The international community has pledged a total of $9.9bn (£6.5bn) in immediate¹ and long-term aid to earthquake-hit Haiti at a UN donor² conference.

在一场联合国捐赠会议上，国际社会承诺向海地提供99亿美元的近期和长期援助资金。

The $5.3bn (£3.5bn) of support over the next two years exceeds（超过，胜过） the $4bn requested by the Haitian government to rebuild infrastructure³（基础设施，公共设施） .

"This is the down-payment Haiti needs for wholesale⁴（批发的，大规模的） national renewal," UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in New York.

The 12 January quake killed 200,000 and left one million more homeless.

Accountability

The biggest contributions came from the United States and the European Union, but more than 130 countries, as well as key international financial institutions, took part in the conference.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, co-hosting the conference with Mr Ban, offered $1.15bn.

The EU meanwhile pledged（保证，抵押） an additional $1.7bn for food and to support the rebuilding of Haitian President Rene Preval's government.

International aid will be used to build hospitals, schools and government buildings, create jobs, and reform Haiti's key farming sector⁵.

Mr Ban said a "robust⁶（强健的，健康的） " internet-based tracking system run by the UN would be used to "ensure accountability（有义务，有责任） and transparency" of the aid distribution.

A commission co-chaired by President Preval and former US President Bill Clinton is supposed to ensure that the aid is well coordinated⁷（调节，整理） and well spent.

It is an attempt to let Haiti's government set the priorities for reconstruction⁸ while responding to donor concerns about its reputation for corruption⁹, says the BBC's Barbara Plett at the United Nations.

Delegates repeatedly stressed that the only way to product real and lasting¹⁰ results for Haitians was to strengthen and work with the government, not around it, as has been the case in the past, our correspondent adds.