19 Aug 2010
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT: SINGAPORE'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN
The Singapore Government is contributing a second tranche of US$50,000 in humanitarian assistance to Pakistan for relief efforts following the devastating floods. This follows an earlier contribution of US$50,000, and comes in the wake of reports of the massive scale of the disaster.
The additional contribution will be used by Singaporean humanitarian organisation Mercy Relief to restock its supplies of water treatment systems, food and medicines for the flood victims. The first Mercy Relief aid relief team has returned from Pakistan, and a second team will leave for Pakistan within the next two weeks.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has deployed two officers under the auspices of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to help on-site teams in Pakistan to assess the needs of flood victims and coordinate relief activities.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
19 AUGUST 2010