The European Union's Humanitarian Aid Office has decided to provide emergency relief funding of 2 million euros to China via the International Red Cross Federation and other agencies.
The Canadian government will provide 1 million Canadian dollars (about 1 million U.S. dollars) through the International Red Cross Federation and will provide additional aid to match private donations made to aid groups working on disaster relief in China. The Ontario provincial government has announced it would provide 1 million Canadian dollars to China.
The Samoan government provided 100,000 dollars in aid to Chinese earthquake victims.
The Slovenian government has decided to provide 100,000 euros (100,000 dollars) in aid to China while the Albanian government has decided to provide 40,000 dollars.
Iran's Foreign Ministry said the country's Red Crescent Society will provide 62.4 tons of relief materials to China.
The Japanese government has decided to provide 50 blood dialyzers to China.
The fourth batch of 32.5 tons of relief materials from the Russian government has arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan's provincial capital.
The Kyrgyz government will provide China with 120 tons of relief materials.
The French government will add another 130,000 euros (195,000 dollars) worth of relief materials on top of the 250,000 euros (375,000 dollars) worth of relief materials to China. The materials have arrived in Chengdu.
The Italian government will provide 1.5 million euros worth of relief materials, the first shipment of which has arrived in Chengdu. Earlier, Italy provided 500,000 euros (750,000 dollars) in aid to China.
The Serbian government has decided to provide disaster relief materials to China.
(Xinhua News Agency May 19, 2008)
