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Overview

China donates $500,000 to the UN for drought relief in Afghanistan

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,185,225
Commitment Year•2000Country of Activity•AfghanistanSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 13, 2000
Start (actual)
Jul 15, 2000
End (actual)
Jul 15, 2000

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 Afghanistan

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • Unspecified United Nations Organization

Loan desecription

China donates $500,000 to the UN for drought relief in Afghanistan

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In April 2000, Afghanistan experienced a severe drought. On 15 July 2000, BBC reported that the Chinese government pledged to donate $500,000 USD to Afghanistan through an unspecified UN organization for drought mitigation and food security. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking System (flow ID#1839), this donation was fully paid.