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Donor assistance for elections, infrastructure

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    Guinea-Bissau has received US $3.5 million from donors for elections to be held in November, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in its latest report on the West African nation. Guinea-Bissau's government had asked for US $4.5 million for electoral assistance at a donors' roundtable in May. The EU is committing 1.9 million euros while the first shipment of material provided by Portugal for a voter census arrived on 10 August. Information on the assistance was released at a meeting the UN Development Programme (UNDP) had with donors on 10 August in Dakar to review the response to commitments made at the May roundtable. Meanwhile, China announced on 4 August a donation of US $6.5 million in emergency aid to build houses for veterans of the independence war and to repair rural roads. Sweden provided US $40,000 and UNOGBIS US $30,000 for a national reconciliation conference in Bissau on 12-14 August.

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