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Europe > Belgium > Disasters

BELGIAN DISASTERS STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Central Emergency Response Fund > Contributors > Pledged $1,190,336.00 [13th of 28]
Funds commited to Tsunami aid $30,000,000.00 [17th of 22]
Definition: Disasters > Funds commited to Tsunami aid
Funds committed to emergency Tsunami aid $12,000,000.00 [18th of 22]
Definition: Disasters > Funds committed to emergency Tsunami aid
Hurricane Katrina > International aid response
Has offered 3 Medical teams of 31 personnel, logistic team of 10 personnel, coordination team of 4 personnel, civil engineering team of 10 personnel, diving team, and also balloon-lamps, low and high capacity pumps and small generators.
Definition: Disasters > Hurricane Katrina > International aid response
Tsunami > Foreign tourists missing 350 [8th of 37]
Definition: Disasters > Tsunami > Foreign tourists missing
Tsunami > Funds pledged $34,000,000.00 [19th of 37]
Definition: Disasters > Tsunami > Funds pledged
Tsunami > Funds pledged by NGOs and public $49,700,000.00 [15th of 24]
Definition: Disasters > Tsunami > Funds pledged by NGOs and public
Tsunami > International aid packages
The government is sending a military airbus with 22 tons of aid from Medecins Sans Frontieres and UNICEF to Sri Lanka. They have also pledged a $1 million aid package.
Definition: Disasters > Tsunami > International aid packages
Tsunami > Total aid package $65,370,000.00 [23rd of 37]
Definition: Disasters > Tsunami > Total aid package
Tsunami aid commitments as a percent of pledges 86.6% [5th of 16]
Definition: Disasters > Tsunami aid commitments as a percent of pledges

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Central Emergency Response Fund ; OECD, October, 2005.; OECD, October 2005; Wikipedia, CNN; BBC, Wikipedia, Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs, Reuters, US State Department, CBC News, http://www.stuff.co.nz/ and CNN; OECD, Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters; Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters; BBC, Alert net by Reuters, Sify news and The Age; OECD, October, 2005.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie, Belgique/Belgie

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