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A big win for Haiti and a message from the ambassador

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< March 4 2010 at 5:49 PM >
Jean Alphonse says...

Breaking news: The United States Treasury Department has just announced U.S. government support for complete debt cancellation for Haiti and will work with our international partners to ensure that new assistance comes in the form of grants, not debt-incurring loans.

It's exactly what more than 200,000 ONE members have been calling for. And this weekend, the US will take this message to G7 finance minister's summit, creating strong momentum to get a global deal and guarantee debt cancellation for Haiti.

This big win for ONE, a poverty-fighting organization I'm proud to be a member of, comes just a few days after Haiti's ambassador to the United States, Raymond Joseph recorded a video message to thank ONE members.

I hope you'll read more about this landmark announcement, watch Ambassador Joseph's video, and take action to keep the pressure on other world leaders:

http://www.one.org/us/actnow/drophaitiandebt/ambassador.html?rc=haitidebtambconf

Together as ONE we can make a difference!

Thanks!

Posted by Jean Alphonse on March 4 2010 at 5:49 PM



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Great News! Yes indeed. But we have to make sure we don't come back years later in debt. Irresponsability on the part of our leaders should be watched carefully. > >
Guyma Noel, 4-Mar-10 6:10 pm
If that is true it's indeed a good news for Haiti. But too little too late! for that. This is something that should have been done decades ago. While the United States was forgiving all other countries' debts all over the place, the United State > >
Tiba, 4-Mar-10 6:12 pm
Haiti was forced to pay France for its freedom. When they couldn't afford the ransom, France (and other countries, including the United States) helpfully offered high-interest loans. By 1900, 80% of Haiti's annual budget went to paying off its "re > >
Ude Calvaire, 4-Mar-10 6:24 pm
I can´t even talk about what I feel in this moment for this wonderful gift that the world and specially the American Governor gave to our country Haiti. President Obama the I.H.C.L.E.P.O International Haitian Children Lives & Educations Protection > >
Rubens Pierre, 4-Mar-10 6:30 pm
Haiti was forced to pay France for its freedom. When they couldn't afford the ransom, France (and other countries, including the United States) helpfully offered high-interest loans. By 1900, 80% of Haiti's annual budget went to paying off > >
Ude Calvaire, 4-Mar-10 6:38 pm
WHAT GIFT "OCCUTION"? STUPID ASS HAITIANS. THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO RATHER BE OCCUPUED AS LONG AS THEIR FEEDING US. INCOPETENT ANIMALS. > >
Ude Calvaire, 4-Mar-10 6:54 pm
It is time to move forward HAITIANS have been dwelling in the past for the long. The suffering of the Hatians is a reflection of the selfishness, the haitian as I know always have some big theories how things can and should be be done but never a pra > >
Ti Nana Petithome, 4-Mar-10 7:07 pm
That is very good to see how many errs those you have been committed in this very short frase. I wish you to go back school,may be you will understand when peole help you. Why not you didn´t pay the Haiti debts? Do you want to continue stealing my > >
Rubens Pierre, 4-Mar-10 10:11 pm
This is wonderful while the rest of the World suffers recession in most parts, Haiti is debt free, only the Almighty God can do that in such a way that it is unique. I congratulate ONE for such efforts in releiving Human suffering throughout the wor > >
Jean Gerard Rhau, 7-Mar-10 5:36 am
This is the right time for Haiti to take its destiny seriously. Haiti needs good leadership and vision to lead again among the black countries. We were the first black republic to defy European colonialism and eradicate slavery and we were the second > >
Yolande, 7-Mar-10 12:12 pm
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