Friday, March 19, 2010
Japan to boost Haiti aid
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TOKYO: Japan will boost its aid to quake-hit Haiti to 100 million dollars, a report said Friday as the country's foreign minister prepared to visit the impoverished Caribbean nation this weekend.
Japan, which has already pledged 70 million dollars in emergency aid and for long-term reconstruction, will raise the total sum by 30 million dollars, public broadcaster said.
The additional aid will pay for shelters for people left homeless after the devastating 7.0-magnitude quake struck on January 12, killing more than 220,000 people, the network said, without naming its sources.
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada will announce the increase at a donors' conference at UN headquarters in New York on March 31, it added.
Japan, which has already pledged 70 million dollars in emergency aid and for long-term reconstruction, will raise the total sum by 30 million dollars, public broadcaster said.
The additional aid will pay for shelters for people left homeless after the devastating 7.0-magnitude quake struck on January 12, killing more than 220,000 people, the network said, without naming its sources.
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada will announce the increase at a donors' conference at UN headquarters in New York on March 31, it added.
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