India announces USD 500,000 relief assistance to earthquake-hit Vanuatu
The aid follows the magnitude 7.4 earthquake near Vanuatu's coast on 17 December 2024.
Summary
India announced immediate relief assistance of USD 500,000 to Vanuatu on 2 January 2025 to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction after the earthquake of magnitude 7.4 that struck near Vanuatu's coast in the South Pacific Ocean on 17 December 2024. The Ministry of External Affairs said India extended the assistance to Vanuatu as a close friend and partner under the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC). MEA added that Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is an important pillar of the Indo-Pacific Oceans' Initiative (IPOI), announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2019.
Key facts
- Announced
- 2 January 2025, MEA
- Assistance
- USD 500,000 for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction
- Disaster
- Magnitude 7.4 earthquake near Vanuatu's coast, South Pacific, 17 December 2024
- Framework
- Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC)
- IPOI
- Indo-Pacific Oceans' Initiative, announced November 2019; Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is a pillar
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How much immediate relief assistance did India announce for Vanuatu on 2 January 2025?
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Correct answer: A — USD 500,000
MEA: the Government of India extends a relief assistance of USD 500,000 to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in Vanuatu.
Under which forum did MEA describe Vanuatu as India's close friend and partner while announcing the earthquake aid?
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Correct answer: B — Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation
MEA: India extended the assistance as a close friend and partner under the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC).