The UK will double the first £2 million of donations from the British public to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Cyclone Idai Appeal
The UK will double the first £2 million of donations from the British public to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Cyclone Idai Appeal, bringing the UK’s total response so far to £20 million.
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has announced that the UK will match pound-for-pound the first £2 million raised by the generous British public for DEC’s appeal, to support those affected by flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said:
“This new support, from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), will double the impact of the public’s donations and ensure that charities working on the ground can reach the vulnerable men, women and children who have been left homeless and in urgent need of food, water and shelter.”
“The UK sent humanitarian experts prior to the cyclone making landfall, and this latest package of support comes after the UK increased its direct support by £12 million, bringing the total UK aid support to £20 million to save lives in areas devastated by rising flood waters.”
“This is on top of substantial existing support that the UK is already providing through its core funding to partners on the ground, including UNICEF, the World Food Programme and the International Red Cross.”
UK Department for International Development
