Project ID: 53326

China donated USD 5 million worth of food to South Sudan through World Food Program in 2015

Commitment amount

$ 5611377.847894763

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 5611377.85

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

South Sudan

Sector

Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)

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

2015-01-01

Planned start

2015-11-23

Actual start

2015-11-30

Actual complete

2015-11-30

NOTE: Red circles denote delays between planned and actual dates

Description

On November 23, 2015, the Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan granted $5 million USD worth of food aid to the World Food Program (WFP) in Juba, South Sudan on behalf of the Chinese government (UNOCHA: Financial Tracking Service Flow ID: 135972). On November 30, 2015, the food was handed over to the South Sudanese government. The food donated included 2,250 tons of grain, cooking oil, salt, beans, and more. This food was used to aid 280,000 people in the Unity, Upper Nile, and Jonglei states affected by conflict.

Number of official sources

5

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of South Sudan [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [Intergovernmental Organization]