Today, Ambassador Bill Tweddell travelled to Leyte for the first year commemoration of Haiyan and to reaffirm Australias support to ongoing recovery efforts in typhoon-hit areas. Over the past year, Ambassador Tweddell had travelled many times to Leyte and other provinces to assess and monitor the delivery of support to survivors of the typhoon. This morning he joined the Commemorative Walk, the Ecumenical Service and visited our partners in Tacloban. In the afternoon, Ambassador Tweddell visited Palo to hand over housing units to families who are unable to return to their homes after the typhoon. The housing units were constructed by Gawad Kalinga with support from the Australian Government. Australia was one of the first countries to respond to the needs of those who were severely affected – providing over Php1.64 billion (A$41 million) in immediate humanitarian assistance for food aid and emergency supplies of drinking water, food, clothing, hygiene and health kits. Australians were also among the first international personnel to arrive in the worst affected areas, with members of Australian Medical Assistance Team, Australian Defence Force, and Australian Federal Police deployed to assist the victims. In the year since Yolanda, Australia has provided Php1.45 billion (A$36.3 million) to support the ongoing, longer-term recovery and reconstruction tasks in the affected areas . Read more: bit.ly/1yedhUM
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:48:23 +0000
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