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April 15, 2009

Haiti Appeals for International Aid
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Haiti is appealing for international aid to avoid what it calls a
looming collapse. On Tuesday, Haitian Prime Minister Michele Duvivier
Pierre-Louis made the appeal at a donor conference in Washington.

Haitian Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis: “We are treading
on very fragile grounds. If no action is taken now, the consequences
will be catastrophic. I want to take back with me the commitments and
hope that we are longing for in our quest for lasting development and
democracy.”

The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has been devastated
by a string of hurricanes and two US-backed coups over the last two
decades.



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