Beijing pledges more aid to Haiti

NEW YORK - China pledged an additional 10 million yuan ($1.47 million) in aid for Haiti at the International Donors Conference towards a New Future for Haiti here on Wednesday.

Haiti had appealed for $3.8 billion in donations for the next 18 months, but received almost $10 billion in pledges over the next three years, including $5.3 billion for reconstruction in the next two years, according to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

China joined almost 50 other countries in pledging aid for the Caribbean nation, which was devastated by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in January. More than 100,000 people were killed and more than 1 million left homeless.