The Philippine government has made an official acknowledgement to the countries and organizations that have extended financial and in-kind assistance to the victim of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda in the Philippines).
According to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the government agency responsible in monitoring assistance, there are 25 countries including United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) willingly extend help to the victims in terms of various assistance such as medicine, relief goods, humanitarian and financial.
Below are the lists of countries and organization offered assistance.
1. | Australia | US$10 million package |
2. | Belgium | Medical and Search and Rescue personnel |
3. | Canada | C$5 million |
4. | Denmark | KR10 million |
5. | European Union | EUR 3 million |
6. | Germany | 23 tons of relief goods |
7. | Hungary | Search and rescue personnel and rapid response team |
8. | Indonesia | In-kind donations |
9. | Israel | Team of medical, trauma and relief professionals |
10. | Japan | Emergency relief medical team |
11. | Malaysia | Medical and search and rescue teams |
12. | The Netherlands | Undisclosed financial aid |
13. | New Zealand | NZ $2.15 million |
14. | Norway | KR 20 million |
15. | Russia | Rapid response team |
16. | Saudi Arabia | Through Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud US$100,000 |
17. | Singapore | $50,000 |
18. | Spain | In-kind donations |
19. | Sweden | Emergency communications equipment |
20. | Taiwan | $200,000 |
21. | Turkey | Medics, rapid response team, search and rescue personnel |
22. | United Arab Emirates | Dhs 36 million |
23. | United Kingdom | £6 million and $9.6 million worth of emergency support package |
24. | United Nations Children’s Fund | $1.3 million worth of supplies |
25. | United States | Initial $100,000 for water and sanitation; Troops, emergency respondents, transportation and equipment |
Here is the Original Screenshot of the Country’s Donation
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) there 2,055,630 families or 9,497,847 people affected by the Typhon Hiayan.
