to the associated press, expect to pledge $1.5 million on behalf of the u.s. president clinton there, he'll speak at 10:00 a.m. [inaudible conversations]

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[inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, the meeting is about to commence. would you kindly settle down? thank you.

>> excellencies, distinguished tell gates, ladies and gentlemen, -- delegates, ladies and gentlemen, i open the international donors conference towards a new future for haiti. presidensecretary of state clin, distinguished ministers, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to welcome all of you at the united nations headquarters for this important

event, which is aimed at mobilizing international support for the needs of haiti in an effort to lay the f haiti's long-term recovery. president rene preval, madam general john, madame secretary hillary clinton, distinguished ministers. [speaking in french]

[speaking in foreign tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: to build a new haiti. a haiti transformed. >> for weeks, experts have been assisting the course of the january 12 disaster. in tandem, president reval have worked out the blueprint for a plan to guide haiti's recovery

and reconstruction. he will present that vision in a moment, and i'm sure, you will agree that it deserves our full and generous important. as a plan for action, it is concrete, specific, and above all, ambitious. if not just to rebuild, it is to build back better. again, to quote the president, it is a plan to create a new haiti. a haiti where the majority of people no longer live in deep poverty, where they can go to school and enjoy better health, where they have better options than going without jobs, or leaving the country altogether. under this plan, a new recovery commission will channel $3.9 billion into specific

programs and project during the next 18 months. over the next 10 years, haiti's reconstruction needs will total an estimated $3.5 million. clearly, this assistance must be reinvested and well coordinated. in tandem with the reconstruction, it must provide for continuing emergency relief, food, sanitation, health care, and most urgently, at this moment, shelter. you all are away, how difficult the situation is right now. the rainy season is fast approaching, som displaced perss at risk of flooding, health and sanitation issues are growing more serious. we are also very concerned about the security situation in some of the camps, especially for women and children.

i therefore appeal for further support for the revised humanitarian appeal for $1.4 billion, currently only 50% funded. as we of move from emergency aid to long-term reconstruction, let us recognize that we cannot accept things as usual. what we envision today is a wholesale national renewal, a sweeping exercise in nation building, on a scale and scope not seen in generations. in partnership with the united nations, haiti's leaders are producing social contracts with the people. [speaking in native tongue]

[speaking in native tongue] >> translator: responsibility abandon accountability between the government and the private. between the private and public sectors, between haiti and the international community.

>> among them, investments, create jobs, modeled on the u.n.'s own cash for work program, incentives for people to relocate from port-au-prince to cities and villages elsewhere in the country. today, we will rise in solidarity with haiti. by the end of this day, i'm of can dent we will truly have helped haiti along the road for new and better futur thank u very much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, i have a great honor now to invite the honorable hillary rodham clinton, secretary of state of the united states of america, to address the conference. you have the floor, madame. >> thank you very much, secretary-general and thank you for your leadership and your

personal commitment to this international endeavor. president preval to you and the members your government, we thank you for the extraordinary work that you have done, leading up to this point. to former president clinton, with whom i first went to haiti many years ago, about two months after we were married, thank you for taking on another assignment from the secretary-general. and to all of the countries and international institutions represented here, thank you. thank you for the immediate response to the overwhelming catastrophe that afflicted the haitian people and thank you for your continuing commitment. we have had over 140 nations working to support the government of haiti in delivering food, temporary shelter, and medical care to

thousands of survivors. but the emergency relief is only the beginning of what will be a long road to recovery as the secretary-general just pointed out, one that will require global support. some people wonder why haiti. why this great outpouring of international humanitarian concern and commitment to haiti's future. why is haiti's fate of such consequence to the region and the world that it deserves sustained help? why should we hope that this time, with our collective assistance, haiti can achieve a better future. these are questions that deserve answers, and i believe that this conference will begin to do so. the humanitarian need, we know is great. therefore, as fellow human

beings, we respond from a position of conscience and morality to help those who, but for the grace of god, we could be. in a world where natural disasters are often unpredictable, inflicting great costs. haiti was a country of nine million people before the earthquake. today, more than a quarter of a million people of those people have died. more than a million are homeless. hundreds of thousands live in temporary camps, without enough food, or sufficient access to cairn tags. nearly every government agency has been destroyed, along with universities, hospitals, and primary schools. which we know are foundations to a nation's long-term progress. close to a million young people were preparing to enter the job market within five years.

now, their opportunities have crumbled. while the need for jobs has multiplied. before the earthquake, haiti was on a path to progress. the government, led my president preval had started enacting government reforms. haiti's government grew by nearly 3% last year. two international chains launched new hotels, a sign of a rising tourism industry. new factories were opening and others had been contracted to begin production. but with the earthquake, the results of much of this hard work were wiped away. but the people of haiti never gave up. as they mourn their losses, they gathered the resources they had left, and began working around the clock to put their lives and their country back together. they relied on the strength and the spirit that have carried them through tough times before.

but they need our help. they cannot succeed without the support of the global community. and we need haiti to succeed. what happens there, has repercussions far beyond its borders. there are two paths that lie before us. if haiti can build safe homes, its citizens can escape many of the dangers they now face, and return to more normal lives. if haiti can realize broad based, sustainable economic growth, it can create opportunity across the country, beyond port-au-prince, so haitians don't have to move or leave their country to find work. if haiti can build strong health and education systems, it can give its people the tools they need to contribute to their nation's progress and fulfill their own god-given potentials. if haiti can create strong,

transparent, accountable institutions, it can establish the credibility, trust, and stability its people have long deserved. and if haiti can do all of those things, with our help, it will become an engine for progress and prosperity, generating opportunity and fostering greater stability for itself, and for countries throughout the hemisphere and beyond. but there is another path. that haiti could take. a path that demands far less of haiti, and far less of us. if the effort to rebuild is slow, or insufficient, if it is marked by conflict, lack of coordination, or lack of transparency, then the challenges that have plagued haiti for years could erupt with regional and global consequences. before the earthquake, migration drained haiti of many talented citizens.

many of whom lived in our country. if new jobs and opportunities do not emerge, even more people will leave. before the earthquake, quality health care was a challenge for haiti. now it is needed even more urgently. haiti has the highest rate of tuberculosis, one of the highest rates of child malnutrition and with the public health system now shattered, those numbers will climb. the lack of sanitation services could cause outbreaks of lethal illnesses and the lack of reliable medical services could give rise to new drug resistant strains of disease that will soon cross borders. of about the earthquake, hunger was a problem for haiti. years of deforestation had stripped the land of its rich topsoil and people struggled to

grow or purchase enough food to feed their families. the riots over food that broke out in 2008 toppled haiti's government. now food is even more scarce and people more desperate. of about the earthquake, security was a challenge for haiti and a united nations peacekeeping mission helped promote the rule of law. now the dedicated u.n. workers in haiti have suffered terrible losses. so have the haitian national police, which were building their ranks and capacity. with so much destruction and dislocation, security is even more tenuous. drug trafficking is a half a billion a dollar year industry in haiti. it thrives on political and social instability. trafficking in human beings is also rampant. tens of thousands of children are trafficked in haiti every year, and now even more are vulnerable.

now, each of these problems directly affects the people of haiti. but they indirectly affect us all. and if they worsen, it is not only the people of haiti who will suffer. yet i have great confidence in the resilience of the people of haiti. their history has tested them, and now they are being tested again. so are haiti's leaders, in whom i also have great confidence. so we are called to do better than we have in the past. many countries here have helped haiti in the past, many ngo's have helped haiti in the past. we cannot do what we've done before. the leaders of haiti must take responsibility for their country's reconstruction. they must make the tough desists that guide a strong, accountable, and transparent recovery.

and that is what they are starting to do with the creation of a new mechanism that provides coordination and consultation, so aid can be directed where it is most needed. and we in the global community, we must also do things differently. it will be tempting to fall back on old habits. to work around the government, rather than to work with them as part nerps. or to fund a scattered array of well-meaning projects, rather than making the deeper, long-term investments that haiti needs now. we cannot retreat to failed strategies. i know we've heard these imperatives of before, the need to coordinate our aid, hold ourselves accountable, share our knowledge, track results, but now we cannot just declare our intentions. we have to follow through and put them in to practice. therefore, this is not only a conference about what

financially we pledge to haiti. we also have to pledge our best efforts to do better ourselves. p to offer our support in a smarter way, a more effective way, that produces real results for the people of haiti. so let us say here with one voice, we will pass this test for us. to that end, the united states pledges $1.15 billion for haiti's long-term recovery and reconstruction. this money will go towards supporting the government of haiti's plan to strengthen agriculture, energy, health, security, and governance. we are committed to working with the people and organizations throughout haiti, including civil society groups, private businesses, ngo's, and citizens. and i'm very glad to see so many of them represented here today. we will also be looking for ways to engage our haitian diaspora.

haitians have much to contribute and we will seek to specifically empower the women of haiti. i've said this so many times and i know i sound like a broken record. but investing in women is the best investment we can make in any country. and investing in the haitian women will fuel the long-term economic recovery and progress, not only for them, but for their families. over the years, all of our countries have learned many lessons. particularly from the tsunami that the united nations was instrumental in leading the response to. now, we must put those lessons to work in haiti. i'm very excited, and very committed on behalf of president obama, the government of the united states, and the people of the united states to help haiti and to help the leaders of haiti lead a recovery effort, worthy

of their highest hopes. thank you so much, secretary-general. [applause] >> i now invite his excellency, president rene rene preval, the president of haiti, to address this conference. >> secretary-general, madam secretary of state, secretary-general special envoy for haiti, president bill clinton, madam governor general, distinguished p.j. patterson, special representative for haiti,

distinguished presidents of the senate and house of representatives of haiti, ladies and gentlemen, ministers and ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen. the two last times i found myself at this podium, upon the occasion of the 64th and 66th conference of the united nations, it was already to speak to you of the suffering of my fellow countrymen, struck by a set of natural disaster, hurricanes, cyclones, floods. the result, 3,000 deaths, hundreds of injured, and material damage estimated at 15% of the g.d.p. of our country. today, two years later, we find

ourselves together again to deal with unprecedented suffering for the haitian people, following the terrible earthquake of the 12th of january, 2010. outcome this time, 300,000 deaths. thousands of injured. and material damage estimated at 120% of gpped. -- of g.d.p. this is an opportunity afforded me to convey my gratitude to friendly countries who are so rapidly mobilized their resources to assist us. first, our neighbors, who but hours following the earthquake, were already there, with humanitarian, logistical support, which was so welcome. words of gratitude as well to the citizens and the government of those countries who lie far

away from us, geographically, historically, who despite this, sent large amounts of humanitarian assistance, emergency responders bringing with them tons of equipment, material, medicine, water, food. the people of haiti, historically an open people, vis-a-vis the world, and who have paid in blood the price of the fight for the defensive human dignity, still moved by this movement of solidarity and compassion expressed by the whole world. i would like to say to each of the citizens of the families of the enterprises, each of the leaders of these countries, who have in one way or another, contributed to this major

effort, that the people of haiti through me express to them their deep, deep gratitude. if this were meant in solidarity and fraternity, which we experienced since the 12th of january, doesn't evaporate, but rather, broadens, deepens, it is because the dream of each country, each nation belonging to a global partnership can come about in the future. but there's also a need for us to take stock and learn the lessons of this terrible disaster. this haitian earthquake has shown us that the generosity of places must also be more disciplined. an opportunity afforded me here to underscore as i've done in

the past to the secretary-general, the need for the creation of a humanitarian emergency response force under the united nations to coordinate the responses to the various disasters which undoubtedly will occur in the future. earthquake, tsunamis and other disasters, resulting from climate change. international aid must be coordinated upstream. if it is to be effective. the proposal of creating red helmets at the united nations is one which is worthy of our attention, secretary-general. ladies and gentlemen, it behooves me to note the courage, the solidarity, the previousry shown on the ground by the haitian people itself. the examples of love,

commitment, spirit of sacrifice is one sometimes shown by those who have the very least, those who have not hesitated in risking their own lives to rush to the side of those other haitians they didn't even know. solidarity, mobilization, diaspora has shown that the solidarity of haitians in the country and haitians abroad is but -- [inaudible] here, the dream of a country which transcends its divisions, forced to move forward in solidarity, is quite possibly coming about.

let us therefore dream. a dream of a new planet, forging its future in a new humanitarian project. a project which places the happiness of humans, of the ecosystem before the obsession of the accumulation of wealth, this dream of a new haiti whose state lies in a new project for a society without exclusion, has overcome hunger, in which all have access to secure shelter, decent shelter, health needs, provided according to their needs, quality education. haitians of artistic creativity,

that can contribute for the whole good of mankind. ladies and gentlemen, we find ourselves convened here together this morning to speak of the development of a country, which before the disaster, the 12t 12th of january, was already the poorest of the western hemisphere. i am convinced, secretary-general, secretary of state, u.n. special envoy, i am convinced that the need for investment in infrastructure is something which people will take note of. transport telecommunications, will you bet us not forget -- let us not forget the most important thing. to achieve this new dream of a country to give a chance to this new project of humanity, education, education is the main

heav. 50 years ago, the majority of international institutions were not ready to provide investments in education's developing stakes. the focus was on infrastructure, because at the time we believed that this made a more direct contribution to the development of the productive capacities of our country. education at the very best was considered to be our right. rather than a productive investment for the economy. today all of us agree that things have changed. theory analysis has established it, the facts have proven it. no development is possible without education. in the case of haiti, before the

12th of january, it wasn't acceptable, 38% of the population between the ages and 15 -- or rather above the age of 15 were illiterate. 25% of children were not enrolled in school. but children who were in school, condition enjoy appropriate -- didn't enjoy appropriate conditions, adequate conditions to develop genuine life skills, but the jobs provided by our industries were taken up by expatriates, because the young graduates of our professional training centers didn't possess the appropriate skills. the university was not in a position to provide the country with the necessary professionals to contribute to its development or to constitute a source of innovation for society. 12th of january. by striking the world of education so harshly, the

earthquake clearly demonstrated this social fracture. a division which they can no longer tom rate, and which it must repair as rapidly as possible. during the preparation of this conference, we have spoken a great deal of infrastructure. let us not forget that education is the radical prerequisite, the only one which gives any meaning to all the rest. education is the prerequisite for development and i call upon haitians inside haiti, and haitians living abroad to lend their resources and to pool them with our friends from the international community, to transform haiti into a city of

knowledge where knowledge, the respect of the other, integrity, respect for the environment, promotion of the cultural heritage, historical heritage, the ability to learn one's self, the sense of responsibility, the ability to resolve problems, cultural diversity, linguist particular diversity, all become the basic fundamental values of the new haitian economy. haitian economy without exclusion, where every haitian y the assistance of qualified individuals. one which reflects a realistic identity of a country which is both english and french-speaking, but whose roots lie in our african origins, also

accepting the united states and caribbeans' daily contributions. from this great project, which we must work on, we must forge our project for a new society and to organize in solidarity our life together. education is a prerequisite. the foundation of development. let us not forget this. i therefore hope that the dream of this new haiti find the foundations for its achievement in the commitment and the pledges, which will today arise from this very important conference. thank you for your attention.

>> translator: i'd like to thank president preval for his statement, showing vision and commitment. thank you, and i count on you were leadership. and i can assure you of our cooperation and our commitment and thank you, once again, mr. president. >mr. president. >> honorable secretary clinton to chair the next segment of the meeting. you have the floor. >> thank you, secretary-general. i'll be hearing from representatives of the national co-chairs of the conference, starting with the foreign minister of bra simeon, his excellency. >> president preval, madam

secretary of state hillary clinton, former president clinton. brazil co-chairs this donors conference with a conviction, we are gathered here to make sure that the haitian people find a path to sustainable develop. -- development. this process has to be undertaken under the guidance of the haitian government, with the support of the international community. brazil is confident that haiti's capable overcoming the present challenges and of taking full honorship of its own destiny. i congratulate the haitian government for submitting its action plan. these will allow us to channel or support effectively in accordance with its national priority. two and a half months ago on the terrible 12th of january, all of us watched the painful scenes of destruction and human suffering. the sense of shock might have slightly faded in the media

since january. it is our duty to of prove that the international community does not forget that tragedy, and that each commitment to translate solidarity into action remains hey life. -- alive. maybe the 12th of january should be declared the universal date of solidarity. the emergence of faith is not over yet. as we speak, one million haitians are homeless, living under improvised shelters. hundreds of thousands are terrified by the threat of the approaching rainy season. parents do not send their children to schools for fear of their security. but our main goal today must be to assist haitians in setting the conditions for a sustained, long-term development. these must ensure social justice, political stability, and the full realization of human rights. i come here today with a fullbacking, not only of my government, but also of

brazilian society. i can hardly remember a time when brazilians felt such a strong sympathy towards another country. and express this feeling so generously and effectively. the president visited haiti last month. i my sewent to haiti just 10 days after the earthquake. many brazilian ministers and other authorities have been to haiti, most recently, the minister of health. brazil's commitment to haiti is not new nor circumstantial. since january 12, brazil has pledged and all right dispersed 167 million u.s. dollars in short-term humanitarian assistance. the brazilian air force has operated over 130 humanitarian flights between haiti and brazil. which carried over 1,000-ton of humanitarian aid, including a

full military campaign hospital. i'm now honored to announce that brazil is pledging an additional amount of 172 million u.s. dollars for the long-term recovery and reconstruction of haiti. this sum includes 9.45 u.s. million dollars for help. it also includes u.s. $40 million under the brazilian program, destined to infrastructure projects. it also includes a grant of 15 million u.s. dollars in direct budget support for the haitian government. these ever fully consistent with our view that the government of haiti must be the leader of the reconstruction process. our challenge today is to ensure that support by the international community be sustainable and directed to the long-term results. in this context, i would like to

reiterate our proposal that couple countries that are members of the w.t.o. and even those not members of wto, offer duty free access to haitian goods for a period long enough to allow for investment and sustained growth. this is a test case for the international community to show its willingness and capacity to come together in favor of a just and undisputed cause, helping haiti is beyond any idea lodge cam, religious, or political struggle. this is really a historical occasion. we have the opportunity to pay respect to what the haitian's struggle symbolize. the pioneers fight for independence. the haitian revolution was a

major event in modern history. for the first time, african expatriates and the americans reclaimed liberty and freedom of equality. let us help the haitians make these brave promises that. i thank you. >> thank you so much. next we will hear from foreign minister of canada, his excellency, lawrence cannon. >> secretary-general, secretary of state, president of haiti, president clinton, governor general, ladies and gentlemen, excellencies, dear friends. the response of the international community to the crisis brought about by the earthquake in haiti was quick and global. canada welcomes the essential role that the u.n. and minusta

played in the management of this crisis when their own staff were very seriously affected by the day assessment at the. in parallel to this humanitarian disaster, we have seen a wave of humanitarian gestures towards haiti. canadians have participated and have made canada the most important per capita donor in the world. we are presented with opportunity. the international community must resolve to help haiti build back better and stronger. our common vision is a country built squarely on the foundations of security, sovereignty, and the rule of law, economic prosperity, equality, inclusion and social well-being. this is not an impossible goal. but affecting such monumental

change in haiti will require unprecedented long-term commitment and collaboration among donors. to facilitate the coordination, on january 25, canada hosted the montreal conference on haiti. which brought together international donors and stakeholders. at this conference, consensus was achieved around a set of key principles, which will serve to guide international efforts going forward. building back better means not only rehabilitating haiti's infrastructure, but also its systems and core institutions. while haiti has been weakened, it is not stateless. its sovereignty must be respected throughout this process, strengthening governance and rule of law institutions, as well as facilitating decentralization will be critical elements of the holistic and comprehensive

reconstruction plan. it is essential that haitians take ownership of the rebuilding of their country and be responsible for it. the haitian government, as well as the heads of companies and community leaders, must become agents of change, and they must put the interests of the haitian people in the forefront. in this respect, we see significant signs that have been sent out by the private sector in haiti for the building of a common vision, of a modern prosperous and inclusive country, where the dynamic economy and a growing middle class and an efficient public sector, in parallel, the haitian people must also see the results coming from government. it is important to renew the feeling of mutual responsibility, shared responsibility, and trust between haitians and their government. our efforts in haiti must be

sustainable, as well as declared by prime minister harper in montreal, an initial finance-year commitment in -- 10-year commitment in haiti is essential, in order to strengthen the capacity of the haitian states. the sustainable development must take into account the quality of the environment, the challenges posed by climate change, the retux of distribution centers assessment -- reduction of disasters and preparation for emergency situations, must constitute the corner stone of our joint action. throughout this process, we must demonstrate inclusivity. the contribution made by regional organizations in hey existing haiti. the ongoing political support provided by the oas and caricom has been and will continue to be a critical em. of haiti -- element of haiti's

reconstruction. finally, in order to provide haiti with a worldwide network of support, the donors conference today is a decisive step in the reconstruction of haiti for the long term. national cooperation, the honorable bev oda will be announcing canada's pledge later this morning, during the donor pledge session. now in addition, haiti's reconstruction needs to be focused on the priorities of its people, not on the liabilities of its past. and therefore, canada was able to obtain the agreement of g-7 finance ministers to work toward the forgiving of haiti's debt to the international financial institution. i am particularly pleased by the agreements reached at the interamerican development bank and the world bank. today, we will also continue our

discussion on the haitian reconstruction plan. and in this regard, we commend the government of haiti for providing its action plan, and the emphasis placed on developing a more inclusive society in haiti. the concepts and principles enshrined in this document are both thoughtful and pertinent, and yet, they are not new. for years, many haitian experts have been repeating the same message. and i'm glad to see they are at last, at long last, getting the attention and credence they deserve. :

>> ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, i speak here today for the european union, for all 27 member states. our institution and our citizens. mr. president, when i visited haiti recently i saw for myself the extraordinary resilience and the resourcefulness of the survivors. and i pay tribute to their

courage. but i also saw the devastating loss, destruction, and the shattered lives. president preval, please accept my condolences and those of the european union for your people. our thoughts also go to our lost colleagues from the united nations, and other international organizations. we are here today in the same spirit that moves them, the pursuit of a better future for haiti. we have before us the haitian government's plan of action. it is based on the best advice of the united nations, the world bank, the european union, the united states, and other key partners, the best they have to offer. it's benefited from input from the private sector, from ngo's, from local government officials, and from the haitian experts as well.

but it's the plans of the government of haiti reflecting its vision for the future. this is as it should be. mr. president, it is your country we look to you to take the lead. our role is to help your and even as we focus on here and now, the months ahead, the plan of action, captured the need for

1.235 euros for the government of haiti's action plan. which is the equivalent of over 126 billion united states dollars. this is on top of the 295 million euros that the e.u. has already contributed in humanitarian aid.

and if in addition to the 650 million euros citizens from all across europe have collected out of their own pocket for the victims of the earthquake. in total been, from european governments and from citizens, a contribution of close to $3 billion. our police, our military and civil protection personnel remain actively engaged as well. president preval, secretary general, secretary clinton, the e.u. looks forward to continue to work with you to build a brht all of haiti's citizens. this is just the beginning. [applause] >> thank you, kathy. and now we will hear from the foreign minister of france, his excellency bernard kouchner.

[speaking in native tongue] >> translator: mr. president, presidenpresent rebel, prime minister, madam secretary of state, dear hillary clinton, matt of high represenrepresentatives of the european union, president clinton, ladies and gentlemen, ministers, ambassadors, i should like at the outset to pay tribute to the victims of the earthquake on 12 of january and also like to pay tribute to those, to the bereaved families and friends. to those who are still alive, must now look to the future and require the international community's support, a support which international community can and must lend them. of course, we are here for this,

we have to think about rebuilding, or building back. budget emergency remains, the emergency which is to save hundreds of thousands of refugees living under tense and in the rain. let us not hear fool ourselves that moving from emergency to humanitarian represents the lessening of the effort. we have to save them first. the whole world is at their side, and his assistants is a clear demonstration of this. my thoughts also go here at the united nations, to our friends and minister, who suffered such heavy losses and so rapidly stood up again to contribute to the rebuilding of their country. something it did even before the earthquake. i'd like to convey my gratitude to deny states of america and the united nations who cosponsored this conference for their outstanding quality of

collaboration and cooperation. the work carried out together with the government of haiti, and there is no question of us doing anything without the government of haiti and with all donors, has enabled us to within a record amount of time. in fact, as we were by roadmap of assessment of damage and losses, to come up with a plan for national reconstruction, national rebuilding, we've come together here to work together with the government of haiti in a decisive way for the construction and rehabilitation of haiti. this extraordinary disaster must lead to a renewed way of solidarity for a reef forged haitian state, one working towards a lyrical and social reconciliation and rebuilding. we spoke about this in very

novelty ways with the present this or that it is crucial for haiti that development be possible, but let us not fool ourselves that it is also crucial for the whole of international community, and for the suffering people of the world who look to us. we must prove here today that a collective action is possible, that aid for development can work. that in 10 years time the situation of haitians will be a radically improved one. france, which shares a long and sometimes tumultuous history with haiti, with a lame which ann coulter of haiti, france will meet this challenge. side-by-side with the european union, the international and the international community. france immediately mobilize her

resources to assist the haitian people. now it will a company and assist haiti in the long-term. french aid for 2010 and 2011 on will be of an amount of 180 million euros, with the immediate cancellation of 56 million euros of bilateral haitian debt and the direct contributions made by france to european multilateral assistan assistance. where will be a go? convinced that the government, and i repeat this, must be at the forefront of its own development. france has decided to allocate 20 million euros annually, budgetary assistance, and 5 million will be dispersed before the end of this month. this aid will be aimed at buying

seeds for the next agricultural harvest, but also to back the administrative financial and security infrastructure of the haitian state, and enable it to implement its plan of action for reconstruction. france's aid is aimed at backing a new economic and social model for haiti. a model based on a more transparent financial architecture, on a more balanced allocation of resources through general decentralization and the political institutional and economic metals. france backs a new model in an corporate human rights at the very heart of all reconstruction strategy. i would like to focused special attention devoted to women. women who are even more vulnerable in crisis and post crisis situations, the tragedy that struck haiti must provide an opportunity to launch a

long-term project, one which promotes human developments and provides the people of haiti with the necessary living conditions and the field of sanitation, housing, something which present rebel has rightly expressed and, of course, culture. our priority projects are the reconstruction of the university hospital of state and port-au-prince. necessary to provide quality sanitation services. our project to build a social protection network. i stress that france is ready on site others to build with our friends in haiti a medical health insurance. this which provides equal access to all, to medical treatment. i hope this proposal will be included in the outcome document of this assembly.

and then, my last point, the assistance to report to the program, to the land registry program, this is, secretary-general, our conclusion. i would like to state that french, civil society has associated itself fully with this wave of collected solitary and ngo's and french enterprises that mobilize close to 90 million euros. i also welcome the meetings which were held on either side of the atlantic with the private sector, ngo's, and haitian civil society. france, on the 23rd of march, in the caribbean organized a conference of the cities and regions of the world, territorial, will thus outlined

the new development model for haiti which can count on the strengthening of our decentralized cooperation, especially to the corporation of the french caribbean and diana. ladies and gentlemen, this conference as my friend laura's cancer rightly said, is but a beginning. it's not an end in itself. decisions which we take today will require vigilant political follow-up. this is why we champion the setting up of a transparent system of follow up for donors pledge is an for the haitian government. i thank you. [applause] >> the final co-chair, we will hear from is the first vice president of spain, her excellency marie therese.

[speaking in native tongue] >> translator: i'd like to begin by thanking on behalf of the government of spain and the rotating president of the european union, everyone, for the efforts that the united states and united nations have employed in organizing this concert. as cosponsored we would also like to thank all of you for coming today. i think that there is no better place than this u.n. headquarters to show, once again, that the peoples that make up this small planet, part of humanity, we are all in this together. there's no singular in this. it is all plural. over centuries, particularly internationally, political realism, pragmatism were considered synonymous with terrible egoism.

i think would've left all that behind us now. we need to be realistic today, and that means understanding in the light of climate change, the risk of pandemics, the energy crisis, threats to our security, or humanitarian crises such as has been severed by haiti at the moment. and light of this, we all share a common destiny. this is clear. and this is the best lesson, i think, we can take away from this crisis, that it's only by uniting together countries and by through the civilizations that we can have a future which we will be riding in the plural. this conference is part of this process that we begin in santa domingo a couple of days after the earthquake. we continue, continue this in montréal, and as we committed to any santa domingo declaration, this should lead us in june to

another summit in the dominican capital to assess the result attained, and perhaps to set up some new lines, if necessary. today we're representative governments the peoples, international organizations, financial institutions, citizens associations, economic and cultural associations, representatives from all social sectors. and from the four corners of our planet, all decided to rebuild the hope for a better future for haiti and a better world for everyone. as a friendly country and a member of the american committee, spain is present in haiti and has been the case in his. we have a third global donor, and the first of the european union since the 12th of january, spain has wanted to support the haitian people. we have been with them, institutions as well as society, businesses, as well as economic

organizations and citizens. we've also worked intensively from the rotating presidency of the european union council to bring forward a common position and achieve the a commitment that the representative has just outlined. we would like to state that we stand alongside the government and people of haiti with its citizens, with its women as stressed by secretary of state clinton. the main agent of social change throughout the world. but we can only accompany the haitian people in this process of reconstruction because the leadership of this has to be decided upon by the government and people of haiti. and this, ladies and gentlemen, must be an under pronounceable principle of our work. the haitians ours to protection is here. we need to work together with

them to ensure a more just, more stable future. that means we need to improve the economy and infrastructure, of course, but particularly we need to work on the institutional aspects, the disruption caused by the earthquake has been terrible. and in addition to the emergency aid and humanitarian tasks that we have been involved in, we know that the reconstruction of basic infrastructure of the country is a priority. and it requires an enormous effort to be made, but the experience of recent years has shown us that we can't just leave things at that. we can do things better, and we must do things better. and doing things better means that we need to apply ourselves with the same dedication and accompanying haiti as it rebuilds its institutions that are fully democratic and solid. we need to bring about a

political organization which will guarantee a stable state, transparent, and turned towards its citizens come a state that is able to assure haitians of basic services and efficient administration, and an honest manager of its interest. because only those bases, based on the good governance, the ones that will be able to support and must support the future of haiti, it is these foundations that can sustain a country and a more sustainable way that will be more socially advanced, better integrated. according to the printable, the democratic governance that part of the global agenda. and unfortunately, we can't guarantee that an earthquake of this magnitude are a natural disaster of a tough time doesn't happen. what we can do though and when will we must do is ensure that its consequences, if it were to

happen, or not, would not be as devastating as they have been this time. and this is why this is behind the commitment of a government that i represent, spain. this is no less than the people of haiti deserves and this is also what our citizens demand of us. the citizenship that has been committed more than ever before to ensuring a better future for haiti. this is what brings us together today. this is the challenge we have before us, but also it's an unprecedented opportunity to guarantee a better future for all patients. -- haitians. this is the determination of the government of spain and i think it should be an essential principle in our strategy of action, and his wife we have the creation of the committee for the reconstruction of haiti and international committee that will guarantee coordination,

transparency and effectiveness, which issued in 2011 be able to deal with exclusively haitian develop and. a committee that will work effectively on these principles of the protectionism of the government for the people of haiti with the jacket of bringing about economic and social sustainability in institutions that are solid and viable. for all these reasons, and as we committed to do at the santa tomato conference, spain will make a contribution of $346 million to the fund for the reconstruction of haiti. and 121.5 billion will be given to the fund this year. 75 million next year, and 74.5 in 2013. this is aid that will go as much of a priority to the government

of haiti according to its priorities. water and sanitation, education, asic living standards, food, security agriculture and primary production. ladies and gentlemen, in antiquity, was said that god may time, we need to make the hours out of that time. we have to group our worlds together, bring together our world, and put flesh on the bones of these commitments. i think the best tribute that we can pay to the victims of the earthquake is to remember that it was the day they lost their lives, the whole world came together to build a new future in haiti, and a more secure,

just future for everyone. you can count on the government of spain to help you in this. thank you. [applause] >> i would like to think the five co-chairs for their statements. special envoy for haiti, president william clinton to moderate the next segment of the conference. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary general. we're a little behind schedule. i will try to catch up. the purpose of this section is to remind us all that there are people beyond those of us

representing countries in this room who are involved in this process. about a year ago, the secretary-general asked me to be the u.n. special envoy. to do essentially two things. first, to harass all the donors to see that they honored their commitment. i was a failure at that. only 30 percent of the money committed to haiti before the earthquake has actually been disbursed. the second thing i was asked to do was to ensure maximum involvement of the haitian diaspora, the international ngo community, investors, from all over the world, and element of haitian society. i met many times with the haitian government. i think the prime minister and all of his government, mr. voltaire, who was sent by the president to work with us.

the leaders of the senate and the lower house of parliament in haiti, all of the people there. members of the private sector and civil society in haiti whom i have met many times. they were working together to implement their own plan, with the help of their supporters and their multinational institutions, and the national government. and i want to especially thank their neighbors. this is the first time in my lifetime dealings with haiti, were all of haiti's neighbors have been committed to its success first, and then after the earthquake, to its recovery. and this is extraordinarily significant. and we've all done this together. brazilians and argentines, leading the minustah. the u.s. and canada and mexico,

all the caribbean, and venezuela and cuba. is the only thing we all agree on is haiti. [laughter] >> this is a happy thing. a good thing. 's so we are making -- we are making progress, then the quake hit. since then, my office is largely been involved as a but else has been helping the haitians do with the emergency. i want to say a brief word about that. because until the haitians can live, instead of day-to-day, month-to-month, it's going to be very difficult for us to implement the long-term plans which the president, the prime minister and the government had given to us today. and they are doing, i think, remarkably well under the circumstances, but we still have to move 20, to 40,000 evil before the rainy season so they're not at at risk of drowning. some of the tented encampments are exposed to very heavy winds,

and they will blow down if the wind blows a certain amount. so we still have to build the lowest cost possible, big permanent shelters so people can run their if they get subject to a hurricane. and we still have adequate sanitation for the concentrated living we have there. and this is very dangerous for the children. you know, let me remind you, that waterborne diseases leave a deadly to dysentery. so we still need help there. but otherwise, we have to begin on these long-term projects. i want to thank the president of my longtime friend, president preval, for asking me to co-chair this interim commission. i would like to explain it, all of you, it is an interim

commission. and i hope to continue my work for the u.n. if the secretary-general will have me, but this follows what was done in indonesia after the tsunami. went it was does a, but it was just a small part of a very large country. and it still took the indonesian government a year to stand up the recovery agency, and that's all we're doing. were just trying to provide a forum in which all the legitimate stakeholders can be heard and come together and then implement the haitian government's plan. while haiti is developing and redeveloping a capacity of its own government, to operate this, and we support that. so my job in the next 18 months is going to be to try to connect the inside and outside forces in a way that maximizes the input

and the impact of all the players, minimizes the frictions and the transaction costs. that's the purpose of the multi-donor fund that will be housed at the world bank, and that the imf and idb will be trustees up. and we ask for your support. but i want you to hear some of these remarkable people now. about what they are doing. and how we are all going to work together. i want to thank, particularly the ngo's for the commitments they have made, the private sector in haiti for the ideas they have given, and the investors from around the world. i have recruited along with mr. morano who have committed. i also want to say one final thing. there's been a lot of talk about transparency here. the haitians have not objected to transparency. they just don't want us to interfere with empowerment.

and so, what we have done is settled on a model that is more or less like what we did in the tsunami. you can go to haitis special envoy.org, the website we have, and you can see what we did in the tsunami aftermath and what the haitians want to do this time, to support and reporting and tracking system, pledges, commitments and disbursements, both from governments and multinationals and the private sector and the ngo's. but let me remind you all, transparency and accountability's also show the commitments made and the money disbursed. to the government of haiti. but it will be an open process, and when i think will work very well. so i'm looking forward to that. i'd like to now call on the participants here who will speak. first of all, representatives of

civil society in haiti, the voice of voiceless forum, michelle. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: thank you. >> the respected response is respect. respect. the word that came back over and over again during the focus groups conducted in haiti department by six partner organizations working in haiti. respect. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: this is required in addition to support for farmer, agriculture and microcredit for small traders, addition to schools for children, and responsible and effective state, respect is what farmers associations and

associations of those displaced camps require. >> and amplify hear the concerns of the majority, those were never asked. what they want for their own country. our six partner organizations put up an umbrella group of associations throughout the country. some were partners in health that have been providing health care for decades. last 25 years has focused its work on the slums of port-au-prince. the students of the haitian education leadership project, the office of the u.n. special envoy to haiti, and the national officers of minister. we conducted a series of focus groups in haitis department, the objective was to capture the opinions and aspirations of haitian citizens who are not

members of organized citizens societies group, and as such would not be included in any of the confrontation mechanism conducted for this conference. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: one hundred fifty-six discussion groups during the month of march brought together 1750 simple citizens of haiti, farmers, fishers, small traders, traditional healers, and habitants of displaced camps, unemployed, students, living in the tent departments of the country. this is an exhaustive study. there was insufficient time to do this. however, they have been heard and the responses which we heard are in line with other organizations who work in the country, helping the local authorities and their government through the more formal organizations of society. the message which we heard despite certain regional differences is a clear one.

>> is for an end for exclusion. exerciser opportunity to express their views, often for the first time on issues of concern to their communities, and to themselves, as individual citizens. with construction package should benefit all haitians. regardless of their status and location. haitian people insist on the centralization of public services would increase participation of local management. most want job opportunities closer to home, no matter how remote their communities and demanders say develop in of the regions. earthquake has shattered image of port-au-prince and the place of opportunity. this point to balanced and coherent development of the country, easier access to public services, as well as more jobs

and educational opportunities outside of what is often referred to as the republic of port-au-prince. a clear majority of focus group participants from both rural and urban areas strongly believe that it is a critical need to invest in people. focus groups highlighted five key image priorities. housing, new earthquake resistant dwelling for displaced people. education and overhaul the education system throughout the country. health, the building a primary health care facility and hospitals. local public services, portable water, sanitation and electricity, communication infrastructure primarily roads is to allow food production to reach the cities. although the and besides out wrecks of priorities identified by the focus groups, there seems to be anonymity about the need to be expressed in human through

education, including higher education. and training opportunity at the local and regional level. more and better trained teachers and increased the quality of access. support for agricultural production, a fourth point, was dressed as a topper or you. including by city dwellers. according to the focus groups, agriculture, perhaps more than other sectors, is considered essential to the country's wealth and a preventing sentiment is the peasantry has been neglected. invariably, they have made complete the man for training, equipment, seeds, easier access to credit and introduction of watering techniques. agriculture is also seen as a key source of employment. many would rather work on the land, rather than seeking formal jobs in the towns. all agree that the can and should become self-sufficient in

food. on the role of the state, focus groups revealed people's concerns that the reconstruction may not adequately target and reach its intended beneficiaries. there was a general appeal for authorities who managed aid responsibly. so be. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: discussions have revealed regarding the capacity of the will the haitian states to generate genuine change which would stand to benefit the poorest of participants, asked for a responsible state, with competent civil servants, what with integrity, and as for strengthening of public institutions, especially local administrations. >> responsible it must be enforced. haitians do not see the future as being passive recipient of foreign aid. several groups emphasized haitian involvement in the reconstruction that demands are clear, the benefits of international aid must be shared

equally. aged not because it did in the capital and physically damaged areas, but also and above all week the regions which have been indirectly affected by the rival by the loss of ability and friends, and that over commercial networks and contacts. the reconstruction of haiti should also draw upon haitian resources and competencies. mutual accountability through international, national and local oversight of spending is seen as necessary to insure that aid reaches the embedded beneficiary. overall, feel team report a very positive participation from the focus groups that facilitated. there is hope for profound change. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: the majority in this project expressed the desire to transcend this initiative, and this donor conference. they want to be regular consultant on the future of

their children and other battered country. the drawing of a priorities in this election of projects adapted throughout their communities and the assessments of in tangible resul we have tho disappoint them? thank you. >> thank you very much. let me say in response to those remarks, first of all, a key part of the plan, the haitian government has presented for implementation is decentralization. and for all the more involved in in haiti and one or the other, i want to remind you that if you have interest in and involvement in activities outside port-au-prince and the other areas affected by the earthquake, you can accelerate that involvement that you don't need to suspend it. because there are nearly 700,000

haitians who now have moved outside the quake area, making it even more important to pursue the decentralization strategy. so i think the government has already responded to that. i think the president and his governments for their interest in a. secondly, i think the diaspora, to acknowledge what do we hear from them, but we want them especially involved in this issue that was raised to building capacity. the haitian government lost a gnome is number of people in this earthquake. and thirdly, i'm delighted that the citizenry of haiti wanted kind want to be self-sufficient in food. and i think the president of the world bank and others who believe that we should change all of our policies to make that possible, not just in haiti, but throughout the world. so thank you for the presentation. now i'd like to call on representative of diaspora. i would ask you to keep your presentations to for five

minutes a we can stay on time here. marie and joseph. >> good morning. president preval, president clinton, good morning. i'm very humbled and great honored with you to report what was done. the hosting of the oas on march 21-23rd. there is five workshop that was taken place on urgent matter and needs. it was transparent and construction process. strengthening governance, system development and social development. on humanitarian urgent needs, we

acknowledged that the government of haiti and the private sector to welcome international cooperative the that food and aid. preference should be given to local producers and national suppliers and/or to avoid the contraction of domestic that will impede their own process. and also on the next workshop, that was very important that my colleague, highlight economic develop. i will talk on the development that was a gas grill, i believe, that the laws for secure, cancer care, domestic adoptions need to be modernize.

that's why social workers and child welfare model are standing ready to consult partner with minister of affairs to make sure that all that need to be done. but more important, on education, remember that asp are a can and may to help the haitian government to academia, collaborate with private sectors to offer their services implementing the recommendation that was done during the workshop. as the velvet which although that is important also, we need to medical attention and care that nearly tripled as a result of the earthquake. and so therefore, we have to double medical infrastructure in haiti. and we are ready to come in and help.

in a nutshell, i would have to say that we would like to ensure that all haitians, whether they leave -- live in haiti or what, are able to contribute skill, vision and hel in haiti. and special way that haiti become less dependent and self-sufficient. we have capacity. so therefore, we on diaspora are ready and building process of haiti. at this time i would like to introduce my co-presenters that will give you the of the look of the forum that was done at the oas meeting. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. mr. secretary, madam secretary,

president preval, president clinton, distinguished guests, friends of haiti. our brief words this morning reflect sentiments expressed by many haitians and haitian americans at various forms throughout our country. we speak in many voices, but we have one purpose. and that purpose is to build haiti differently. those forums were held most recently on march 21 and march 25. at the oas, and then again in boston, massachusetts. we agree that the international community nor haiti was prepared to address the devastation as complex and all-encompassing as presented in haiti on januar january 12. we are convinced, however, that the international community has

the capacity and the resources and the will to accompany haitians in haiti and abroad in the daunting task of building haiti differently. we see this conference today as a first step in that process. the post-disaster needs assessment provides the benchmark for investing in haiti. collectively, we must work to realize a bolder vision for haiti. a sustainable and inclusive haiti. at this investment conference, we must agree to invest in efforts that will support buildings of sustainable economic in haiti by using its national and local resources. every segment of the economy must be mobilized from peasant farmers, manufacturers, tourism, energy to establish commercial enterprises. we must invest in an accountable and transparent.

investment must be made to support building capacity in the state of haiti. capacity which will survive the transition of any government. we must support building capacity in the local and national state apparatus in order to make real the delivery of basic services like education, transportation, and food security, and the lives of all its citizens. investment in partnership with nongovernmental organizations must be clearly defined. they must support and not supplant the role of the state. results must be articulated and closely monitored. we must invest in and inclusive haiti where no one is expendable, especially women whose roles and responsibilities have even become more daunting after this earthquake. we must invest in the talent and

gifts of all sectors of the country, and in diaspora. we must involve them meaningfully, and the building of haiti differently. these concepts are not new. today their application must permeate every segment of this building effort with clear articulated goals and benchmarks, as well as clear objective measures for success and results. haiti's sovereignty is best protected when we invest in building the capacity of the state to take care of its people. it is a failure to meet that objective which poses the greatest danger to haiti's sovereignty. in many ways, it is a stark -- haiti's stark announce the. it is up to this, for us this

moment to pledge not only financial support, but to help make real the hard won freedom for every man, woman and child that the fathers of the haitian revolution fought so valiantly for. in this moment, past motive operation must be put aside, and we, we, must all be part of the solution. [speaking in native ton >> thank you. [applause] >> i want to thank joseph baptiste for being explicit about some of the things that the haitian diaspora is willing to do. i have had many meetings with representatives of the diaspora, and we are attempting to develop an organization that, through

the work that president preval has asked prime minister bellerive and me to do, that will maximize the contributions of every member of the diaspora in canada, france, the united states, and everywhere else, to contribute. i also want to say before the earthquake, the president's government had begun the process of planning dual citizen set to the haitian diaspora, which under the constitutions takes two separate sessions of the legislature. the parliament. so that can't, has not been able to be completed constitutionally, but there is a sense of welcome and partnership and opened his to working together that i have never before seen. so i think the government for that. i thank the president for that. and i want to say, you heard from marie, you probably now understand why she is the first asian-american elected to the massachusetts legislature. and i thank her for her

passionate commitment. [applause] >> i want to introduce now representatives of the private sector, and i thank them very much for the enormous amount of time they have given to me and to our staff in working together. reginald and brad i believe are the designated spokespersons. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: resident of the republic, secretarysecretary-general of the united nations, secretary of state, president clinton, ladies and gentlemen, ministers and ambassadors, dear friends. in the history, the voices of different sectors of haiti are being heard. and we congratulate the organizers for this idea. but also for the first time in the history of haiti, the united

and inclusive private sector organized around the private sector economic forum has decided to break with the past and formulate a shared vision and roadmap for the sustainable development of haiti. for the majority of stakeholders in haiti, the country's private sector is defined mainly by the large traditional companies. this analysis is problematic. on three levels. first of all, it ignores the key role played by small and medium enterprises. mostly women as an engine of innovation and job creation. secondly, it oversees the role played over the last 15 years by international investors. and thirdly, its exclusive nature creates a tension with regards to improvements in the business climate as most believe this kind of institute would

only favor the few. the structure of the private sector in haiti is in the form of an iceberg. the vast majority of businesses are in formal in haiti. almost 90 percent of them. an element of the agenda in haiti must be the progressive formalization of workers, small and been enterprises, to transform both the structure of employment and the tax base of the country. the situation of the haitian private sector is akin to bankruptcy at the top and poverty at the bottom. a recent study by the winter group suggested that while the total financing for the private sector is around two-point to $.7 billion, these needs, $2 billion for the small and medium enterprise. 75 percent of the needs are for the small and medium informal sector. there is therefore an urgent need for re- capitalization with

a blending of loans and grants to the sector with the needed education, technical assistance and training to transform them into a formal structure creating jobs, generating tax revenues for the state and profit for its owners. we come here this morning with four specific proposals. that would allow a conclusion, one, a look at least 50 percent of the funds and guaranteed funds to converting in formal into formal entrepreneurship. secondly, broaden the ship of by converting grants and investments to the transitional private sector as equity for their employees. and by allowing a minimum of 5 percent profit sharing to the employees of large companies. thirdly, implement as any and

medium enterprises set aside, especially in the housing and construction. as you must know all that the middle-class of haiti have lost all the houses and all their businesses with the earthquake. and finally, support. new entrepreneurs with seed capital and assistance to unleash entrepreneurship among the large pool of both graduate and undergraduate university students. through the creation of a capital investment form that just for investment firms and incubators and business development centers. our vision for the country include at its core and expansion of the middle-class, which can only be done through the gratian of tens of thousands of small and medium enterprises. in the vision of transparency, to able to create jobs, wealth

and social security for all patients. this economy must be diversified. restoring the ecosystem of the country. competitive, allowing the level playing field for everybody. vibrant, with a minimum of 10% gdp for the next 10 years. and regionally integrated with its partner and neighbor the dominican republic, the united states, and the caribbean. five priorty principles must guide all action and decision during the construction. leadership and mutual accountability. decentralization with equal goal, commitment to modernization, haitian led initiative and independent from international aid. haiti has been in a cycle of survival were the aid has led to mistrust, dependence, lack of vision and bring them back poverty. we need to replace that by

investment, which would support vision, job creation and prosperity. building back a better haiti would require significant investment infrastructure. we and the private sector have opposed to the government of haiti to do this construction through three economic goals. one in the north. where we will have agriculture, tourism and can't agree more than 100,000 jobs at a cost of $1.8 billion. second, a central post. with an investment record of $300 million. a successful agriculture development and the fertile land will achieve the potential of both production of stable crops which have rise, rice, potatoes. finally, the southern economic

centered and will support agriculture, tourism and government. there is a potential there to greet 50,000 jobs added as because of $1.4 billion. to spur private investment and job creation, we need an investment of $1.4 billion in investment. this can be public investment our public partnership. we haitians must form today a new social contract with the ration of a large middle-class fulfilling the dream of a better quality of life. the responsible elite laying out and implement a vision of the development that benefits all patients, the business community which will fuel the obligation as the proper sense of social responsibly and understand that their main job is to create jobs. a strong moral leadership with a new cultural of responsibility and accountability. and finally, the strengthening

of our public institution and political system for the effective management of our resources. thank you very much. [applause] . . >> we have followed closely the debate of the donor nation on how best to help haiti help itself. we endorse many of the

recommendations emerging. the sharing transparency and efficiency and donor disbursements, emphasizing capacity building for the haitian governments, self-sufficiency, calling on the diaspora to help on the rebuild. but all of these urgent measures are only novel if they become the foundation for an expanded and robust private sector. we stand here today not hunkering down in accounting for our losses from the earthquake, and there were substantial, but we are prepared to invest tens of millions of dollars more over the next few years into the telecommunications in the structure of the country. we need to haiti to be open for business, but not business as usual. from the government of haiti we need a level playing field where the rules are applied consistently, transparently, and where action is taken promptly. in particular there needs to be a vigorous enforcement of tax

collection. all the commercial elements need to be brought into the formal sector of the economy. if all commercial participants know that their obligations to pay taxes will be equitably and forced compliance will improve which will broaden the revenue base by the government and in gender an additional confidence in the marketplace. we will require a government that has the authority and resources to regulate the market evenhandedly that respect contracts and looks at the long-term commercial implications of their decisions. from the donors of haiti, we need you to view the private sector as your partner, sit at the table with us, understand where we can go and how public funds can the beverage to with private dollars to do so much more. many you to team with us and

building capacity and the government institutions. in addition we ask you to work with us an average to give haitians the tools needed to that means education, the ability to start businesses, access to credit. we asked both the government of haiti and its donor nations to consider the build, operate, and transfer model for many of the infrastructure projects that must be undertaken. in particular the rebuild of the airport, the rehabilitation of the ports, and the power grid. offer limited-term contract where returns to shareholders are going to depend upon the quality of that service. the telecommunications sector has been one of the most dynamic sectors of the economy. it will continue to be so in the future. the intended consequences of our continued investment in infrastructure included direct and indirect employment. it includes the emergence of a

small and medium enterprises that can support construction, the supply chains, vendors, and by extension the incubation of an entrepreneurial contrary and the expansion of the middle class. we are very enthusiastic and a haiti's opportunit a to work wil to create an environment where new investments are welcome. [applauding] >> thank you very much. the interchanges that we have had with the private sector are one of the reasons that i am so optimistic about what we can do. both those presentations, if you listen carefully, were extremely specific with things that are doable to create an independent haiti. if we all say we want this whole process to be driven by haiti we all say we want to work ourselves out of a job. if we do we are calling to have

to create a e a financial systen the country that can sustain the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as micro credit at the grass-roots level. and if we do we are going to have to help build a competitive haiti that will have a broadbased effective tax collection system, but also leapfrog where possible traditional steps along the development way. if haiti could become the first complete wireless country in the caribbean. haiti could become the first completely self-sufficient country in energy, and then teracom could have a whole project. we could stop spending precious dollars importing fuel from a long way away and put it into developing people. these people have the vision and talent to do it. i thank them for their participation. now we are going to hear from the ngo community, from the united states, from e.u., and

from haiti. i would like to call on sam worthington, and others to say whatever it is they would like to say about this is is they have made about working to the going forward. >> we would like to start by recognizing the importance of working under the plan of the government of haiti and for the partnership that president préval has offered for our community and the ability to work in their country. we have prepared a joint position representing the of br, france, the e.u., spain, and the united states, and we will have that position available to you outside. i would like to start out on behalf of the u.s. ngo community. interaction of making a pledge

of $500,770,000 for reconstruction. this is on top of existing resources going into haiti for its relief efforts. total ngo investments to private resources from around the world are $2.2 billion making the ngo community one of the largest infrastructures on the ground in haiti. it is crucial that the structure be coordinated. we are in the process of mapping the u.s. ngo community where they are operating. we call on this transparency for all ngos. at the heart of the ngo community is a right approach, a recognition in relief of following the standards. a recognition that we must focus on the structural causes a vulnerability and gibson says a voice. it are these economic and social rights that are at the core of our principles and the ngo engaged in haiti all agree on a course set of principles us.

one of these principles is the ability to focus on the building of a capacity, the building of local civil society, associations, cooperatives, communities organizations, but also a commitment to building the local capacity of haitian government and its ability to deliver services for its citizens. we recognize that as a donor we have specific accountabilities like other donors to work under the broad frame and see haiti as a whole of society development. insuring a predictable and transparent aid. in terms of our development with the government of haiti we see ourselves as a guest of the government in a partnership on a constructive role for non-state actors. we see as this interim commission has stood out that there needs to be an important relationship both for the ngos and haitian society and its role

to avoid bottlenecks or the massive flow of resources. we want to build a better collaborative space as much as possible within haitian civil society with this government. i would like to stress again that the international ngo community commit itself to a core principles and at the heart of these principles is an effective delivery of our aid and partnership with the government of haiti and an effective transparent coordination mechanism. i would like to pass that on to my colleagues from the e.u. in haiti. thank you. [applauding] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: i represent the community of ngos from europe for emergency development. we were present in haiti before the quake. we mobilized rapidly in the emergency in order to meet needs. we want to be between ngo activities and those of others

which are complementary in nature, especially military activities. there must be a distinction drawn between the two. on more than one occasion it has been said here that we on looking at a ten-year time frame. so we would request that a conference be organized in 2015 to take stock midterm after five years of implementation of this plan and the pledges. we will need to assess matters. our assessment must include society in haiti and specifically the poorest and most vulnerable people. the ngos give their added value working close to the people. we share the visions for haiti of one that is fairer and more inclusive. for this we have to insure that there is economic development with agriculture being supported, with low-cost imports. we have to look at resources,

and we also have to ensure that there is access to basic services. we have to look at economic development to get with access to basic services everywhere if we really are going to reorganize haiti. in order to combat poverty and inequality we must work together with civil society, bring it on board. and here in particular with representatives of the most vulnerable groups, women, the disabled, the children come up for, farmers, people in the port areas, particularly which asks that the next conference will see these representatives speaking out here. these of the people who know most about their condition. they can speak for themselves. [applauding]

[speaking in native tongue] >> translator: ladies and gentlemen of the haitian delegation, ladies and gentlemen of the international community, and people who from the entire world who have come to help haiti after the quake, from the ten geographical departments of haiti we greet you from the bottom of our hearts. the earthquake of the 12th of january was, for us, a major tragedy, but it is also an opportunity for the people of haiti to master their destiny and build their nation on new basis. the huge loss of human life and destruction during the quake are essentially a result of the exclusion, which has always marked social relationships in haiti. henceforth we want to see a more inclusive society, a fairer society, one with a more human face, so that everybody's rights

are observed. women, farmers, those who are disabled, they must no longer be excluded. we must start a new in haiti. break off with exclusion of the centralization at all cost, dependency. hence, must ourselves we have to find a consensus with regard to the new guidelines to be followed for our country. since the disaster various sectors have become mobilized in haiti, and i speak on their behalf, not just on the behalf of the ngos. they have been thinking together about the new haiti that they want to see and have made proposals. i would like these to be taken into account. while continuing to manage the disaster in the aftermath of the quake we have to continue to think about what has to be done to reach a consensus on a plan for haiti's future.

these groups have voiced a new haiti, their desires for this: education for all without discrimination, the participation of women at all levels. haiti cannot be built anew without women. national production has to be enhanced. essentially for the welfare of the people, it's own people. renewable energy has to be used to reduce the pressure on forest resources. human rights must be respected. this must be a priority deadline with this new haiti. and the deadline with this for this new. we should like to thank all the people of the world who have worked to help us. we continue to rely on their support to overcome our difficulties. when it comes to the pledges to be given to haiti in this conference we trust that they

will produce results in the medium and long term. to this end we must support the haitian people and all their diversity in order to forge any density for them. haiti cannot be built anew without its people. the people of haiti and i count on all of you present here so that our future can, indeed, be built anew. [applauding] [inaudible conversations] >> we are almost done. now, i want to make sure that you did not miss the significance of the last presentation. haiti has the largest number of domestic and international ngos per capita of any country in the world operating there, with the

possible exception of india. now, it has not, and they have done magnificent work, but in a highly fractured way. so i want to make sure that the donors and the nations did not miss the significance. they have promised, a, to be organized and work together. b, to work according to the plan doctored by the haitian government. in other words, to make haiti a operate visa ve the ngos a little more like rwanda operated in the aftermath of the genocide. all the ngos are welcome, but all registered, all participated as partners. it worked much better. this is an historic day because for decades ngos have operated differently in haiti. so i thank them. i thank them for what they said, and i thank them for the

commitment they have made. i also want to acknowledge what colette said there. there are lots of groups that we would like to have brought here today. representatives of the women's groups. one i want to mention specifically after president bush and i went with president préval to one of the more temporary settlements, i met the next day with ten of the elected leaders of the settlement. i talked to them. we agreed to give them a u.n. coordinator and a coordinator from the government of haiti. don't let anybody tell you the haitians are well organized. they are creating there own organizations out their new living arrangements. so now very briefly we have to hear from representatives from

the local governments. that is mr. charles pierre. then you hear from minustah stakeholders. i will call on them in a moment. mr. pierre representing the haitian foundation of mayors. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: your excellencies, president of the republic, sir. your excellencies, prime minister, your excellency ban ki-moon, secretary general of the united nations, ladies and gentlemen, the earthquake of january 12th, 2010 devastated haiti. the local elected, the state were not able to meet and repair

the consequences of this disaster. this day of doom of the 12th of january has exactly the tale of our basic services. we needed to react instantly in order to deal with the people leaving the area. millions of our fellow citizens fled port-au-prince, the devastated capital and the metropolitan area. all the elected representatives, the men made a primary road and bringing the first relief efforts with the organization of transport and shelter for the displaced persons. we had to look at the need for shelter, for food, for hundreds of family. we had, again, to look particularly at children that were newborn and aged.

today many people are still awaiting a distant shelter to help them to get through the rainy season. however, despite the conditions. we once again the elected representatives of local governments with ngos, the minister of the interior were able to ensure that nearly all school peoples who were displaced have been able to resume their schooling. in order to save this school year for them, keep the children in school we need to obtain without delay the necessary sources to honor our respects to

the public pledges to public and private schools. many to maintain socio-economic conditions and ensure there is an agreeable set of circumstances where these people. for us such actions are an inevitable step toward decentralization of our educational network. ladies and gentlemen, the international conference of towns and regions for the rejection of haiti which is held on the 23rd of march last provided a particularly valuable discussion and led to those resolutions which have seen the valuable assistance being pledged today. as a result of a work being done on the basic health consensus in haiti the resolutions are the result of the legitimate than of the 700,000 local elected

representatives to are the international community firstly to provide a specific line of funding for local authority. secondly support for the creation of a technical agency to enable the local authorities and 80 to gain the necessary skills kills required. thirdly specific establishments of a network for decentralized corporation with local authorities directly affected by the quake. fourthly, the enhancement of cooperation between the local authorities and those committees from abroad and supporting opposite numbers in haiti to establish a decentralized operation platform in haiti. fifthly we ask for the consolidation of the legal framework for decentralization

in haiti. apart from the funding the implementation of these networks necessarily involves enhancing a decentralization of state services so that people's will be able to set up and establish themselves and our provinces. we believe that there is a need for thinking about town planning in urban and rural areas and also local authorities which can generate jobs. of the state particularly the minister for the interior and the local authorities in haiti, we expect that they continue to enhance the capacity building for a human-resources and that they ensure and adapt the necessary specialized staff in town planning and activities

which. we have to consider that we must receive the necessary financial resources. we, in our resolution, have set for the resolution that we trust will be adopted at the outcome of this conference. and we trust that they will be an acknowledged, shared, and implemented within the framework of the major program that the international community is to commit to side-by-side with the state of haiti. this vast work place to recreate haiti involves all of you, nationals and other head of state. we will not succeed unless we commit to respect the constitutional mechanisms of four alternates of power in our

politics. we have to build our political institutions to strengthen them on behalf of the 7,000 local and municipal and elected representatives that are closest to our people. unvoiced heartfelt thanks to the organizers of the conference, the donors, women, men who ppt they have shown with haiti. haiti will rise again. god bless haiti. [applauding] >> mr. gerard. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: mr. president, prime minister, secretary general, secretary of state, madam, your excellency, the governor general of canada, ambassador, ladies and gentlemen, representatives of the financial institutions in

the haitian diaspora. i speak to you as vice president of the international association of french-speaking males and a member of the canadian delegation and the canadian federation of authorities and also of the mayor of montreal. what i am saying is the outcome of discussions both before and after the earthquake with president réne preval, with the prime minister, with members of the council of ministers, and the secretary of state, the haitian diaspora, the mission of the governor general of canada few weeks ago, meetings with ngos, the diaspora of haiti, and also with the mayor of

port-au-prince, and the minutes of the international conference of towns and regents of the world for haiti which my colleague referred to, and also the result of meetings with the international conference of french-speaking mayors. since the earthquake hit haiti the local authorities throughout the world mobilized to help our brothers and sisters in haiti. i would like to say, dear partners, at the outset, that no image can give a full understanding of the task awaiting us. as far as we can see there are ruins, buildings standing we know not how, shelters, children playing in dust, movement and suffering and sorrow, but also

hope and gazes fixed on us. during the montreal meeting chaired by lawrence cannon together with other foreign ministers we said reconstruction is not possible without the people of haiti. today i say there can be no recognition of renaissance of haiti without all partners and without the towns of haiti and the towns of the world. we respectfully suggest to you that you keep alive the memory of this human tragedy and recognize the suffering and courage of the people of haiti. haiti has fallen, but haiti will rise again. the renaissance of haiti will come about firstly by the rebuilding of its towns. we, mayors throughout the world, representatives of various associations prepared the

following actions in order to flank the haitian local authorities who themselves must decide on at the development for their areas respective of the roles of women in society which is fair, non-violent, and sustainable. >> a couple of minutes ago that the private sector as things that are credible and doable. i think that the cities have things that are credible and doable because we have been doing them for the past decade. we commit in front of all of you to better coordinate our activities in the implication that we will have in the reconstruction of haiti. we also we will integrate all of our experiences in a website, interactive web site. a similar situation that happened in new orleans. we want to answer the needs of the haitian community directly and answer all of their questions on line. we will have a consortium of

cities, thousands of cities in the world will bring their support to the preparation of economic and social development plan for the cities of anc that will be implemented seat in the nationalization plan. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: friends, we need to think about the city of port-au-prince to rebuild lives, rebuild the outside to meet with basic services in a climate of cooperation. we engage to the training of territorial public-service. workers in the building trades t o contribute to the rebuilding of administrative municipal buildings and the paid human capital. training local police for public security, the rehabilitation of infrastructure, health, green spaces, and at urban

agriculture, building schools as well as health care facilities. with our building models and town planning models were sustainable development, with our fiscal and local policies we will rehabilitate the national archives. we will establish a standard office in haiti. we will benefit from all of the investments you make to create local jobs. so up to you now i have a request of the financial a institutions. we ask you to trust by establishing a local fund, flexible with controlled measures and. >> the world bank and the policies of the inter-american banks, what we are saying today we have been discussing cities with banks. many policies that are flexible policies that would give the opportunity for cities to have the financing to help our

haitian community. >> ladies and gentlemen, local communities in haiti and throughout the world wish to act and ask you today to truly give them the means to do so. thank you. [applauding] >> the last group we will hear from our stakeholders in minustah under secretary. i would like to thank all of the members of minustah. then that the secretary general, i would like one minute after te presentations. we will turn those programs back to you. >> thank you. mr. secretary general, president réne preval, special envoy president bill clinton, secretary of state hillary clinton, cochairs, ladies and gentlemen. it is my honor to present a short account of the main ideas

discussed at the average meeting chaired by haiti and brazil on 23 march 2010 in new york attended by more than 50 countries, international organizations, s0f, the u.n. high officials. focused on minustah response to the earthquake and its contribution to the international community of haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. the fda's expressed our consolidated in the report that is available to all delegations. i will now present an unexhausted recollection of the main concepts in the report. trying from its expertise in consolidated presence on the ground an active role should be envisioned for minustah in supporting and assisting haiti after the it correct. current mandate presents us with enough latitude to work in areas such as security, humanitarian assistance, coordination of

international support for haiti, support for political dialogue, and reconstruction. minustah and the donor's conference should work together to reinforce their respective actions in haiti. minustah should continue to play an ever decisive role in supporting security but as a prerequisite to all of the reconstruction efforts in order to ensure a secure and stable environment including in the camps of displaced persons. in particular minustah should help the haitian national police to regain its operational capacity to reestablish basic prison capacity and to reinforce the will of law. minustah has a critical role in supporting humanitarian assistance. minustah can make available contributions in the field of coordination of humanitarian assistance and recovery. minustah should enhance the international community's effort in the reconstruction of haiti.

there was wide support among participants that reconstruction is particularly important in relation to the infrastructure necessary for the activities throughout its area of operation. areas related to the maintenance of stability such as security and justice sectors. minustah, attributes for the removal of rubble from schools under the development of the so-called quake impact projects. some participants have suggested that the mission could work more closely with the donor's conference in conducting reconstruction projects without prejudice to its core functions and within its budgets. minustah should assist haitians to come together and enhance political dialogue, and cooperate to advance the country's long-term objectives. enforce international support for haiti.

minustah should act in close consultation with the haitian government. no other entity in jurors the necessary legitimacy as . finally the international community should allow for the adequate provisions of means and funding for minustah including through the donors' conference. i will now, i will now have some words from our colleague. thank you. [applauding] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: ladies and gentlemen, as antonio indicated the meeting on minustah's work

as part of the international response to haiti provided a very excellent opportunity to assess the response capacity of the mission in the face of the most devastating natural disaster to have hit haiti and its entire history. i wish to emphasize the humanitarian work carried out by minustah in the field, the reconstruction work carried out by the staff of this mission and essentially a return to security. the humanitarian work carried out by minustah has been indicated by various estates. the boat is done on a daily basis by minustah staff. they have helped in the rescue work, protection of the civil population and support for u.n. staff, help in field hospitals, delivery of food and medicines

throughout haiti and also and other tasks that stat carry out. as a result we emphasize that it is important to continue to provide a secure environment and if necessary created logistical support to humanitarian operations as a core contribution of minustah to meet the most pressing needs of the most vulnerable of the population. the flexibility of the current minustah mandate and allowed staff deployed in haiti to contribute to the reconstruction of haiti. in other words the work of peacekeepers as early peacekeepers and peace missions being carried out. some estates wish to see minustah continuing to be full use of its resources including providing military engineers for reconstruction. other countries mentioned the

rapid impact projects for clearing rubble from schools. other states referred to the future of minustah hoping that there will be a greater role for those specialized and reconstruction work. leslie to come to security the state's emphasize the fact that the minister's role can be ever more decisive in providing a safe and and secure environmen, covering the camps of idts, other states have indicated that the security country, the number of military and the government is receiving a increase which has helped in increasing security for the people. however, other states have expressed their concern at the fact that it has not proved possible to ensure as yet an effective level of policing to

contribute with the task of security and operational tasks of national police. i would on the top the third of march emphasize the important contribution of minustah, not just in stabilization work, but in the very important reconstruction of the country. >> mr. secretary general, i want to thank you for making it possible for people who are heavily involved in daily life in haiti to have their say today. there are, i think, three brief references i want to make. i don't believe any secretary general of the united nations has ever cared as much about haiti as you do, and i thank you for that. [applauding] i thank -- [applauding] i want to thank helen clark and john holmes and the world food

program, unicef and all the people here and especially mr. mulay and all of our people on the ground. the unit is doing a good job under adverse circumstances. i want to thank -- [applauding] nobody has mentioned the astonishing change in attitude and the relationships between haiti and the dominican republic. i thank the dominican republic, the government and the citizens -- [applauding] -- for how they have responded. and finally i appreciate the fact that we have got to build the capacity of the government of haiti and strengthen all elements of society. i want more direct but to support. let me remind you of what these people have done. the finance minister out their losses ten year old son and showed up within two days two ds to work. patrick was asked to oversee the

planning. both his parents died. two days later he shows up at work. these people can do this, and they deserve your help. the people in the streets are the same way. thank you very much. god bless you. [applauding] [applauding] [applauding] >> thank you, president clinton, for your chairing this segment with ngos and also your on

contributions. thank you very much for your kind appreciation of what organizations have been doing. i cannot find any former u.s. president who had been so much committed to haiti. it has been a great pleasure to work together with president clinton for development of haiti. at thank very much and they're going to again thank you for all who have been recognized by president clinton. at this time i would like to add one more who is undersecretary general for peacekeeping operations who has taken care of all of minustah. thank you very much. [applauding] at this time i would like to invite his excellency john max,

prime minister of the republic of haiti, to present to the conference the plan of action for the recovery and development of haiti. now you have the floor. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: mr. chairman, secretary general, secretary of state, governor general, special representative, ladies and gentlemen, haitian ministers, friends, the governor of the central bank of haiti, heads of delegation, representatives of

local authorities, representatives of international agencies, world bank, imf, etc. ladies and gentlemen and friends, we are here this morning because we are invited by u.s. and u.n. to talk about what haiti is doing to arise from the disaster that struck the entire country. one more step we are taking because we are following the solidarity with our partners in the international community. stunted demand a to decide how we can deal with the horror thee days and weeks after the tragedy. since the 25th of january the montreal conference took place which allowed us to lay the groundwork for technical dialogue to bring together

efforts in identifying what to do and how to do to. we set forth some principles to guide our actions. the leadership reiterated that it would follow the principles of the paris declaration. at the end of that conference secretary hillary clinton invited us to come to new york to make commitments on how to achieve reconstruction of our country. as réne preval has indicated this is an historic opportunity, as he said a few moments ago. finally before that we once again met in santo domingo to advance the matter of coordinating our efforts together. faced with the unprecedented solidarity exhibited at that time the people of haiti understood right after the earthquake that they were not alone. and now we are confirming today that our partners are still with us, that they are here this

morning to get involved for the long term, and to take on a mutual responsibility pact to put haiti back on development track. so it is an honor for me to give you the action plan for the redevelopment of haiti. it is a haitian proposal which came from broadbased consultation among the executives, alleges that is, the private sector, ngos, and obviously with yourselves, the partners of the international community. i'll just take a moment to say, what cooperation there was nationally and internationally, how the private sector in haiti submitted proposals to the president of the republic which he welcomes when we had our big meeting last week in port-au-prince. also i would like to thank them for analyzing the situations. a few days ago in new york more

than 100 ngos get together to provide their contributions to this collective effort. we must together find a means to develop synergy, to optimize our common actions. i must also said that there is a constructive dialogue on going among the executives system and that we have had with the legislators will unite our efforts and strict compliance broadest possible. that is what haiti is doing. we have had some, a number of meetings, washington, miami, montreal where the diaspora got

together to make recommendations. i personally went to montreal to receive recommendations from that meeting. that is the asian portion. as i was saying before we were not alone. this plan could not have been developed without a contribution of the post disaster needs assessment team. which worked for weeks to help us to size up the scope of losses and damages and it suggested means to take up the many challenges caused by the q uake. of course the plan can only echo suggestions and recommendations because, for one thing, these initiatives are very recent. some of them took place last weekend only, but also because the choices have to be made, often difficult among the options. it doesn't mean, of course, that the consultation process is terminated. quite the contrary. at every stage we will need to listen to better adapt and find

solutions, ideas that we can share together. we said from the outset that pragmatism is guiding us in making our choices. all we are trying to do is improve the fate of our fellow citizens. may i first of all make a preliminary comment that this plan sets forth some actions to deal with the consequences of the quake. it is a fundamental part of, it is not of government action, but that is a fundamental part of the action. in this plan we wanted to do three things. we wanted to distinguish three horizons are time lines for our actions because an action plan in having to do with the end of the emergency, not humanitarian, but the emergency and then reconstruction and finally to get together with our partners on a management mechanism. the first to rise in our time line has to do with the next six

months. help the government assume its its leadership and functions. at this stage it mostly has to do with what we usually call humanitarian assistance. the next few months we will go through this stage. we will try to supply things to the population. with the assistance of partners we will give shelter to those people who have been struck by their victims. we need to close the gap of the quake and provide the government the necessary resources to meet the budget shortfall caused by its fiscal situation. the country should come back to economic normalcy and should be given the assistance of the international community. the country needs the ability to open up the health system, the

schools, and to launch initiatives to create jobs based on legitimacy of the states. finally we will need to improve prevention and disaster management. we are in a vulnerable area of. the country is honorable to cyclones cyclones and hurricane. earthquakes make it even more difficult. so to protect the environment and its people it means we need to be ready for the next period of cyclonic activity. and the next 18 months then we will be able to implement the reconstruction management program. you have a document of four essential foundations: the territory, the economy, social services, including investments in our culture and the institutional rebuilding. for each one of these components the priority and the area of intervention is to estimate the costs that will be required in each area. the territorial plan our

objective is clear. we need to redeploy the people throughout the country. of course, we will rebuild the devastated areas, but we will attach great priority to the regional areas, strong regions with capable infrastructure for economic development. with a planning process the large cities, of course, who also have a regional dimension which goes beyond the big cities. we need to rebuild the roads that connect these areas which have a lot of potential to open up the trend lines in the country to provide a modern economy with incentives. for economic developments we are counting on a resumption of economic with a lot of economic development. we need to reduce the percentage of the food that is produced by haitians as well as create jobs, processing in the processing

sector, textile industry. creating those jobs will help us will help to sustain development to people recently. the private sector has a role in doing this. favorable conditions for expansion of these industries must be guaranteed. we're asking the institutions to make credit easier and provide favorable business rules. all of this is only possible if we have resources that are available. more capacity for production, interconnection of the transportation and the consumer components. standard's common indicators. we need to develop and improve technical and trade parameters and energy. we have taken note and are mindful of the chances being given to us to use renewable energy. socially we need to go into new

areas. we want to deal with culture, the creativity of our citizens. we wish to strengthen its social cohesion, sharing a culture that has always been renewed and developed. we cannot develop socially without offering our pose citizens access to decent housing, basic education, vocational training, post secondary education throughout the country. investment in human capitol, our greatest wealth and our youth, creativity. this can only be done if there is in good health care available and only if there are specialized services in all the site were cons of the country. to implement this we need a massive job creation over the next ext few months we will focus on high labour-intensive industries and agricultural

infrastructure, building clean-up of a devastated areas. bookish of training tomorrow's and training. dress barn this tragedy into a sustainable sustainable economic enterprise. finally public health means clean water. it means that we need a solid waste treatment in the urban areas in particular. rebuilding democratic institution is what we need and to function better. the necessary solidarity should help us harmonize our relations to focus on the common good and to work differently. the constitutional timetable says we need the necessary mechanisms to help establish all the conditions. the presence of political with

them by the inmates were their operation must also be part of our charter properties. getting the state institutions during again normalizing the work of the police, the way they were before the quake which enough staff. all of this is vital for the appropriate operation of the state based on the rule of law. a community as well as human rights dropped throughout the c. finally we need to establish a culture of transparency and accountability which will make corruption impossible. some steps have been taken the last few years. we have to go more quickly. we have to go further, this is an ambitious program. we have an obligation for results. we have to create the necessary momentum to make a difference, a

critical mass to give hope to haitian men and women in future. i have every reason to be hope proud of our country. the people, their courage, their restraint, and how they are dealing with these exceptional challenges of geography and policy. so we owe it to them to create conditions of hope for the future. we share our vision of the future of haiti as we proceed. we have dreams. i say once again, we want to see haiti as a country emerging between now and 2013. fair, unpretentious, solidarity, just, in harmony with its environment, its culture, modern, rule of law, freedom of expression and association, building the land, all of this together with the modern economy strong, robust, competitive, open, and territorial as much as

possible where basic needs of the people are met and with a unitary state, one that is strong, yet decentralized and regional. we need to take these 18 months to plan the programs and concrete actions to do what we need to do. and santo domingo we talked about 34 billion in ten years. it is an amount that calls for a lot of investment, investment that would be necessary, public assistance, but also private and from foreign sources. remind you that the plan presented today has to do with just the next 18 months. we had a lot of discussion the last few weeks about management mechanisms. establishing temporary commission for haitian reconstruction