FACTBOX: More than $50 million in aid for Myanmar
(Reuters) - The United Nations food agency suspended aid flights to cyclone-struck Myanmar on Friday after the military government seized two deliveries at Yangon airport, apparently determined to distribute supplies on its own.
Governments and relief agencies around the world have promised about $57 million worth of aid and technical support to Myanmar in the days after Cyclone Nargis ripped through the Irrawaddy Delta leaving up to 100,000 people feared dead.
The following includes some of the aid offers to date:
NGO/IGO CONTRIBUTIONS
UNITED NATIONS: $10 million from Central Emergency Relief Fund; and "flash appeal" to raise more money from Friday. Five-member U.N. Disaster Assessment and Coordination team ready in Bangkok. UNICEF assessment teams in 3 of 5 disaster areas.
RED CROSS: About 200,000 Swiss francs ($189,000).
-- Myanmar Red Cross: Distributing insecticide-treated bed nets and water purification tablets. Government to give 5 billion kyats ($4.5 million) for relief and resettlement.
-- American Red Cross: $100,000 in funds and supplies.
WORLD VISION, AUSTRALIA: A$3 million ($2.8 million). About 25 medical/other specialists to boost 600 permanent staff in Myanmar.
STATE CONTRIBUTIONS
FRANCE: 200,000 euros (about $320,000) in aid.
SPAIN: 500,000 euros (about $775,000) to World Food Program.
UNITED KINGDOM: Up to 5 million pounds (around $10 million) for emergency relief efforts. Sending emergency field team.
AUSTRALIA: A$3 million ($2.8 million), A$1 million of which to aid agencies for shelter, water purification and food.
NEW ZEALAND: NZ$1.5 million (about $1.1 million) to aid agencies/United Nations.
INDONESIA: $1 million; and food, medicine, humanitarian aid.
GREECE: $300,000 financial assistance, and plane carrying aid.
CHINA: 30 million yuan ($4.3 million), on top of $500,000 cash and $500,000 worth of tents, blankets, biscuits and supplies.
INDIA: Two naval ships of food, tents, blankets, clothing and medicines to Yangon. Two transport aircraft to take supplies.
JAPAN: $10 million dollars aid, on top of 28 million yen ($267,570) worth of tents, power generators and other supplies.
THAILAND: Transport plane of food and medicine to Yangon.
SINGAPORE: $200,000 in humanitarian assistance; offering rescue and medical teams.
SOUTH KOREA: $2 million in addition to an initial $100,000 in aid and material, such as tents and medicine.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: 2 million euros ($3 million) of fast-track humanitarian aid.
UNITED STATES: $3 million, on top of $250,000 immediate emergency aid.
CANADA: C$2 million ($1.98 million) to organizations such as U.N., Red Cross and the World Food Program.
GERMANY: One million euros (around $1.55 mln) to German aid organizations for shelter, drinking water, relief materials.
BANGLADESH: Two plane-loads humanitarian materials and food, sending five-member military team.
TURKEY: $1 million aid. Turkish Red Crescent sending team.
TAIWAN: $200,000 direct aid; sent 8-member rescue team.
Source: Reuters
(Compiled by Gillian Murdoch, Singapore Editorial Reference Unit and Bangkok newsroom; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)
