Overview

China donates $1 million USD to Bangladesh for disaster relief following the 2007 cyclone

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,661,565

Commitment Year•2007Country of Activity•BangladeshSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Nov 19, 2007

Start (actual): Nov 19, 2007

End (actual): Nov 19, 2007

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Bangladesh

Loan desecription

China donates $1 million USD to Bangladesh for disaster relief following the 2007 cyclone

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 15 November 2007, cyclone Sidr produced widespread flooding and damage in Bangladesh. In response, on 19 November 2007, the Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh met with a Bangladeshi foreign advisor and pledged $1 million USD for emergency disaster relief efforts. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service captures this donation in flow ID #50412.