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geriatrickid, on 2012-01-05 20:24:57, said:
leicester, on 2012-01-05 19:04:50, said:
Can anybody advise how the public can see where the US and UK aid was spent that was given and intended for the flood victims?
Until there is transparency in spending across the board here, there will always be corruption. (This modern approach will never happen as long as the old guard are filling their pockets).
Just look at what is happening with the conflict over land on Sukhumvit soi 24.
Explain to me how these people are Buddhist again?
Until there is transparency in spending across the board here, there will always be corruption. (This modern approach will never happen as long as the old guard are filling their pockets).
Just look at what is happening with the conflict over land on Sukhumvit soi 24.
Explain to me how these people are Buddhist again?
There was and is transparency in respect to the aid provided. I suggest you go and look at the respective government press releases. Typically the monies are spent on the purchase of goods and services from the donors.
Here is the explanation of the $10million aid package given in November (from US State Dept. news release);
We will increase local civilian emergency response and disaster preparation capacity by providing funding for water pumps for flood recovery, training and equipping first responders, supporting health recovery efforts, and expanding flood early warning systems. We will train police and other first responders in disaster response and provide equipment like generators, survival kits, and life vests. The United States is consulting with the Thai Government on how we can best assist in restoring important cultural sites, including the ancient capital and World Heritage Site at Ayutthaya, which have been damaged by the floods. We will involve U.S. experts to conduct damage assessments and work with Thai organizations to enlist support from the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation.
This assistance supplements what the United States provided in October when the flooding reached a critical stage. At that time, we provided boats, marine engines, and life vests to the Thai police for their enforcement efforts in a disaster environment, assisting flood victims and securing property and flood barriers. In addition to $1.1 million in direct humanitarian assistance, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided technical support to the Thai Government’s Flood Response Operations Center. USAID and U.S. military humanitarian assessment survey teams, including the U.S. Marine Corps HAST out of Okinawa, conducted numerous assessments of flood-affected areas. The USS Mustin conducted 69 helicopter survey missions with the Thai military, worked with local communities, and donated blood and relief funds. The United States Pacific Command also provided up-to-date satellite imagery of the stricken areas to assist in flood predictions and mitigation operations by the Thai military and civilian authorities.
The employees of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok worked to help flood victims even as some of their own homes were flooded. American and Thai staff members packed and delivered food, donated blood, and gathered supplies. Many in the embassy community also opened up their homes for colleagues displaced by the flooding. Sailors from the USS Mustin donated personal funds to the flood effort.
I don't think you can get more explicit than the above. Not much wiggle room for corruption or misappropriation of funds either. Check out the UK press release for more of the same. Also many foreign governments directly funded NGOs like the Red Cross and WHO which was facilitating distribution of medical resources. Please be fair. All parties were trying to do the right thing here.
I just skimmed through the article. It started off with we will. Not we have. At that point I kinda tuned it out.
