Good news

There has been good news about Haiti's future recently and I've been meaning to post about it but I'm on vacation :) Bryan Schaff at Haiti Innovation has written an excellent blog post.

Haiti Food Security Update
By Bryan Schaaf on Sunday, July 12, 2009

The past month has been important for Haiti. The World Bank, IMF, and the IDB forgave $1.2 billion of Haiti’s debt. Deals were reached with members of the Paris Club to cancel an additional $152 million in debt. Bill Clinton made his first trip to Haiti as UN Special Envoy. Plus, discussions at the G8 Summit indicated we may be on the verge of a historic shift in how food assistance is delivered, to the benefit of Haiti and other food insecure countries.

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