At the same time, 1 million was intended to go to the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund.

In addition, the President of Pakistan has set up the President's Relief Fund for Tsunami Victims.

My delegation also supports setting up a 1 billion voluntary fund to provide urgent relief to victims of sudden disasters.

We applaud the proposal put forward by Mr. Jan Egeland, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for renaming the upgraded Fund as the Central Emergency Response Fund.

Fourthly, debt relief has been limited to those highly indebted poor countries which have satisfied International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions for disbursements.

This follows Alibaba s rural strategy, launch of the Rural Taobao program, online rural revitalization and poverty relief platform, as well as the founding of the Alibaba Poverty Relief Fund, and is a step up commitment by Alibaba toward combating poverty.

Recently, Hebei Cixiao Fund sent a 16,000 yuan relief sent to six families who lost their relatives in Xiaozuo, Taitou and Guiquan Village of Jinjing County.

Group of 77 (meeting with the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the Central Emergency Response Fund) (at the expert level)

The United States Fund for UNICEF had also decided to donate half the proceeds of this year's Trick or Treat for UNICEF campaign to hurricane relief.

That approach called for a concerted effort within the United Nations to bridge the gap between emergency relief and development, as exemplified by the Human Security Trust Fund.

The projected increase includes two important sources of additional funding the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

A grouping of the 38 countries identified by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under its 1996 initiative for debt relief, the network meets twice a year to take stock and consult.

Relief

Emergency relief

Debt relief

Islamic Relief

Disaster Relief

There was a significant increase in the availability of funds from such sources as the Global Fund, the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the World Bank's Multi Country AIDS Programme.

Lastly, in the light of the vulnerability of Caribbean islands to hurricanes and other natural disasters, more details were needed on the role of the Central Emergency Revolving Fund in prevention and relief efforts.

(a) Relief Services

(ii) Community relief

(b) To provide security and support for the distribution of relief supplies and humanitarian relief operations

cooperation,culture,disaster relief

Supplementary Fund and Special Fund

The Economic and Social Council had specifically encouraged States to support and fund the implementation of the 4 Rs initiative to facilitate the transition from relief to development and links were gradually being forged between development assistance and refugees.

Transition from relief to development

1935 relief, depression, recovery banks.

This is an immediate relief.

How Effective is Disaster Relief?

Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance

Debt sustainability and debt relief

Relief and social services programme

Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Gaza

Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Ramallah

Transition from relief to development

Poverty relief via e commerce is a new round of innovative measures aimed at poverty relief and development. It is an important means to achieve measures targeted at poverty relief and eradication.

General Fund and Supplementary Fund activities

Payment or relief to others None of the claims in this instalment seek compensation for payment or relief to others.

D. Transition from relief to development

The Threat of Greek Debt Relief

The False Promise of Debt Relief

When Prevention is Better than Relief

After every difficulty there is relief.

After every difficulty there is relief.

Need for broader external debt relief