1.
After the major earthquake off the coast of Sumatra
and the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Japan announced
that it would provide 250 million dollar assistance
through international organizations. On January
11, Japan decided on the details of the contribution
(see following table). Mr. Shuzen Tanigawa, Senior
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, officially announced
the details at the Meeting of Ministerial Level
on Humanitarian Assistance to Tsunami Affected
Communities, which was held in Geneva on the same
day.
2.
This contribution is part of the financial assistance
(grant aid) of up to 500 million dollars for the
time being, which was already announced, and will
be swiftly disbursed after the Cabinet authorization
scheduled on January 17.
Table
International Organizations Amount
(US dollars)
UNICEF 70,000,000
WFP 60,000,000
UNHCR 15,000,000
OCHA 5,000,000
UNDP 24,500,000
FAO 5,000,000
IOM 25,000,000
UN-HABITAT 3,000,000
UNIFEM 1,000,000
UNFPA 5,500,000
UNV 5,000,000
ISDR 4,000,000
WHO 6,000,000
IFRC 15,000,000
ICRC 6,000,000
