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Fraction of $9B pledged got to Haiti, Raoul Peck in Fatal Assistance

Fraction of $9B pledged got to Haiti, Raoul Peck in Fatal Assistance

A revelation made by Raoul Peck in Fatal Assistance. A fraction of $9B pledged got to Haiti

Many have long said that the aid funds to Haiti have dried up, now comes news from one filmmaker, Raoul Peck, who delivered the documentary, "Fatal Assistance" recently, that the majority of the 9 billion dollars raised by celebrities such as Wyclef Jean, Beyonce, and Sean Penn, didn't even reach the country. In the film that opened in Harlem, New York, Peck made the claim saying that the plan for the pledged funds, to have come in from worldwide foundations, failed miserably. It has led the Maysles Documentary Center to call for a cessation of the current policies regarding aid to Haiti.

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