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Canada Pledges $7 Million for Hurricane Melissa Relief Across the Caribbean

The package channels life‑saving aid to emergency partners with a dedicated allocation for WFP operations in Jamaica.

Overview

  • Global Affairs Canada announced $7 million in humanitarian assistance following the Category 5 hurricane’s devastation across multiple Caribbean countries.
  • $5 million will support emergency food, water, sanitation, health services, protection and logistics through humanitarian partners.
  • $2 million is earmarked for the World Food Programme’s Caribbean Regional Logistics Hub, which is dispatching food and relief items to Jamaica.
  • Ottawa stands ready to release relief supplies from Canadian stockpiles via the Red Cross upon request and continues to coordinate through CDEMA and other partners.
  • Canada has deployed rapid‑response personnel, supported access to UN crisis funds, and reports no Canadian deaths as of Oct. 29 while advising citizens to follow local guidance.