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Canada offers aid to quell violence in Haiti
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP): Canada will contribute 10 million Canadian dollars (8.45 million US) to help reform Haiti's national police and curb violence in the Caribbean's poorest nation, officials said Monday.
"Progress in police reform, gains in the fight against criminal gangs and an overall reduction in violence will help lead Haiti on the path to peace and sustainable development," Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said.
The funds will be used to construct a new police headquarters, equip police officers, improve security in communities most affected by gang violence, counsel victims of violence and launch new social programs to address poverty.
The monies are part of a 15 million dollar (12.7 million US) contribution previously announced in June 2006 to support efforts in Haiti through the Global Peace and Security Fund.
The Caribbean nation, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic, has been wracked by violence for two decades. More than half of Haiti's 8.4 million people live on one dollar a day, according to UN officials.
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