ROC (Taiwan) Ambassador George T.K. Li, on behalf of the Taiwan NGOs, made donation of food and medical supplies for the Disaster Relief of RMI on Wednesday July 3. Chief Secretary Casten Nemra received the donation and expressed gratitude and appreciation. Ambassador Li also conveyed the goodwill of the people of R.O.C. Taiwan to the people of the Marshall Islands in the drought-affected areas during this time of hardship and his best wishes for a speedy drought relief.
The International Headquarters S.A.R.,Taiwan, Wei-Lih Foods, and a religious group, upon receiving the drought breakout information provided by the RMI Embassy in R.O.C. (Taiwan), made the donation in Taipei on May 27th, in the hope of that drought in the Marshall Islands could be contained as soon as possible. These relief goods, carried by Koo’s Fisheries vessel Eita Maru, traveled 3,200 nautical miles from Taiwan and arrived in Majuro on June 20.
Taiwan NGO’s assistance of the emergency supplies
includes:
1.2 tons of rice
227 boxes of mineral water (5,448 bottles)
400 boxes of instant noodles (12,000 packs)
15 boxes of medical supplies (including gauze mask, band aids, 3M tapes, neomycin povidone-lodine solutions, and ethanol)
2 boxes of bleach
A USD100,000 cash donation and USD 231,420 from the ROC (Taiwan) annual grant are also part of Taiwan’s help for the Disaster Relief efforts of the RMI.
