Chinese diplomatic personnel and Chinese companies donated 6 million kyat for tsunami relief in Myanmar (linked to projects #39186 and #39187)
Commitment amount
$ 2286326.441724975
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 2286326.44
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]
Recipient
Myanmar
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On 7 January 2005, Chinese diplomatic personnel and Chinese companies donated 6 million Kyats for tsunami relief. These funds were transferred to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and it appears that the transfer has taken place. According to the Chinese ECCO website, Ambassador Li Jinjun on behalf of the Chinese Embassy, the Consulate General in Mandalay and Myanmar Chinese Chamber of Commerce to the Myanmar government donated 6,129,400 kyat. Furthermore, on the same occasion the Chinese Embassy also donated 1,865,400 kyat as an individual donation (Project ID #39186). The Chinese government had also donated $ 200,000 in emergency cash assistance to the Myanmar government (Project ID #39187).
Additional details
China contributed 63 million USD for tsunami relief in total, and most of the individual project are captured. (see projects linked with resource #41811).
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
7
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Myanmar (Burma) [Government Agency]