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The international community has heeded the call of the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Manila and has extended P182 million in aid to the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines.
The European Union, Sweden, Australia, the United States, Germany and New Zealand “responded to the call issued by the United Nations (UN) and humanitarian partners in the Philippines,” the UN said in a statement Thursday.
These foreign governments have mobilized more than P182 million (US $ 3.8 million) to help some 260,000 Filipinos who have been affected by Super Typhoon Rolly (international name: Goni).
The UN Resident Coordinator in the Philippines, Gustavo González, said: “With the support of resource partners, the UN and the humanitarian community translate international solidarity into concrete actions that combine emergency assistance and early recovery efforts to help people recover. “
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) has allocated P74.5 million ($ 1.54 million) of aid, said the UN Information Center (UNIC) in Manila.
Australia announced P33 million ($ 0.7 million) through the World Food Program (WFP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP).
Sweden is sending P67.6 million ($ 1.4 million) of aid through Save the Children, the National Council of Churches of the Philippines (NCCP) and Plan International.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Germany have provided their P7.2 million ($ 150,000) assistance through existing projects with the United Nations Agency for Migration (IOM).
New Zealand has contributed P7.2 million ($ 150,000) through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
The UN and its humanitarian partners launched on November 9 an aid program for Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (PNH) for an amount of $ 45.5 million to help affected families in 16 municipalities in the provinces of Catanduanes and Albay.
The HNP is being updated to reflect the impact of Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco).
The Secretary of Foreign Relations, Teodoro Locsin Jr., expressed his gratitude for this demonstration of solidarity with the Filipino people by the international community.
“Typhoons Rolly and Ulysses have caused great suffering for Filipinos. We are a resilient country and we will recover as we always do, but the generosity of these countries will make our recovery much faster, ”said Locsin.
González cited the support of the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, to accelerate a contribution to relief efforts through the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
The Manila Information Center said CERF is “one of the fastest and most effective ways to ensure that urgently needed humanitarian assistance reaches people caught in crisis.”
CERF’s Rapid Response window “allows the UN to immediately launch relief efforts in a coordinated and prioritized response when a new crisis arises,” he added.
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