Update: Japan's Response to the Disaster in the Philippines
December 6, 2013
Since Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in early November, Japan has responded swiftly and substantially in aid of the Philippine Government. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has released details of its financial and logistical support in the Philippines, which includes over $56 million in aid and the provision of nearly 1300 personnel to offer medical and logistical assistance.
Please see the details below:
Financial and Humanitarian Assistance ($56.1 million USD in total)
Type of Aid
Amount (USD)
Details
Emergency Grant Aid
$30 million
food, water and sanitation, emergency shelter, health, debris management, etc. through organizations such as ICRC, IFRC, IOM, UNDP, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNOCHA, WFP, and WHO
Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) of Asian Development Bank (ADB)
$20 million
Assistance through Japanese NGOs (Japan Platform: JPF)
Approximately $4.5 million
Emergency Relief Goods
Nearly $600,000
plastic sheets for shelters, sleeping pads, and other necessary commodities
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR)
Approximately $500,000
ILO/Japan Fund for Building Social Safety Nets in Asia and the Pacific
$500,000
Assistance of the Japanese Red Cross Society
- Basic Health Care (BHC) Emergency Response Unit (ERU) has been deployed to northern Cebu island.
- Financial contribution to IFRC and ICRC for the typhoon disaster in the central part of the Philippines. (app. 0.1 million USD each)
- Fund raising amount of app.3.7 million USD as of Nov. 29.
Previous Updates:
November 28, 2013
November 21, 2013
November 18, 2013
Japan's Rapid Response to the Disaster in the Philippines
In response to the severe damage and loss of life caused by Typhoon Haiyan, the Japanese Government has quickly responded with logistical and financial support to the Philippines. Prior to the typhoon, Japanese experts were on the ground with international partners in the Philippines to assist with the coordination of international aid.
On November 10th, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida reached out to their Philippine counterparts with a message of sympathy and condolence. That same day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) sent an assessment team to the region.
At the request of the Philippine Government, Japan has dispatched a Disaster Relief Medical Team of 25 personnel and a Self-Defense Force Relief Team of 50 personnel to provide assistance in devastated areas.
In addition, Japan has provided over $600,000 in relief goods—including plastic sheets for shelters, sleeping pads, and other necessary commodities—and $10 million in grant aid to be distributed through international organizations.
More information can be found below:
Typhoon Damage in the Philippines (Messages of Sympathies from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida)
http://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_000069.htmlProvision of Emergency Relief Goods and Aid in Response to Typhoon Damage in the Central Philippines
http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/page24e_000013.htmlDispatch of Japan Disaster Relief Team (Japan Self-Defense Force Unit) in Response to Typhoon Damage in the Central Philippines
http://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_000074.htmlDispatch of Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team in Response to Typhoon Damage in the Central Philippines
http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/page24e_000014.htmlTyphoon Damage in the Philippines (Dispatch of Assessment Team) http://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_000070.html
UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC):
http://www.unocha.org/top-stories/all-stories/philippines-super-typhoon-haiyan-makes-landfall-un-and-humanitarian