The fund would be channeled through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UNICEF for relief operations in areas in the Philippines severely affected by successive and devastating typhoons in 2006.

The Swedish contribution to the UN Typhoon Appeal is in support of two P9 million UNDP projects — the management and support of risk resilient recovery and the P6 million coordination, monitoring and evaluation of early recovery projects.

Sweden has also provided P20 million to the Philippines in support to UNICEF projects within the areas of health, nutrition, education, water and sanitation and protection for the Bicol Region and other areas in the country severely affected by successive and devastating typhoons last year.

This humanitarian aid from Sweden is in addition to earlier contributions amounting to approximately P55 million released in September and November 2006.

The previous donations were channelled through the Philippine Red Cross in response to the emergency appeal made by the International Federation of Red Cross amounting to P35 million for relief work in South Luzon primarily to purchase and provide accommodation, food, water, sanitary facilities and medical care; P5 million released through the Swedish Church for relief work in Daraga City and Legaspi City providing food, emergency shelter and rehabilitation; 3.5 million in support to the relief efforts of Star of Hope to purchase food, water, blankets and mosquito nets for the evacuated families in the province of Albay; P5 million released through Save the Children for psycho-social and education services of about 3,000 school children in two affected municipalities in the provinces of Camarines Sur and Marinduque; and P7.5 million through Plan Philippines in support of their emergency programme in providing tents, canvases and school materials for temporary schools, rehabilitation of existing schools and for Early Childhood Care and Development