Canada steps up aid to Liberia.OTTAWA -- Canada will contribute an additional $1.75 million in humanitarian assistance to Liberia and neighbouring countries, bringing the total Canadian contribution to the region since last year to over $8.4 million. The funding will be provided through the Canadian International Development Agency The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is a Canadian government agency which administers foreign aid programs in developing countries. CIDA operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other , and will contribute to initiatives to assist internally displaced persons and refugees. CIDA'S latest contribution will be allocated as follows: $750,000: $500,000 to UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. for emergency supplies; $300,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. to protect civilians and restore family links, providing medical care for the war wounded, assisting internally displaced persons, and raising awareness of international humanitarian law International humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus "comprised of the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, ; and $200,000 to Medecins sans Frontieres increasing CIDA'S current support for its Assistance Program to Internally Displaced Persons. 819-953-6238 |
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