Bishops call for a long-term strategy in Haiti that focuses on poverty reduction

WASHINGTON - The U.S. needs ?a long-term coherent strategy for recovery, development and poverty reduction in Haiti,? helping Haiti rebuild and get back to the path of long-term sustainable development, said the chair of the U.S. Bishops? Committee on International Justice and Peace in a January 26 letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk.

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