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11-13-2007, 04:30 PM
Listin Diario is reporting that to date the government has received international donations worth US$325,000, EUR20,000 and RD$57 million, all in cash, for relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Noel. Rafael Perez Modesto, Presidency Administrative Sub-Secretary said that more aid money is being processed but has yet to be received.
The money has come from various sources. The German Embassy donated EUR20,000, South Korea donated US$100,000 and Taiwan donated US$200,000. Anonymous donors donated RD$6 million, RD$50 million were donated by the Savings Insurance Superintendence and the Turkish Red Cross donated US$25,000. As for money that is being processed, the Spanish Cooperation Agency will give EUR20,000, US$535,000 from the Canadian Embassy and US$350,000 from the United Nations. The Brazilian government has pledged US$200,000, Spanish agency Intermon Oxfam has offered EUR40,000 and Venezuela has pledged an extra US$100,000, as well as the technical assistance they have provided.
The US government has contributed more than US$1.5 million.
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The money has come from various sources. The German Embassy donated EUR20,000, South Korea donated US$100,000 and Taiwan donated US$200,000. Anonymous donors donated RD$6 million, RD$50 million were donated by the Savings Insurance Superintendence and the Turkish Red Cross donated US$25,000. As for money that is being processed, the Spanish Cooperation Agency will give EUR20,000, US$535,000 from the Canadian Embassy and US$350,000 from the United Nations. The Brazilian government has pledged US$200,000, Spanish agency Intermon Oxfam has offered EUR40,000 and Venezuela has pledged an extra US$100,000, as well as the technical assistance they have provided.
The US government has contributed more than US$1.5 million.
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