Haiti's botched reconstruction: By the numbers

Over $5 billion of aid pledged, but only 2 percent delivered. Five months after the earthquake, Haiti's reconstruction appears stalled

A Haitian woman lights a fire outside her home. Despite massive relief efforts, reconstruction has been uneven at best.
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The rebuilding of earthquake-ravaged Haiti has all but ground to a halt, according to a leaked report by Sen. John Kerry. Poor leadership, disputes among donors, and general disorganization are delaying crucial projects, as millions of Haitians remain sheltered in tents five months after the quake, the report says. And hurricane season threatens to set things back further. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton, along with Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive, last week inaugurated the commission overseeing reconstruction spending, promising to speed up the work. But the leaked report made clear the task is daunting. (Watch an AFP report about Haiti's reconstruction.) Here are some of the numbers surrounding Haiti's stalled reconstruction:

$5.3 billion

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