MANILA -- The New Zealand government is coursing an PHP18-million
humanitarian assistance to the affected people in Marawi conflict, through the
World Food Programme.
The announcement was made by New Zealand Ambassador David Strachan on
Thursday, following the first year anniversary of the siege on Wednesday (May
23).
“New Zealand recognizes the magnitude of the challenges confronting the
authorities in the Philippines and is committed to doing what it can to
supplement the efforts of central and local government to help the displaced
persons in Marawi,” the envoy said in a statement.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte imposed martial law for the entire
Mindanao and cut his trip short in Russia on May 23 last year to supervise
government efforts in quelling the Islamic State-inspired Maute group in Marawi
City.
The city had been witness to numerous ground and air assaults, leaving
large parts of the town destroyed and thousands of people displaced.
According to international child rights organization Save the Children,
at least 23,000 families of the more than 350,000 displaced persons in Marawi
have been able to return to their homes a year after the conflict. (PNA/By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora)
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