Since Armenia joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2005, the bank has partnered with the Government of Armenia to help the country pursue its development and reform priorities.
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $2 million grant to support the Government of the Philippines’ emergency response to the devastation in central and southern provinces caused by Typhoon Odette (international name Rai).
File photo MANILA - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $2-million grant to support the Philippine government's emergency response to the devastation in central and southern provinces caused by Typhoon Odette, the strongest typhoon to make landfall in the country in 2021. The grant under ADB's Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund will provide humanitarian assistance to about 15,000 households, or about 75,000 people, in Visayas and Mindanao severely affected by the December 16 typhoon. It will fund food vouchers to be distributed to target communities, which beneficiaries can exchange for food in selected markets. The grant also includes logistics support for the food assistance delivery. "Typhoon Odette's damage on housing, agriculture, and infrastructure amid the Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has made life more difficult for Filipinos in affected areas," ADB Director General for Southeast Asia Ramesh Subramaniam said. "This assista