Chinese Government grants $1 million USD to Fiji Prime Minister's National Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Fund after Cylcone Winston (Linked to Project ID #49137)
Commitment amount
$ 1180804.5083584671
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 1180804.51
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Fiji
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On March 5, 2016, on behalf of the Chinese Government, the Chinese Embassy in Fiji's Charge d’Affaires counsellor Gu Yu handed over a cheque for US$1million (F$2.12m) to Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama for the Prime Minister's National Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Fundd to aid after Tropical Cyclone Winston. Prime Voreqe Bainimarama said the donation would be placed in Fiji's fund appeal account, which was established to assist Fijians in the relief efforts following the devastation. Chine also donated relief equipment and supplies including tents, blankets, and generators valued at 50 million RMB (almost FJ$15million) to Fiji (see project #49137).
Additional details
In project #49138 $100,000 was donated to Fiji from China RCS.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Fiji Prime Minister's National Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Fund [Government Agency]