Monday, June 2, 2008

Pledges from the Donor Conference held 25 May in Yangon


NGO/IGO CONTRIBUTIONS

RED CROSS: 200,000 Swiss francs ($189,000). Launching appeal for 53 million Swiss francs ($50 million) to help 500,000 people.

- American Red Cross: $100,000 in funds and supplies.

- Myanmar Red Cross: Distributing insecticide-treated bed nets and water purification tablets. Government to give 5 billion kyats ($4.5 million) for relief and resettlement.

UNITED NATIONS: About 50 nations pledge $50 million at U.N. donor conference. Most will go to the U.N.'s $201 million three-month appeal. The U.N. World Food Programme and partners have dispatched more than 700 tonnes of rice and food aid to at least 71,800 people.

WORLD VISION, AUSTRALIA: A$3 million ($2.8 million). 25 medical/other specialists to boost 600 staff already in Myanmar.

STATE CONTRIBUTIONS

AUSTRALIA: A$25 million ($24 million), up from previous A$ 3 million, A$1 million of that to aid agencies for shelter, water purification and food.

BANGLADESH: Two planeloads of humanitarian materials and food, sending five-member military team.

CAMBODIA: US$250,000

CANADA: C$2 million ($1.98 million) to organisations such as the United Nations, Red Cross and the World Food Programme.

CHINA: US$11 million, up from a previous 30 million yuan ($4.3 million), on top of $500,000 cash and $500,000 worth of tents, blankets and supplies.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION: 2 million euros ($3 million) of fast-track humanitarian aid.

FRANCE: 200,000 euros (about $320,000) in aid. Plane carrying 40 tonnes of food/other aid arrived in Yangon on Thursday; Navy ship with 1,000 tonnes of drugs, food, tents ordered to head for Thailand after not being allowed to unload in Myanmar.

GERMANY: One million euros (around $1.55 mln) to German aid organisations for shelter, drinking water, relief materials.

GREECE: $300,000 cash, plane carrying aid.

INDIA: Two naval ships of food, tents, blankets, clothing and medicines to Yangon. Two transport aircraft to take supplies.

INDONESIA: $1 million; and food, medicine, humanitarian aid.

JAPAN: $10 million aid, on top of 28 million yen ($267,570) worth of tents, power generators and other supplies.

NEW ZEALAND: NZ$1.5 million (about $1.1 million) to aid agencies/United Nations.

THE PHILIPPINES : US$20 million

SINGAPORE: $200,000 in humanitarian assistance; offering rescue and medical teams.

SOUTH KOREA: $2.5 million in addition to an initial $100,000 in aid and material, such as tents and medicine.

SPAIN: 500,000 euros (about $775,000) to World Food Programme.

SWEDEN : 12.6 million euros

TAIWAN: $200,000 direct aid; sent 8-member rescue team.

THAILAND: Several flights of food, blankets and medicine.

TURKEY: $1 million aid. Turkish Red Crescent sending team.

UNITED KINGDOM: 12 million pounds ($23.34 million), on top of up to 5 million pounds given for initial emergency relief. Sending emergency field team.

UNITED STATES: $20.5 million to date. U.S. military is making about five flights a day to Yangon with supplies.

Source: Reuters

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