Manilla PHILLIPPINES ( 24 September 2018) Asian developmen mo Gavman blong Vanuatu oli saenem tudei wan agrimen grant blong 500 000 dollars blong spotem second Vanuatu Manaro Volcano Disasta Response project. Amount ia i kasem 150 000 dollars blong usum blong emercency mo humanitarian cost we gavman i incurrem dei blong respond long disasta.
Agrimen ia executive Daerecta Mr Inchang Song now i representem Vanuatu long ADB Board blong Daerecta General Ms Carmela Locsin long ceremony blong ADB headquarta.
Since long Septemba 2015 i kat fulap erapsen blong volkenos long aelan blong Ambae long Penama province hemi causem massive evacuasen blong aelan wetem every populasen we i kasem 11 000 pipol. naoia gavman hemi relocatem sudenly more long 2 600 pipol bong ambae we oli out long maewo blong ko long stap long Maewo. Oli estimate sei 6 000 pipol oli move i ko long Santo.
Project ia hem coordinated closely wetem ol developmen patne blong yumi" olsem Ms Locsin i talem " Gran ia bai i helepem fund blong service blong Laef-preserving olsem ol medcine, kaikai ol bottle wota blong drink; system blong purification mo assasmen blong wota, mo tu ol emergency shelta mo ol personal hygiene.
Grant ia Asian Pacific Disasta Response Fund i providem , wan special fund we oli desaenem blong sapotem ADB developing kaontri memba impacted by major blong natural disasta.
Volcano disasta hemi causem bigfala ash fall mo acid rain , hem result blong long defoliated tri; i berem ol kaikai, i damagem ol haos mo contaninem wota sappale. Impact i lid i ko long kaikai mo wota insecurity mo hemi devastem livehoods. Gavman i facem jalens blong provaedem assistance long resident blong Ambae mo olsem some oli relocated long different locations without help blong Gavman.
Long Decemba 2017, ADB providem 200 000 dollars grant i ko long gavman blong Vanuatu long Wake ap blong volcano erapsen long Ambae. Grant ia oli usum blong cost repartriasen mo related espenses olsem rendent we oli ko back long Ambae tu manis afta long evacuasen long aelan long septemba 2017. mo some more assistance we gavman mo ol developmen patna we oli provaedem.
ADB hemi commited blong acjivim wan properous inclusive, resilient mo sustainable Asia mo Pacific. Wael naoia wetem ol effort ia blong eliminatem Extrem poverty hemi establish long 1966, we 67 memba , 48 memba long region. Long 2017 ADB total operation blong hem 32.2 billion dollars i includum 11.9 billions dollar long confinancing.