Project ID: 35614

China granted $400,000 USD for repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan

Commitment amount

$ 719705.75315364

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 719705.75

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Pakistan

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

2007-01-01

Actual start

2007-07-18

Actual complete

2007-07-18

Description

On July 18, 2007, the Chinese government signed the handing over ceremony for a $400,000 USD grant for the repatriation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan over three years. The handover certificate was signed in Islamabad by Wang Chao, Assistant Minister of Commerce, Peoples Republic of China, and Akram Malik, Secretary Economic Division on behalf of their respective governments. The ceremony was witnessed by Dr Salman Shah Prime Minster's financial adviser. The amount will be used for voluntary repatriation of nearly 2.489 million Afghan refugees still residing in Pakistan.

Additional details

While the BBC Factiva article reports the grant amount as $400 million USD, the Ministry of Economic Affairs shows the amount as $400,000 USD in the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year Book.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Pakistan [Government Agency]