CANADA PROVIDES ADDITIONAL DISASTER RELIEF TO HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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(2004- 27) News Release June 2, 2004 Ottawa -- Canada is providing an additional $900,000 in humanitarian assistance to flood victims in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, bringing its contribution to relief efforts following last week's flash floods to $1 million. The floods killed at least 1,000 people. Many more are missing and presumed dead. The funds will be provided by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Some $700,000 will be provided to Canadian non-governmental organizations presently providing humanitarian relief in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, $100,000 will be used by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives for the Dominican Republic, and an additional $100,000 will be used to respond to the revised appeal of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. This additional assistance is also being provided in consideration for other possible flooding given that this year's hurricane season is just beginning. Funding for this initiative was provided for in the March 2004 federal budget and is therefore built into the existing fiscal framework. - 30 - Information: Media Relations Office Canadian International Development Agency Telephone: (819) 953-6534 E-mail: info@acdi-cida.gc.ca

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