Haiti relief gets $80M from Canada: Oda
The government of Canada is contributing $80 million for humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti, International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda announced Tuesday.
Oda said $60 million will go to help United Nations organizations deliver essential services to around three million people over the next six months. Of that amount, $39 million will go to food security needs through the UN World Food Programme.
She said the organization estimates it will need to provide over 100 million meals in the next 30 days.
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Oda said another $11.5 million will go to six Canadian non-governmental organizations to provide sanitation and water services, medical treatment, shelter and protection, particularly to women and children.
As well, $8.5 million will go to Red Cross societies to help provide water, sanitation and health services to around 300,000 people.
She said Tuesday's funding announcements add to the government's initial $5-million donation, which was used for supplies and essential services.
Foreign Affairs raised the number of Canadians known to have been killed in the Haiti quake by one to 13.
The government also reported that 665 Canadians are still unaccounted for, down from 699 on Monday. The number located and accounted for has risen to 1,641 from Monday's 1,433.
So far, 1,206 Canadians have been evacuated from Haiti back to Canada.