06 Aug 2010
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT: SINGAPORE'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN
In response to an appeal by the Government of Pakistan, the Singapore Government will contribute US$50,000 to aid relief efforts for the victims of the heavy floods. This contribution will be used by the Singaporean humanitarian organisation Mercy Relief, which has sent a three-member team to Peshawar to undertake relief and assistance work in and around Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Mercy Relief will distribute tents, food, water filtration units for drinking water and medicines. It will also set up shelters for some of the homeless survivors of the flash floods. The Singapore Red Cross has donated US$100,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) to bring humanitarian aid to the victims of the flood.
President S R Nathan earlier conveyed condolences on behalf of the people of Singapore to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
6 AUGUST 2010