Chinese Government provides $5 million grant following April 2000 drought
Commitment amount
$ 12832283.643976402
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 12832283.64
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Pakistan
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service (flow ID #2208), in 2000, the Chinese government donated $5 million USD in cash to the Government of Pakistan for food security following a severe drought in April 2000. Sindh and Balochistan were hit particularly hard. This donation is marked as fully paid. China also donated $50,000 USD to Pakistan's Red Crescent Society for these same drought relief efforts (project #35075).
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Pakistan [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Government of Pakistan [Government Agency]