New York  - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and former US president Bill Clinton are scheduled to visit Haiti next week, working together to achieve an economic recovery in one of the poorest nations in the region, the UN said Tuesday.

Ban plans to be in Haiti Monday for a one-day visit, accompanied by Clinton, who successfully led international efforts to help Southeast Asian nations devastated by the
2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

"The presence of the secretary general and president Clinton will bring a strong message of hope that Haiti is still 'winnable,'" said UN spokeswoman Marie Okabe.

"The trip will help to focus attention on the importance for new partnerships and new efforts to assist the people and government of Haiti as they continue to 'build back better' from recent storm damage and create a more stable and prosperous future for the children of Haiti," she said.

Clinton acted as a UN special envoy for tsunami recovery in 2004 and recently issued a Call to Action on Haiti at his Clinton Global Initiative in September 2008, the UN said.

"The visit builds on the secretary general's continuing work with President Rene Preval to identify an action plan to achieve economic security for the people of Haiti," the UN said.

"The plan focuses on the generation of employment opportunities, food security, reforestation and the provision of basic services, including health care," it said. (dpa)