€550 million allotted for St Maarten's recovery after Hurricane Irma

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The Dutch government has reserved €550 million for the restoration of the hurricane-ravaged island of St Maarten.

According to a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UNDP has partnered with the Netherlands and the St Maarten government to support Sint Maarten’s short-term recovery by focusing on three projects over the next six months.

"With the recent establishment of our temporary office in St. Maarten, we are able to properly house our on-ground project team which is supported by the UNDP Country office (UNDP CO) in Trinidad and Tobago," the UNDP said.

The agency said after the "substantial damages" caused by Hurricane Irma, The Dutch government has reserved €550 million for St Maarten's recovery.

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