Canada's Minister of International Development and La Francophonie Christian Paradis has announced that the Government of Canada will provide an additional CAD doillars 13 million in humanitarian assistance to support the continued relief efforts underway by experienced Canadian and international non-governmental organizations and United Nations humanitarian agencies responding to the needs of those affected by the earthquake in Nepal.
Canada's additional support to humanitarian efforts in Nepal will further contribute to provide life-saving assistance, such as restoring water supply systems, supporting mobile health clinics to provide health and medical care to isolated communities, providing protection for children, food and nutrition assistance, temporary income support, and emergency shelter.