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The international community has pledged a total of $9.9billion in immediate and long-term aid to earthquake-hit Haiti at a UN donor conference.

The $5.3billion of support over the next two years exceeds the $4billion requested by the Haitian government to rebuild infrastructure after the 12 January quake killed 200,000 locals and left one million more homeless.

The biggest contributions came from the US and the European Union, but more than 130 countries, as well as key international financial institutions, took part in the conference. 

International aid will be used to build hospitals, schools and government buildings, create jobs, and reform Haiti's key farming sector. Mr Ban said a "robust" internet-based tracking system run by the UN would be used to "ensure accountability and transparency" of the aid distribution.

A commission co-chaired by President Preval and former US President Bill Clinton is supposed to ensure that the aid is well coordinated and well spent.

Delegates repeatedly stressed that the only way to product real and lasting results for Haitians was to strengthen and work with the government, not around it, as has been the case in the past.

(BBC)