Former US President Clinton appointed UN special envoy for Haiti

Former US President Bill Clinton has become the United Nations first special envoy to Haiti... to help the country which has been devastated by political turmoil, poverty and natural disasters.

Former US president Bill Clinton (left) and UN Secretary General  Ban Ki Moon are seen here in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, in  March. Ban on Tuesday named Clinton as his special envoy to Haiti,  a choice immediately hailed by the former president's wife, US  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.(AFP/File/Thony Belizaire)

Clinton says he is honored and will do his best to help Haitians. The former US president will focus on economic and social development.

He also has the support of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who says Clinton is well-suited to the job. Clinton will be paid ONE US dollar a year and travel to Haiti several times annually.