[HCCN] Fwd: $890 million for Haiti

[Judith Robbins]

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> From: karen saum <karensaum at hotmail.com>
> Date: January 15, 2010 5:51:05 PM EST
>
> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:42:09 -0600
> From: one-help at list.one.org
> To: karen.saum at stanfordalumni.org
> Subject: $890 million for Haiti
>
>
> Dear Karen,
>
> The harrowing images and stories coming out of Haiti are  
> devastating to watch. The incredible outpouring of concern, aid and  
> assistance coming from the United States and all over the world  
> offers hope, but for many of us the question lingers: “What else  
> can I do?”
> One way we can help Haitians build a better tomorrow is to convince  
> global creditors to cancel Haiti’s $890 million international debt.  
> Doing so will help make sure that every possible future dollar goes  
> towards rebuilding a stronger Haiti, not to servicing old debts.
> Thankfully, the United States has already forgiven Haiti’s past  
> debts and now only gives assistance in the form of grants. We need  
> Haiti’s other creditors—the International Monetary Fund, World  
> Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and countries like Taiwan  
> and Venezuela—to follow our lead and do the same.
> Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has the power to help make that  
> happen. Please click the link below to join me and send Secretary  
> Geithner this urgent message:
> http://www.one.org/us/actnow/drophaitiandebt/o.pl?id=1398-146899- 
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> As Haiti rebuilds from this disaster, please work to secure the  
> immediate cancellation of Haiti’s $890 million debt and ensure that  
> any emergency earthquake assistance is provided in the forms of  
> grants, not debt-incurring loans.
> Even before the earthquake hit, Haiti—the poorest country in the  
> Western Hemisphere—faced tremendous challenges. But there was also  
> hope. Recent years have brought a more stable government and  
> tenuous gains in the fight against poverty.
> Haiti needs an international effort to make sure that, as it begins  
> the long road to recovery, it is not burdened with unpayable debts.  
> We must also be vigilant that any new aid from the IMF and other  
> sources doesn’t come in the form of loans that would create new  
> debt for Haiti.
> It all starts by calling on Secretary Geithner to use his influence  
> to persuade international lending institutions and countries to do  
> the right thing and drop Haiti’s debt.
> Take action now:
> http://www.one.org/us/actnow/drophaitiandebt/o.pl?id=1398-146899- 
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> Thank you,
> Sheila Nix
> U.S. Executive Director, ONE
>
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