Project ID: 34214

Chinese Government grants 30 million RMB as aid for Cyclone Nargis

Commitment amount

$ 6580842.574302231

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 6580842.57

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Myanmar

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

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

2008-01-01

Actual start

2008-05-08

Actual complete

2008-05-09

Description

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.

Number of official sources

8

Number of total sources

13

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Myanmar (Burma) [Government Agency]