Aid after Haiti earthquake: President Ren? Pr?val sees need for shift

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Aid after Haiti earthquake: President Ren? Pr?val sees need for shift

Almost two months after the Haiti earthquake, President Ren? Pr?val is in Washington to outline his plan for the kind of aid Haiti needs next. It includes seeds and fertilizers for this summer?s crops.


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Haiti earthquake: Haitian President Ren? Pr?val pauses during a joint news conference with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tuesday, at the State Department in Washington.
Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP

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By Howard LaFranchi Staff writer / March 10, 2010

Washington Haiti?s President Ren? Pr?val visits the White House Wednesday to thank the United States for the hundreds of millions of dollars in aid provided since his country?s ruinous earthquake Jan.12. But he?s also coming to ask that continuing assistance not make matters worse.

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<!-- /podStoryRel --><!-- Anchor skipper link. Should be placed at the end of the Related Items pod and before the next paragraph -->Instead of more food donations, for example, Mr. Pr?val would like to see seeds coming into his country. Long-term debt relief is good, he will say, but cash to repair drainage systems and get schools up and running again will have a more immediate impact.
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Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti

By BEN FELLER (AP) ? 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed.

After an Oval Office meeting, Obama stood beside Preval in the White House Rose Garden to praise the Haitian leader's courage and the heroic work of Americans who rushed to help as rescue workers or with generous donations.

Obama said the challenge now is "to prevent a second disaster" with the start of the rainy season in a country where masses of people are without shelter.

"The situation on the ground remains dire," Obama said, "and people should be under no illusion that the crisis is over."

More than 230,000 people perished in the ruins of the Jan. 12 earthquake. Obama called it an "international tragedy" and said he was proud the United States has played a leading role in relief efforts.

Moving forward, the president told Preval, Washington will remain a partner with Haiti on the long road to recovery and reconstruction.

The gray-bearded Preval stood erect as he listened to Obama, responding with words of gratitude.

"I thank you not only for the material support but the moral support, the psychological support that made us know we were not alone," the Haitian leader said.
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