Overview

Chinese Government provides $1 million cash grant for provision of humanitarian assistance to residents of the Gaza Strip

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,408,446

Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•West Bank and Gaza StripDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•West Bank and Gaza StripSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2008

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

The Palestinian National Authority

Loan description

Chinese Government provides $1 million cash grant for provision of humanitarian assistance to residents of the Gaza Strip

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On December 31, 2008, in response to a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, Qin Gang, announced that the Chinese Government would provide a $1 million cash grant to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to purchase essential humanitarian supplies. This pledge was formalized as an official commitment on January 2, 2019 when the PNA and the Chinese Government signed an exchange of letters. At the time that this commitment was made, Israel had recently carried out military bombings in Gaza, causing a large number of casualties and property losses.