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Former US President and UN special envoy to Haiti, Bill Clinton, says less than 10% of pledged aid has been lodged. PA
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Show me the money: Clinton condemns Haiti aid delays
Clinton says Ireland needs to make good on its pledge to Haiti.
BILL CLINTON has said that donor countries are still holding out on pledges made to rebuild Haiti.
Clinton, who is chairman of the reconstruction fund, said last week that less than 10% of the $5.3bn pledged has been lodged with the fund, and Ireland is one such country that has yet to make good on its promise.
Ireland has pledged over €13m to fund the reconstruction, but only €4m in emergency aid has been received.
RTE.ie has revealed that the remaining funding was expected to go to the Haiti Reconstruction Fund but a spokesperson for Irish Aid said that no funding has yet been transferred.
A spokesperson for Irish Aid has said it may take till 2012 to lodge all the money.
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