ZAGREB, Nov 27 (Hina) - German Ambassador Gebhardt Weiss on Tuesday officially handed over 50 houses the German Red Cross reconstructed with the funds of the federal government in Topusko (some 70 kilometres south of Zagreb), the
German Embassy in Zagreb said in a statement. The German government has also reconstructed another 50 houses in the Dvor municipality (some 90 km south of Zagreb). Since the beginning of this year, the German government has given more than five million German marks for reconstruction projects to facilitate the return of displaced persons and refugees, as well as other humanitarian assistance. The funds were used for necessary repairs on some 700 houses in some of Croatia's most war-affected areas - Banovina, Lika, Petrinja and Dvor. The displaced have been provided with household appliances and winter supplies. Along with the German Red Cross, the most important providers of assistanc
ZAGREB, Nov 27 (Hina) - German Ambassador Gebhardt Weiss on Tuesday
officially handed over 50 houses the German Red Cross reconstructed
with the funds of the federal government in Topusko (some 70
kilometres south of Zagreb), the German Embassy in Zagreb said in a
statement.
The German government has also reconstructed another 50 houses in
the Dvor municipality (some 90 km south of Zagreb).
Since the beginning of this year, the German government has given
more than five million German marks for reconstruction projects to
facilitate the return of displaced persons and refugees, as well as
other humanitarian assistance.
The funds were used for necessary repairs on some 700 houses in some
of Croatia's most war-affected areas - Banovina, Lika, Petrinja and
Dvor. The displaced have been provided with household appliances
and winter supplies.
Along with the German Red Cross, the most important providers of
assistance are ASB (Arbeiter Samariter Bund), ADRA (Adventische
Entwicklungs und Katastrophenhilfe), Technisches Hilfswerk, the
World Lutheran association and the UNHCR.
Since 1992, Germany has provided Croatia with DM42 million worth of
humanitarian aid.
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