WASHINGTON, June 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American people,
through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have
provided more than $27.6 million in emergency assistance for Burma in
response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis. This, combined with
the $7.5 million in assistance from the Department of Defense (DOD), brings
the total USG assistance to Burma to $35.1 million. With this money USAID
has funded 13 UN and NGO partners working in the affected areas to provide
programs in 10 different sectors. These sectors focus on health, shelter,
water and sanitation, and hygiene programs, as well as food assistance. The
USAID-funded programs target more than 1 million beneficiaries in Burma.
USAID has also coordinated with the DOD to fly 116 C-130 sorties of
relief commodities to Rangoon, Burma, 45 of which carried USAID commodities
consigned directly to NGO, UN, and international organization (IO)
partners, while 21 carried NGO and UN agency commodities.
Our partners have reported that the commodities, which included items
such as plastic sheeting for shelter, water, blankets, hygiene kits,
insecticide-treated bed nets, and boats to facilitate transport to remote
areas, are having a significant impact. The USG commodity pipeline
facilitated by DOD transport has been extremely successful in getting these
desperately needed commodities to the Burmese people.
For more information about USAID's emergency humanitarian assistance in
the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, please visit: http://www.usaid.gov , USAID
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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