By Judith Ugwumadu | 25 November 2013
The UK is set to provide over £50m in humanitarian support to help aid get through to the hard-to-reach areas in the Philippines after the devastation of typhoon Haiyan earlier this month, the Department for International Development said today.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening said Britain would give the Philippines the long-term support it needs to get back on its feet after the storm.
During a visit to some of the hardest-hit parts of the country this weekend, she said: ‘In the coming months the UK will be working hard to help build a better future for all the people of the Philippines, including girls and women who are often the ones who suffer disproportionally in the wake of crises like this.’
Most of the donation – £30m – will go to support the United Nations and Red Cross emergency appeals. In addition, £3m will ensure women and girls are not disproportionally affected by the crisis, £2m to help Unicef to increase nutrition provision and £1m to help 3,000 people receive tools and materials to rebuild their houses.
Four Philippine cities will share £5m to shore up their resilience and, as UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced earlier this month, £10m of UK funds are to get 800,000 people the food, water and shelter they urgently need.
