WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) Administrator and Director of U.S.
Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore and Admiral Timothy Keating, Commander of
the U.S. Pacific Command have just returned from the first U.S.
humanitarian assistance flight into Burma. This flight delivered 8,300
bottles of water, 1,350 blankets, and 10,800 insecticide-treated bed nets
to protect against malaria. These relief supplies will be able to benefit
as many as 30,000 people. Two additional humanitarian assistance flights
are planned for Tuesday.
Administrator Fore's visit shows the deep commitment of the American
people to support the relief efforts in Burma. While in the region, she
announced that the United States is prepared to provide an additional $13
million in food and logistical assistance to the United Nations World Food
Program for relief operations in Burma. This brings total U.S. Government
monetary assistance made available to date to $16.25 million.
As part of this new assistance, the U.S. is prepared to provide $12
million for food aid that will arrive in the coming weeks. Part of this
contribution will include 1,000 tons of urgently needed food from the USAID
warehouse in Djibouti. The U.S. is also prepared to provide $1 million, as
part of this new assistance, to support logistics and coordination services
for all international humanitarian aid agencies operating in the region.
The U.S. Government continues to encourage more access for the
international relief community to provide critical life saving humanitarian
supplies and support.
For more information about USAID's emergency humanitarian assistance to
Burma, please visit: http://www.usaid.gov, keyword: Nargis or directly at
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/burma/cyclone_nargis.
The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International
Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide
for nearly 50 years.
Public Information: 202-712-4810
SOURCE U.S. Agency for International Development
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