NAIROBI, 26 July 2011 (IRIN)
BLOGGER'S COMMENT:
IT'S ALWAYS POPULAR TO CRITICISE THE USA -- BUT LOOK WHO GIVES THE MONEY!!
Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
Below is a list of the top contributors to humanitarian funding in 2011 in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia; the figures in brackets indicate additional pledges that have not yet been committed as of 26 July:
CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUTION
1. United States $448,017,213($46,704,961)
2. European Commission $167,237,380($8,111,588)
3. Japan $90,386,480
6. Canada $26,050,674($3,902,440)
7. Denmark $22,754,682
8. Sweden $20,175,100
9. Norway $22,187,271
10. Brazil $22,095,646
11. The Netherlands $13,635,563
12. Germany $13,159,162
13. Spain $12,194,066($4,977,729)
14. Switzerland $10,767,113($572,738)
15. Finland $7,701,130
16. Australia $7,455,698($47,169,811)
17. France $5,564,352($1,353,276)
18. Ireland $4,852,895($569,801)
19. Italy $3,012,512($1,430,615)
20. United Arab Emirates $1,927,649
21. Sudan $1,788,000
22. Islamic Development Bank $1 million
23. Russian Federation $1 million
24. New Zealand $762,777
25. Saudi Arabia $738,487
26. African Development Bank $507,898
27. Luxembourg $276,578
28. South Africa $146,199
29. Czech Republic $112,676
30. Estonia $42,254
Source: UNOCHA Financial Tacking Service
kr/ag/mw
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=93331
BLOGGER'S COMMENT:
IT'S ALWAYS POPULAR TO CRITICISE THE USA -- BUT LOOK WHO GIVES THE MONEY!!
Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN Donors are rallying to feed an estimated 11.6 million people affected by drought in the Horn of Africa (file photo)
After several appeals by the UN and other aid agencies, the international community is rallying to feed an estimated 11.6 million people facing starvation in the Horn of Africa.
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, about US$1.1 billion has been committed, while the gap in funding stands at about $1 billion. Below is a list of the top contributors to humanitarian funding in 2011 in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia; the figures in brackets indicate additional pledges that have not yet been committed as of 26 July:
CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUTION
1. United States $448,017,213($46,704,961)
2. European Commission $167,237,380($8,111,588)
3. Japan $90,386,480
4. UN Central Emergency Response Fund $86,298,912($11 million)
5. United Kingdom $65,334,968($122,734,183) 6. Canada $26,050,674($3,902,440)
7. Denmark $22,754,682
8. Sweden $20,175,100
9. Norway $22,187,271
10. Brazil $22,095,646
11. The Netherlands $13,635,563
12. Germany $13,159,162
13. Spain $12,194,066($4,977,729)
14. Switzerland $10,767,113($572,738)
15. Finland $7,701,130
16. Australia $7,455,698($47,169,811)
17. France $5,564,352($1,353,276)
18. Ireland $4,852,895($569,801)
19. Italy $3,012,512($1,430,615)
20. United Arab Emirates $1,927,649
21. Sudan $1,788,000
22. Islamic Development Bank $1 million
23. Russian Federation $1 million
24. New Zealand $762,777
25. Saudi Arabia $738,487
26. African Development Bank $507,898
27. Luxembourg $276,578
28. South Africa $146,199
29. Czech Republic $112,676
30. Estonia $42,254
Source: UNOCHA Financial Tacking Service
kr/ag/mw
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=93331
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