CRS Commits $25 Million to Tsunami Relief
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December 30, 2004, Baltimore, MDâCatholic Relief Services (CRS) announced a commitment of $25 million for emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation programs to assist people across the south and southeast Asia region devastated by the Dec.
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Governments and registered aid organizations have so far pledged more than &#36;1.5 billion to aid victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami. In addition, the World Bank and the Asian Bank of Development have pledged more than &#36;500 million, bringing the total for relief and reconstruction aid to more than &#36;2 billion, according to the United Nations. A look at major government pledges, according to the United Nations and Associated Press bureau reports.
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Aid from the UK is already helping in countries worst hit by the tsunami.
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THE British government today raised its pledge for aid to the tsunami disaster to Â£50 million ($124.22 million), up Â£35 million ($86.96 million) from yesterday, the Department for International Development said.
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Our Uganda appeal: Donate funds to the Guardian's three-year project to help the 25,000 inhabitants of a Ugandan village district
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The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates will provide for those affected by the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia.
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The massive global aid operation to help the victims of Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean is beginning to deliver results.
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The Bush administration unveiled a &#36;37.5 million plan Friday to erect a tsunami warning system designed to protect both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts by mid-2007.
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The United Nations has received $500 million in pledges of assistance for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami. Half of the total came in one chunk from the World Bank.
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the coastal special economic zone (SEZ) at Mangalore with investments in petrochemical and energy sector to the tune of over Rs 25,000 crore.
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The world has pledged about $220 million to help tsunami survivors, relying on lessons from past disasters to expedite relief. WASHINGTON - Aid workers in airplanes dropped thousands of packets of noodles to Indonesians stranded in cliff-top villages.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada will increase its funding for tsunami relief to &#36;425 million, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Monday.
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The Bush administration is increasing its initial contribution for relief aid for the Indian Ocean tsunami to $350 million, a tenfold boost from the commitment it made earlier this week.
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An Indian religious leader known as "the hugging saint" &#151; because she uses hugs as a gesture of blessing &#151; pledged &#36;22 million Monday to help survivors of last month's devastating tsunami.
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The Dutch public have so far donated around 63 million euros (about 83 million US dollars) to the relief effort following the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Dutchmedia reported on Thursday.
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Germany increases its aid pledge for tsunami victims to $674m - the largest international donation so far.
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MEDAN, Indonesia -- President Bush announced a tenfold increase in US aid to tsunami victims yesterday, pledging $350 million, as relief supplies poured into Asia from around the world.