Minister Oda Announces Additional Assistance to Flood Victims During Visit to Pakistan

Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced $7.5 million in additional support for flood relief efforts in Pakistan. This will bring Canada’s contribution to the international effort to help flood victims to $40.5 million The additional funds will be provided through the Pakistan Flood Relief Fund. They will be used to support logistics and air transport capacity for the overall humanitarian response via the UN World Food Programme, and to deploy a further 5,000 shelter kits, 3,600 kitchen sets, 2,128 hygiene kits, and 14,000 tarpaulins from the CIDA’s stockpile of emergency relief supplies. The funding will benefit up to 7,000 families, and will be managed by the Canadian Red Cross. In addition, the funding will enable CANADEM, a Canadian non-profit agency dedicated to advancing international peace and security, to deploy Canadian humanitarian experts to the affected zones to bolster the capacity of UN agencies active on the ground.