So That The World and Filipino People May Know: (UPDATED POST: November 15, 2013 as of 05:14 PM) 37 COUNTRIES... has pledged to assist the Philippines as it struggles to address the devastation caused by super Typhoon Yolanda (international codename: Haiyan). 1. Australia P530 million (A$13 million) to the United Nations Flash Appeal; P530 million (A$13 million) to be provided through Australian non-government organizations and their partners on the ground for immediate life-saving assistance P82 million (A$2 million) for the urgent deployment of an Australian medical assistance team P41 million (A$1 million) for non-food items such as tarpaulins, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, water containers and health and hygiene kits to assist families affected by this disaster; and P41 million (A$1 million) to be provided to the Australian and Philippine Red Cross to support response efforts. Two Royal Australian Air Force aircraft, a C-17A Globemaster and a C-130J Hercules, have already deployed to the Philippines to assist the relief effort. Both arrived in the Philippines overnight, transporting Australian doctors, nurses, paramedics, other medical specialists, and ADF logistic support staff. The C-130J will transfer the medical personnel and equipment from Cebu to Tacloban The AusMAT arrived on an ADF C17 flight from Darwin, Australia on Wednesday and will begin work in the coming days. It includes 12 doctors, 14 nurses, three paramedics, a radiographer, a pharmacist and six logisticians. ADF has also assigned an additional RAAF C-130J Hercules and stands ready to deploy a second C-17A Globemaster if required The Royal Australian Navy ship, HMAS Tobruk, has also been made available to support the relief and recovery effort if required. HMAS Tobruk has heavy lift capability, on board accommodation and ability to support helicopter and landing craft operations 2. Belgium 35 experienced doctors and nurses Field hospital Mobile water treatment unit Relief goods 3. Cambodia Pledge of US$100,000 4. Canada CAD$5 million pledge CAD$30 thousand to International Federation of the Red Cross Canada launched a matching fund: All the funds raised by Canadian citizens and NGOs that are for Yolanda victims, the Government will match it “effectively doubling their contribution.” Canada is deploying its Disaster Assistance and Response Team (DART) – comprised approximately of more than one hundred Canadian Forces personnel ready to be deployed quickly to help support international relief operations in the disaster area A Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft carrying personnel and equipment deploying as part of the DART has arrived in Iloilo City - Nov 13. In-kind donations Canada will prioritize the processing of immigration applications on request from Filipinos who are significantly and personally affected by Typhoon Yolanda. 5. China S$100,000 to Red Cross Additional US$100,000 financial aid P73.2 million worth of relief materials such as blankets and tents. 6. Denmark DKK10 million (US$2 million) through UN OCHA 7. Finland 2 motor boats fro rescue operations EUR1 million through Finnish Red Cross to supply 9,500 vaccines and medical packages 8. France. 0 tons of humanitarian goods (to arrive in Cebu on Nov 13) to be received by Red Cross 2 French civil security experts to assist in relief efforts Action Internationale contre la Faim (AICF) - 16 civil security officers French Governments Crisis Center - 2 officers 40 French firefighters 100 tons of equipment - including water purification systems, materials for shelter, and medical kits. 9. Germany In-kind donations Medics Rapid response team (RRT) Search and rescue personnel EUR500 thousand approved for release Additional EUR1 million pledge Additional EUR3 million German government studying possibility of additional EUR1 million German Federal Agency for Technical Relief sent a search and rescue team 10. Hungary Medics Rapid response team (RRT) Search and rescue personnel Search dogs 11. India Plane with relief goods 12. Indonesia C130 aircrafts bringing relief goods worth US$1 million Naval asset US$1 million financial aid 13. Israel 200 Israeli doctors, nurses, and paramedics on board two 747 planes Rapid response team (RRT) Search and rescue personnel Israeli Foreign Ministry and Defense Personnel Mobile hospital setup 14. Italy Participating in a humanitarian flight leaving out of Dubai with goods (tents, blankets, water bottles, and purifiers) valued at EUR350,000 EUR300,000 additional contribution to the World Food Programmes emergency food assistance plan EUR350,000 donation coursed through Red Cross 15. Japan US$52.1 million worth of aid composed of: Emergency grant aid US$30 milllion Emergency relief goods worth US$0.6 million Assistance through Japanese NGOs worth US$1.5 million Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction of Asian Development Bank (ADB) US$ 20 million 25 Medics, Rapid response team (RRT), and search and rescue personnel 16. Kuwait US$10 million for emergency relief through Red Crescent Society 17. Luxembourg 4 rescue experts as part of UNOCHAs International Humanitarian Partnerhip Team 2 emergency experts (1 deployed with Swedish team, 1 deployed with Danish team) EUR 400,000 allocated to Luxembourgs humanitarian partners 18. Malaysia Military Medics Rapid response team (RRT) Search and rescue personnel Blankets, medicine 19. Mexico US$1 million through Red Cross 20. The Netherlands EUR2 million pledge via Red Cross and UNOCHA in addition to EUR50,000 initially released to Red Cross 21. New Zealand NZ$2 million through Red Cross and other agencies 22. Norway NOK20 million via UNOCHA and Red Cross 23. Panama Pledged US$200,000 24. Russia Hospital plane (Ilyushian 76 Soviet aircraft) loaded with humaniarian goods and medical team 25. Saudi Arabia US$ 100,000 in relief 26. Singapore Civil Defense Force to assist UN office in coordinating humanitarian activities SGD200,000 in financial aid 27. Spain Two planes loaded with relief goods Team to assist in humanitarian activities 28. South Korea US$5 million worth of assistance Disaster relief team on board C130 planes 29. Sweden Aid (unspecified amount) through UNOCHA 30. Taiwan US$200,000 in financial aid 2 planes loaded with relief goods and supplies (15 tons) Pledge: 99 tons of relief goods (94,534 items such as ready-to-eat instant foods, blankets and tents). Goods were airlifted to Cebu by 12 C-130 planes dispatched by the Taiwanese government. 31. Thailand US$200, 000 cash pledge Offer to send medical mission C-130 carrying relief goods 32. Turkey 1 plane loaded with relief goods - tents, blankets, kitchen sets Search and rescue personnel 33. United Arab Emirates US$10 million worth of assistance 34. United Kingdom P 1 billion pesos (over £14 million) for humanitarian response which includes: Using the Department for International Development’s Rapid Response Facility so partners on the ground can provide crucial humanitarian aid for up to 500,000 people including temporary shelter and access to clean water; Provision of urgently-needed shelter items such as plastic sheeting, and household items like kitchen sets and blankets from the stockpile of humanitarian items at the UK’s warehouse in Dubai; An additional team of four humanitarian experts to join the three advisers already in country, helping to co-ordinate the international response, plus equipment to support them. Royal Navy and Royal Air force to assist to the relief efforts Navy warship and a Boeing C-17 freighter: The Royal Navy has a warship, HMS Daring, in Singapore and it will make straight for the Philippines. In consultation and cooperation with the Philippine government and international partners, HMS Daring and her crew would be able to provide humanitarian assistance, helicopter lift from one on-board Lynx and engineering and first-aid expertise. The Type 45 destroyer also carries equipment to make drinking water from seawater. The first C-17 flight could take place in the next few days. Aid flights from the UK to Cebu in the eastern Philippines to deliver forklift trucks, cutting equipment, 4x4s and other kit to help clear and re-open runways and roads. The delivery of life-saving supplies through Rapid Response Facility partner agencies such as temporary shelters, blankets and water purification tablets to 300,000 people Household goods to allow the safe treatment and storage of water and to help prevent the spread of disease. These includes buckets, water purification tablets, soap and sanitary items. 12 emergency medical staff - 3 emergency physicians, 2 orthopedic surgeons, 1 plastic surgeon, 2 accident and emergency nurses, 1 theater nurse, 2 anaesthetists, 1 physiotherapist Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will send the helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious to the Philippines to help with relief efforts 35. United States of America US$20 million in humanitarian aid following their earlier donation of US$100,000 for health, water, and sanitation support. Deployment of ships and aircrafts Two medical teams - Mammoth and Rubicon Rapid response team (RRT) Search and rescue personnel US Military support (communication, logistical equipment, maritime and airborne search and rescue, medium-heavy helicopter lift support, fixed wing lift support) Air craft carrier USS George Washington carrying 5,000 sailors and other Navy ships are being sent to the Philippines to help in the relief efforts State Department also is cooperating with the Philippines Typhoon Disaster Relief Fund established by The mGive Foundation, a U.S. nonprofit organization, to coordinate donations via mobile phones to benefit victims of the typhoon U.S. government is organizing emergency shipments of critically needed material to provide shelter to the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos driven from their homes by this unprecedented typhoon and also organizing emergency shipments of food and hygiene supplies to thousands of families. Two C130s (already in PH) and Osprey aircraft 36. Vatican US$150,000 which will be distributed through the local Church in the areas worst hit by the tragedy to support aid operations for displaced people. 37. Vietnam US$100,000 in financial aid Source: Rappler
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:35:40 +0000
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