Minister Bibeau announces total amount of Canada's support in response to Nepalese earthquake crisis

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April 25, 2016 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today marked the first anniversary of last year’s devastating earthquakes in Nepal. Between April 25 and May 25, 2015, Canadians generously donated a total of $51.7 million to eligible organizations.

Immediately after the earthquakes, Canada provided $27 million in humanitarian assistance to deliver emergency shelter, food and medical assistance, relief supplies, protection and education services, and access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.

Since then, efforts on the ground have transitioned from short-term relief to recovery and reconstruction. To this end, the Government of Canada has committed $24.7 million from the Relief Fund to support Nepal’s rebuilding phase. This includes $10 million that will go to the World Bank’s Nepal Rural Housing Reconstruction Program Multi-Donor Trust Fund.

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• The Government of Canada established the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund to support the humanitarian response and the longer-term recovery and reconstruction efforts following the earthquakes that struck Nepal in April and May 2015.
• The Government of Canada committed to matching private donations made to eligible Canadian charities in the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund.

Related products

• Backgrounder - One year later: Overview of Canada’s support during the crisis in Nepal

Associated links

• Canada’s response to the crisis in Nepal
• Fact Sheet: What the World Bank Group is doing in Nepal after the earthquakes

Contacts

Bernard Boutin
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie
343-203-5977
bernard.boutin@international.gc.ca

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