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Overview

Chinese Government grants 30 million RMB as aid for Cyclone Nargis

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$6,079,527
Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•MyanmarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MyanmarSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2008
Start (actual)
May 8, 2008
End (actual)
May 9, 2008

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Myanmar (Burma)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government grants 30 million RMB as aid for Cyclone Nargis

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 8, 2008, China announced an additional in-kind donation of 60 tons of relief supplies worth 30 million RMB for cyclone relief in Myanmar. As part of the donation, on May 9th the 60-ton shipment of medicine, tents, food, water purifiers, and other relief materials arrived at the Yangon International Airport. This emergency aid was in response to the tropical Cyclone Nargis. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service lists the project as flow ID #54608.