Overview

China gives Sri Lanka 270 tons of canned fish worth $320,000 USD as part of its tsunami relief efforts

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$641,386

Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•Sri LankaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2005

Start (actual): Jun 29, 2005

End (actual): Jun 29, 2005

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On June 29, 2005, China granted 270 tons of canned fish worth $320,000 USD to Sri Lanka as part of its tsunami relief efforts. The aid was administered by the World Food Programme (WFP). For more detailed location information: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5351774#map=11/6.8470/79.9309

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

Loan desecription

China gives Sri Lanka 270 tons of canned fish worth $320,000 USD as part of its tsunami relief efforts

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 29, 2005, China granted 270 tons of canned fish worth $320,000 USD to Sri Lanka as part of its tsunami relief efforts. The aid was administered by the World Food Programme (WFP). It is the first of two such shipments, worth a total of US$1 million, to support WFP food-for-work schemes to help Sri Lanka after the tsunami.

Staff comments

China contributed 63 million USD for tsunami relief in total, most of the individual projects are captured (see projects linked with resource #41811).