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<p>The UK is assisting Fiji in response to Tropical Cyclone Winston. We are contributing
technical support to strengthen United Nations Children’s Fund capacity with water,
sanitation and hygiene coordination and are ready to consider further requests for
humanitarian experts should it be required. DFID has also offered to provide support
to the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Co-ordinations team and will remain
in contact with Agencies in the region.</p><p>The UK is also funding MapAction, a
UK-based NGO. Two of their volunteers have now deployed to Fiji to provide GIS and
Mapping capability. The UK also makes core contributions to the UN Agencies, the European
Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department and the Red Cross, all
of whom are contributing to the response. Stephen O'Brien, Head of the UN Office for
the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has recently announced US $8 million for
Fiji from the Central Emergency Response Fund, to which the UK is biggest contributor,
having donated in excess of $855m in the last 10 years.</p>
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