June 24, 2015- Ottawa, Ontario - Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced today that the Government of Canada will provide additional humanitarian assistance funding to support the continued relief efforts underway by experienced Canadian and international non-governmental organizations and United Nations humanitarian agencies responding to the needs of those affected by the earthquake in Nepal.
Canada’s additional support to humanitarian efforts in Nepal will further contribute to provide life-saving assistance, such as restoring water supply systems, supporting mobile health clinics to provide health and medical care to isolated communities, providing protection for children, food and nutrition assistance, temporary income support, and emergency shelter.
“The Government of Canada’s contribution, including the results achieved by the DART and our humanitarian partners, along with the continued generosity of Canadians, has shown once again that Canada is a global leader in helping those affected by natural disasters. Canada is committed to helping ensure the necessary assistance is provided to the most vulnerable people, as well as supporting longer-term efforts in Nepal to help the country recover and rebuild from the disaster.”
- Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie
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Backgrounder - Government of Canada Provides Additional Support to Relief Efforts in Nepal
The additional humanitarian assistance funding announced June 25, 2015, totalling $13 million, will be provided to Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and United Nations humanitarian agencies responding to the earthquakes in Nepal.
- Action Against Hunger, $1 million
- Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada, $1.4 million
- CARE Canada, $750,000
- Centre for International Studies and Cooperation, $300,000
- Christian Children’s Fund of Canada, $350,000
- Médecins du Monde Canada, $700,000
- Plan Canada, $1 million
- Samaritan’s Purse, $1 million
United Nations agencies
- Food and Agriculture Organization, $2 million
- UNICEF, $500,000
- World Food Programme, $4 million
The Government of Canada’s total humanitarian assistance funding to the disaster in Nepal is $23 million to date, all of which counts against the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund.
