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Australia provides more relief supplies to Fiji
Australia provides more relief supplies to Fiji
[Photo: Australian High Commission Suva]
More relief supplies have arrived from Australia to refill warehouses that were exhausted following Cyclone Yasa and to ensure Fiji is ready to respond to any future humanitarian emergency.
The Royal Australian Air Force C-17 aircraft landed at the Nadi International Airport with a delivery of humanitarian relief supplies from the Australian Government.
The C-17 aircraft, which is the largest aircraft operated by the Australian Defence Force, was received by Major Damien Tudehope and Natasha Verma from the Australian High Commission.
January 21, 2021 4:51 pm
[Source: Australian High Commission]
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 aircraft landed at the Nadi International Airport this afternoon with a delivery of humanitarian relief supplies from the Australian Government.
The supplies will be used to refill warehouses that were exhausted following Tropical Cyclone Yasa and ensure Fiji is ready to respond to any future humanitarian emergency.
The C-17 aircraft, which is the largest aircraft operated by the Australian Defence Force, was received by Major Damien Tudehope and, Natasha Verma from the Australian High Commission.
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Airport officials were on-site to ensure COVID-19 protocols were strictly maintained.
New World Bank Group Plan for Fiji to Focus on Recovery and Resilience from COVID-19 and Cyclones
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WASHINGTON D.C., January 21, 2021 – Today, the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group (WBG) discussed the new framework for its engagement with Fiji over the next four years, aimed at boosting the Fijian economy and strengthening its fiscal, climate and social resilience following the impacts of two tropical cyclones, and the devastating fall-out from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework for Fiji, the first for Fiji, provides a strategic road-map of priority activities for World Bank Group member organizations: the World Bank; the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which focuses on the private sector in developing countries; and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which offers risk insurance and credit enhancement guarantees.