From Reuters yeasterday:
Nations pledge cash, aid for Asia disaster victims28 Dec 2004 08:19:09 GMTSource: Reuters
(Updates Japan)
SINGAPORE, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Countries around the globe have stepped forward with pledges of cash and assistance to the victims of the southern Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said it will take "many billions of dollars" for rescue, recovery and rebuilding efforts.
The following is a list of contributions pledged, as compiled from reports by Reuters bureaux and United Nations agencies.
AUSTRALIA: Australia sent four air force transport planes with supplies and medical specialists to the western Indonesian island of Sumatra and committed $7.6 million to the international relief effort.
BELGIUM: The government is sending a military airbus with 22 tonnes of aid from Medecins Sans Frontieres and UNICEF to Sri Lanka.
BRITAIN: London sent an aircraft with plastic sheets and tents worth 250,000 pounds ($481,500) to Sri Lanka. It said it was contributing 370,000 pounds to the EU aid effort and a further $100,000 to the World Health Organisation for relief efforts.
CANADA: Canada said it would make an initial contribution of 1 million Canadian dollars ($814,300) to an appeal for some $6.5 million by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
CHINA: The government will offer 21.6 million yuan ($2.6 million) worth of emergency humanitarian aid to India, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, official media reported.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Prague despatched a plane to Sri Lanka with drinking water. Officials said overall aid worth $444,400 would be sent.
EUROPEAN UNION: The European Commission pledged 3 million euros ($4.06 million) and said it could mobilise up to 30 million euros for rapid distribution to aid groups.
FRANCE: Foreign Minister Michel Barnier is heading to Sri Lanka and Thailand on a flight carrying aid. Paris has earmarked 100,000 euros for initial rescue efforts in Thailand and has sent a plane with about 100 rescue workers and five tonnes of aid to Sri Lanka.
GERMANY: Germany said it was contributing 1 million euros of emergency aid to the international effort and taking part in the EU programme. It sent a disaster relief team to Sri Lanka.
GREECE: Greece has offered Sri Lanka medical assistance, including 17 doctors and staff.
ISRAEL: Israel sent a medical team with medicines and equipment to Sri Lanka and another to Thailand. Plans to send a military search and rescue team to Sri Lanka on Tuesday had been delayed due to coordination problems.
JAPAN: Tokyo will provide around $30 million in aid to countries hit by the tsunami. In addition to sending an emergency medical team and equipment to Sri Lanka and a damage survey team to Indonesia, Japan will give emergency grant aid to Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti cabinet agreed to send aid supplies worth $1 million to the affected region.
NETHERLANDS: The Netherlands said it was contributing 2 million euros to the Red Cross-Red Crescent appeal, above and beyond its participation in the overall EU programme.
SINGAPORE: Singapore said it would contribute around $1.2 million to the global effort, and had armed forces medical teams and relief supplies ready to fly to Indonesia.
SPAIN: Madrid is sending a plane with first aid and sanitary equipment to Sri Lanka. It has promised 1 million euros for aid and planes and is considering sending specialists to help with distribution.
SWEDEN: Sweden sent two communications specialists to help U.N. relief efforts in Sri Lanka, and said it was sending tents and communications equipment to the Maldives. The Swedish Red Cross said it would contribute $750,000 to the global IFRC appeal.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The government pledged $2 million in aid and its Red Crescent was planning to send three plane-loads of aid to India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
UNITED STATES: The United States said it planned to provide an initial $15 million in aid and had already released $100,000 each to India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It said the U.S. Pacific Command had sent three patrol aircraft to assess damage.
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Nations pledge cash, aid for Asia disaster victims28 Dec 2004 08:19:09 GMTSource: Reuters
(Updates Japan)
SINGAPORE, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Countries around the globe have stepped forward with pledges of cash and assistance to the victims of the southern Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said it will take "many billions of dollars" for rescue, recovery and rebuilding efforts.
The following is a list of contributions pledged, as compiled from reports by Reuters bureaux and United Nations agencies.
AUSTRALIA: Australia sent four air force transport planes with supplies and medical specialists to the western Indonesian island of Sumatra and committed $7.6 million to the international relief effort.
BELGIUM: The government is sending a military airbus with 22 tonnes of aid from Medecins Sans Frontieres and UNICEF to Sri Lanka.
BRITAIN: London sent an aircraft with plastic sheets and tents worth 250,000 pounds ($481,500) to Sri Lanka. It said it was contributing 370,000 pounds to the EU aid effort and a further $100,000 to the World Health Organisation for relief efforts.
CANADA: Canada said it would make an initial contribution of 1 million Canadian dollars ($814,300) to an appeal for some $6.5 million by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
CHINA: The government will offer 21.6 million yuan ($2.6 million) worth of emergency humanitarian aid to India, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, official media reported.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Prague despatched a plane to Sri Lanka with drinking water. Officials said overall aid worth $444,400 would be sent.
EUROPEAN UNION: The European Commission pledged 3 million euros ($4.06 million) and said it could mobilise up to 30 million euros for rapid distribution to aid groups.
FRANCE: Foreign Minister Michel Barnier is heading to Sri Lanka and Thailand on a flight carrying aid. Paris has earmarked 100,000 euros for initial rescue efforts in Thailand and has sent a plane with about 100 rescue workers and five tonnes of aid to Sri Lanka.
GERMANY: Germany said it was contributing 1 million euros of emergency aid to the international effort and taking part in the EU programme. It sent a disaster relief team to Sri Lanka.
GREECE: Greece has offered Sri Lanka medical assistance, including 17 doctors and staff.
ISRAEL: Israel sent a medical team with medicines and equipment to Sri Lanka and another to Thailand. Plans to send a military search and rescue team to Sri Lanka on Tuesday had been delayed due to coordination problems.
JAPAN: Tokyo will provide around $30 million in aid to countries hit by the tsunami. In addition to sending an emergency medical team and equipment to Sri Lanka and a damage survey team to Indonesia, Japan will give emergency grant aid to Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti cabinet agreed to send aid supplies worth $1 million to the affected region.
NETHERLANDS: The Netherlands said it was contributing 2 million euros to the Red Cross-Red Crescent appeal, above and beyond its participation in the overall EU programme.
SINGAPORE: Singapore said it would contribute around $1.2 million to the global effort, and had armed forces medical teams and relief supplies ready to fly to Indonesia.
SPAIN: Madrid is sending a plane with first aid and sanitary equipment to Sri Lanka. It has promised 1 million euros for aid and planes and is considering sending specialists to help with distribution.
SWEDEN: Sweden sent two communications specialists to help U.N. relief efforts in Sri Lanka, and said it was sending tents and communications equipment to the Maldives. The Swedish Red Cross said it would contribute $750,000 to the global IFRC appeal.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The government pledged $2 million in aid and its Red Crescent was planning to send three plane-loads of aid to India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
UNITED STATES: The United States said it planned to provide an initial $15 million in aid and had already released $100,000 each to India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It said the U.S. Pacific Command had sent three patrol aircraft to assess damage.
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