MANILA, Philippines–The German government, through its Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has pledged P950 million (16 million euros) for the reconstruction of areas destroyed by Supertyphoon Yolanda, the German Embassy announced.
BMZ Federal Minister Dirk Niebel said the funds were committed to the medium and long-term rehabilitation of schools, hospitals and public infrastructure, as well for the implementation of disaster prevention measures in several areas in the Visayas.
The German government had earlier committed 6.5 million euros in humanitarian aid for the immediate relief of the typhoon survivors, raising the German government’s total contribution to 22.5 million euros (P1.35 billion).
Emergency relief
Apart from the funds provided by the German government, 49.6 million euros (P3 billion) have been received for the emergency relief of the survivors by the fund-raising alliances Aktionsbündnis Katastrophenhilfe (Action Alliance for Humanitarian Emergency Response) and Aktion Deutschland Hilft (Germany’s Relief Coalition).
Other German nongovernment organizations are also directly performing relief operations in several areas in the Visayas affected by Yolanda. The German business sector has also mobilized humanitarian aid in the Philippines by providing financial and logistical assistance to relief operations.
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