IMF, World Bank Descend on Haiti

April 2, 2010 in Headline

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (R), and President of the Republic of Haiti H.E. RenŽ Garcia PrŽval (L) during a bi-lateral meeting between Strauss-Kahn and PrŽval during the ÒInternational DonorsÕ Conference Towards a New Future for HaitiÓ at the United Nations in New York on March 31, 2010IMF Staff Photographer/Michael Spilotro

United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti and Former President of the United States William J. Clinton (L) speaks with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (M), and President of the Republic of Haiti H.E. RenŽ Garcia PrŽval (R) prior to a bi-lateral meeting between Strauss-Kahn and PrŽval during the ÒInternational DonorsÕ Conference Towards a New Future for HaitiÓ at the United Nations in New York on March 31, 2010IMF Staff Photographer/Michael Spilotro

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (R), and President of the Republic of Haiti H.E. RenŽ Garcia PrŽval (L) prior to a bi-lateral meeting between Strauss-Kahn and PrŽval during the ÒInternational DonorsÕ Conference Towards a New Future for HaitiÓ at the United Nations in New York on March 31, 2010IMF Staff Photographer/Michael Spilotro

March 09, 2010, World Bank President Robert B Zoellick holds talks in Washington with Haiti's President, Rene Preval. In response to the earthquake in Haiti, the World Bank Group announced in January it was providing $100 million in emergency grant funding for the Caribbean nation. The Bank has experts working in the team assessing Haiti's needs and planning for recovery and reconstruction. The Bank also announced plans to provide seed resources to establish a multi-donor trust fund to mobiliize support for the recovery and reconstruction process.

March 09, 2010, World Bank President Robert B Zoellick holds talks in Washington with Haiti's President, Rene Preval. In response to the earthquake in Haiti, the World Bank Group announced in January it was providing $100 million in emergency grant funding for the Caribbean nation. The Bank has experts working in the team assessing Haiti's needs and planning for recovery and reconstruction. The Bank also announced plans to provide seed resources to establish a multi-donor trust fund to mobiliize support for the recovery and reconstruction process.