Data Extraction

May 29, The Australian Government’s Partnerships for Recovery policy is redirecting over AUD280 million from the existing development program to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.

(i) As of May 20, contributed USD7,245,782 to the UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund; (ii) July 1, contributed DKK5 billion to the European Guarantee Fund to help especially small and medium-sized businesses affected by the crisis.

The Finnish Government agreed to increase funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) to EUR5.5 million .

April 7, USD22.76 billion bilateral currency swap arrrangement with Bank Indonesia.

Japan as donor: (i) Additional USD100 million contribution to the International Montary Fund’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust as immediately available resources supports the Fund’s capacity to provide grant-based debt service relief for the poorest and most vulnerable countries to combat COVID-19; (ii) April 16, Japan announced that it is aiming at doubling its contribution to the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) SDR 7.1 billion of which SDR 1.8 billion will be made available immediatrly while the additional SDR 1.8 billion will follow once other member countries make their contributions. (iii) May 18, USD150 million to the ADB to strengthen developing member countries' capacity to contain COVID-19 through the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) and the Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF). (iv) Assistance to Maldives: (a) May 2, USD541,400 emergency grant for COVID-19 response thru the United Nations Children's Fund and Maldives Red Crescent; and (b) May 21, USD1.4 million grant through the United Nations Development Programme to support Maldives' economic recovery. (v) July 1, JPY50 billion loan under the COVID-19 crisis response emergency support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and JPY2 billion grant aid for medical equipment and laboratories for the Philippines.

As of May 20, contributed USD16,853,932 to the UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund.

May 19, The New Zealand Government is contributing NZD7 million to help some of the world’s most vulnerable people who are at severe risk of COVID-19. The funding is going towards the United Nations-led Global Humanitarian Response Plan (GHRP) for COVID-19.