Quake-torn Haiti needs more aid: official report
SANTO DOMINGO, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Quake-ravaged Haiti needs more than 11 billion U.S. dollars for reconstruction and development, said an official report released on Tuesday.
The report was presented here at a preparatory conference related to an international donors' conference to be held at the end of March. Full story
Donors evaluate Haiti reconstruction
SANTO DOMINGO, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Major donors on Monday gathered here to evaluate how much they have to contribute to reconstruct Haiti, which was badly damaged by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Delegates representing at least 20 donors were to hear assessment reports from both an international inspection team and the government of the Caribbean island state. Full story
After two months, Haitians still awaiting more aid
SANTO DOMINGO, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Fatima Gran Petion, a mother of six, lives on an open ground and sleeps together with hundreds of families. Her youngest baby Leyla, two months old, had already experienced a bitter and miserable life.
Fatima is just one of the large number of people still living in temporary shelter in the avenue Delma 33 in the Dominican border town Jimani, fearing they might be abandoned two months after the massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12 that killed more than 200,000 people and left 1.2 million more homeless. Full story
