by admin | July 3rd, 2009
Former US President Bill Clinton is slated to make his first trip as UN special envoy to Haiti next week to help the storm-ravaged nation.
Clinton will begin a three-day mission Monday to ensure the world delivers on a $335 million pledge made at a donor conference in Washington after four devastating tropical storms killed some 800 people last fall, causing some $1 billion in damage.
While many residents are still digging out from the storms, they must also prepare for the next storm season.
In March, Clinton accompanied UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on a four-day mission to the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Last month, Clinton said his goal in Haiti would be the same as when he was the top UN envoy promoting recovery from the massive 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami – “to leave things better than they were before the natural disasters.’”
Clinton said he would encourage international investment by working to improve power supplies, promote clean energy, encourage donors to honor their commitments and highlight “both the pain and the promise of Haiti”and its economic opportunities.
March Announcement of Former US President, Bill Clinton as UN Envoy
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