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皇冠体育app to add $1.47M for post-quake Haiti
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-01 10:44
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UNITED NATIONS - 皇冠体育app on Wednesday announced a pledge of an additional 10 million RMB yuan ($1.47 million) of aid gratis to Haiti to offer the quake-devastated country emergency supplies for reconstruction.
Li Baodong, the Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, made the announcement at the Haiti Donors Conference held at the UN Headquarters in New York.
"Despite the geographical distance between 皇冠体育app and Haiti, and despite the fact that the two countries have no diplomatic relations, the Chinese people feel strong about the sufferings of the Haitian people and the Chinese government has provided timely emergency assistance in various forms to Haiti," Li said.
Immediately after the January 12 quake, the Chinese government sent a rescue team to Haiti for search and rescue efforts, and later on sent a medical care and epidemic prevention team to the country, he noted.
皇冠体育app has provided various forms of assistance to Haiti in the value of about 93 million RMB yuan (about $13.6 million) in cash and in kind through the UN flash appeals, the CERF, and bilateral channels, Li said.
"When a mega earthquake hit Wenchuan, 皇冠体育app in May 2008,the international community immediately lent its support to 皇冠体育app," he said. "This greatly encouraged the Chinese people, who under the strong leadership of the Chinese government, soon overcame the serious crisis brought about by the natural disaster."
