Czech Republic gave 85 million in aid in 2009

The Czech Republic gave 85 million crowns in international humanitarian aid to roughly 25 countries in 2009, according to documentation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry is to present the government with the data on Monday. The prime recipient of Czech foreign aid was the Gaza Strip, which received 15 million at the turn of 2009 for reconstruction efforts. Ten million crowns went to victims of war in Pakistan and seven to neighbouring Afghanistan for mine clearing and quick impact projects. The aid was implemented via international and Czech humanitarian organisations working in the areas in question. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has 73 million crowns earmarked for humanitarian aid in 2010, including five million for the Republic of Haiti.