The following major commitments and contributions to the Pakistan Flood Relief are extracted from OCHA‘s Financial Tracking Service report on Total Humanitarian Assistance per Donor as of August 23, 2010.
WaPo reported that the slow motion response to the appeal for assistance prompted criticisms of many of Pakistan’s closest allies, including China and Saudi Arabia. S/RAP Richard Holbrooke is quoted in the WaPo piece: “I think the Chinese should step up to the plate,” Holbrooke said. “They always say Pakistan is their closest ally.”
The United States top the list with total commitments/contributions/pledges of over $160 million, followed by Saudi Arabia whose commitment and pledges to the relief effort now total $105 million ($5m of this is in cash, with the rest in the form of relief goods according to The Guardian). A few more rich Muslim countries have came forward with assistance but only Saudi Arabia has made it to the top major donors.
WaPo reported that the slow motion response to the appeal for assistance prompted criticisms of many of Pakistan’s closest allies, including China and Saudi Arabia. S/RAP Richard Holbrooke is quoted in the WaPo piece: “I think the Chinese should step up to the plate,” Holbrooke said. “They always say Pakistan is their closest ally.”
The United States top the list with total commitments/contributions/pledges of over $160 million, followed by Saudi Arabia whose commitment and pledges to the relief effort now total $105 million ($5m of this is in cash, with the rest in the form of relief goods according to The Guardian). A few more rich Muslim countries have came forward with assistance but only Saudi Arabia has made it to the top major donors.
Meanwhile, China, who this past week was reported to have overtaken Japan as the world’s second largest economy, and is considered by Pakistanis as an “all weather friend unlike the USA” according to a retired Pakistani ambassador and army general managed to contribute some $9 million to the relief effort.
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Top 10 Donors
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Funding
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% of Grand Total
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Uncommitted Pledges USD
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United States
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102,062,529
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20.8 %
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60,000,000
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Saudi Arabia
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65,290,000
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13.3 %
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40,000,000
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United Kingdom
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64,764,977
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13.2 %
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43,250,328
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European Commission
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54,154,652
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11.0 %
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39,318,480
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Australia
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31,616,981
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6.4 %
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225,836
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Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
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16,595,962
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3.4 %
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10,000,000
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Norway
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14,810,658
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3.0 %
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0
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Japan
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14,440,000
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2.9 %
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0
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Private (individuals & organisations)
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12,589,619
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2.6 %
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69,733,824
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Germany
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12,440,190
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2.5 %
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20,325,210
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Other donors
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Turkey
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11,767,027
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2.4 %
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0
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China
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9,262,089
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1.9 %
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0
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Kuwait
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5,000,000
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1.0 %
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0
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Oman
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5,000,000
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1.0%
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0
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Morocco
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2,000,000
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0.4 %
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0
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United Arab Emirates
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1,519,482
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0.3 %
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5,000,000
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Afghanistan
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1,000,000
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0.2 %
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0
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Indonesia
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1,000,000
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0.2 %
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0
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Malaysia
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1,000,000
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0.2 %
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0
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Qatar
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400,000
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0.1 %
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0
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See the full list of donors here: