China provides 10 million RMB snow relief aid
Commitment amount
$ 2057480.1694653565
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 2057480.17
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Mongolia
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On January 31, 2010, China sent relief supplies to Mongolia in response to the 2010 dzud, or "severe winter", emergency. This batch of supplies included 500 tons of rice, and 180 tons of other relief supplies including food, portable power generators, and quilts arrived in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator. The total cost of the aid was 10 million RMB, roughly 1.46 million USD. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service lists the project as flow ID #74875.
Additional details
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service lists the project as flow ID #74875, and reports only 1 million USD as the total value of the donation. Most other sources report the 10 million RMB value. This issue warrants further investigation.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
7
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Mongolia [Government Agency]