What role will the international community play in helping the government of Haiti rebuild?
A1: On January 25 in Montreal, Canada, donors from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the United Nations, and the international financial institutions will convene an emergency summit on dealing with the immediate needs facing Haiti. Haiti will require massive humanitarian assistance in this immediate post-earthquake period. It will also need both medium- and long-term plans for ensuring that governance continues and that the socioeconomic well-being of its citizens becomes central to the reconstruction efforts. This meeting will help provide an action framework for all phases and will include the usual pledging of funds and the formal commitment of sustaining assistance. Over $1.2 billion has already been pledged, with more forthcoming. While there is no shortage of money pledged for rebuilding, the first challenge of leadership will be to ensure that a single fund is created to manage the resources collected. The second challenge will be to require that donors do not l
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