International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Pledges More Than $300 Million to Haiti’s Long-Term Recovery

by Gary Kopycinski on April 1, 2010

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WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2010. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) pledged to extend the emergency phase of its work in Haiti for up to twelve months and committed more than $300 million towards Haiti’s long-term recovery and reconstruction following the devastating earthquake of January 12.

The announcement was made at the U.N. donor conference on Haiti by Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Chairman of the Board of the American Red Cross, who today represented…