Project ID: 30088

Chinese Government donates landmine detectors and experts

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Egypt

Sector

Government and civil society (Code: 150)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2009-01-01

Description

In January 2009, the Chinese Government donated 70 sets of landmine detectors and accessories to Egypt in order to detect land mines and unexploded ordinances. Four Chinese experts were also dispatched to Egypt to train local mine-sweepers. The Chinese Government also reportedly donated mine-sweeping technology.

Additional details

Some 16.7 million landmines and unexploded ordnance were left in the north African battlefield after World War II.

Number of official sources

0

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Egypt [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Egyptian Ministry of Defense and Military Production [Government Agency]