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SINGAPORE is sending an SAF medical team with medical and relief supplies to Indonesia, as well as two personnel to the UN Disaster Assistance and Coordination (UNDAC) to help coordinate disaster relief and assess the damage in the affected countries.
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QUEEN Elizabeth II has made a substantial donation to aid efforts for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, royal officials said today.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration will seek $950 million in federal aid for the areas affected by the Asian tsunami, nearly tripling a previous commitment of $350 million that was announced when the administration was under fire for what critics called a sluggish response to the crisis.
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The United States will provide $350  million in aid for victims of Asia's devastating tsunami, a  government official said on Friday.
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India and Sri Lanka are to get 220 million dollars in loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen public finances, the Philippines-based lender said.
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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:
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One of the world's poorest countries, Cambodia, is set to ask for almost $2bn in aid over the next three years.
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About 70 percent of the money from international donors will pay public salaries, while 30 percent is expected to be used for development, food relief, and other assistance.
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The Bush administration on Wednesday announced it was giving $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority to help it through a financial crisis.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday offered 500 million yuan ($60.42 million) in aid for tsunami-ravaged countries on top of $2.6 million already pledged.
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The near doubling of financing is part of an effort to burnish the presidentâs humanitarian credentials.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush approved $285 million yesterday for Mongolia, the latest country to receive US aid in exchange for committing to democratic reforms. The public aid is part of the Millennium Challenge, a Bush initiative to reduce global poverty by trying to encourage economic freedoms and strengthen human rights. So far, about $5 billion is committed for 16 countries; ...
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In a speech to business and trade union leaders on Tuesday, Jacques Chirac, the French president, said that by 2007 the agency would be given up to 2bn ($2.7bn, 1.4bn) to invest in promising high-growth ...
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The government has earmarked 15 million pounds as an initial amount while organisations associated with South Asian communities in Britain have launched respective drives to raise funds and aid material for the affected.
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A. $2.1 trillion B. $920 billion C. $230 billion D. $100 billion A. $2.1 trillion is not correct. While more than 5 billion people live in the developing world, the total aid given to help their development last year was considerably less than $2.1 trillion.
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January 12, 2005 --0945CET--The Foreign Affairs Minister Michael Frendo said that the Maltese government has decided to donate Lm250,000 to help those that were affected by the tsunami disaster in Asia.
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A combined PC, telephone and television is being used in aid projects in India.