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Chinese Government provides RMB 5 million grant to support Afghan refugees living in Iran

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,402,972
Commitment Year•2001Country of Activity•IranDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•IranSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 27, 2001

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Iran

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides RMB 5 million grant to support Afghan refugees living in Iran

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On November 27, 2001, the Chinese Government announced that it was ready to provide assistance to Afghan refugees in Iran through working with the Iranian government. As of December 2001, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue announced that it had been providing relief goods and materials to Afghan refugees in Iran, and would continue to do so. In November 2001, the Chinese Government sent 39 trucks of relief supplies to Afghan refugees in Iran. Also, an official report on 'China's Relationship with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)' notes that the Chinese Government had donated relief goods and materials to Afghan refugees in Iran (worth RMB 5 million).