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MANILA - The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced EUR1.7 million (approximately PHP95.8 million) in humanitarian funding to provide emergency assistance to the Typhoon Odette-hit provinces in the Philippines. "In an immediate response to typhoon Rai which caused wide-spread destruction and deplorable loss of lives in the Philippines, the EU stands by the Filipino people in these difficult times and has started to provide emergency relief actions to those affected in close cooperation with our humanitarian partners," said EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenari. The funding will cover the immediate needs of the affected population through the provision of food, drinking water, shelter, and other urgently needed household items. Humanitarian partners will equally strengthen healthcare services, including hygiene promotion activities to mitigate the spread of waterborne diseases. The EU also confirmed that cash grants will be made available to allow those most af

Janez lenariEuropean unionTyphoon odette hitCrisis managementLarge emergency response toolManila the european union eu on tuesday announced eur1 7 million approximately php95 8 in humanitarian funding to provide emergency assistance typhoon odette hit provinces philippines quot an immediate response rai which caused wide spread destruction and deplorable loss of livesHe eu stands by the filipino people in these difficult times and has started to provide emergency relief actions those affected close cooperation with our humanitarian partnersUot said eu commissioner for crisis managementAnez lenari the funding will cover immediate needs of affected population through provision foodDrinking waterNd other urgently needed household items humanitarian partners will equally strengthen healthcare servicesNcluding hygiene promotion activities to mitigate the spread of waterborne diseases eu also confirmed that cash grants will be made available allow those most affected sustain themselves during time displacement eur1 7 million fund is drawn from 39s acute large emergency response tool alert and can topped up in futureS close monitoring of the humanitarian emergency and needs population in philippines continues alert is mobilized times disasters that affect over 100000 people or over 50 percent of the population depending on type disasterHe aim is to allocate funds within 24 48 hours of the onset emergencyHe eu said pna