Donors began making pledges on Wednesday morning to help Haiti take the lead in its long road to rebuilding back better from the Jan. 12 earthquake. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, co-host of the high- level conference, said the United States would pledge 1.15 billion U.S. dollars over the next two years for Haiti's long- term recovery and reconstruction. 'This money will go to supporting the government of Haiti's plan to strengthen agriculture, energy, health, security and governance,' she told the conference, adding that all financial donations must be made in a smarter way that produces real results for Haitians. At least 3.8 billion in pledges is being sought as a first installment in 11.5 billion dollars needed over 10 years for Haiti 's post-quake reconstruction. The conference, co-chaired by Brazil, Canada, the European Union, France and Spain, brought together representatives from more than 130 countries. Brazil pledged 172 million dollars and Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign affairs chief, announced the EU's pledge of roughly 1.6 billion dollars. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, who praised the government of Haiti for putting forward many good ideas, said Canada would make a pledge later in the day. Canada is one of more than a dozen countries which announced a 100-million- dollar contribution to a new international committee tasked with overseeing Haiti's reconstruction. Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive and former U.S. president Bill Clinton will co-chair the Interim Haitian Recovery Commission, which is expected to last 18 months and is to be made up of donor countries, including the United Nations. Meanwhile, 1.4 billion dollars in humanitarian aid is still roughly funded at only half percent. On Monday, UN Development Program Administrator (UNDP) and Chair of the UN Development Group Helen Clark urged donors to follow up on their previous pledges. 'If we don't get the humanitarian relief side right, you don't have the foundation for longer term rebuilding,' she said. 