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Overview

China donates $250,000 USD to UNDP for infrastructure in Sri Lanka following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$525,934
Commitment Year•2004Country of Activity•Sri LankaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 1, 2004
Start (actual)
Jan 21, 2005
End (actual)
Jan 21, 2005

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Pakistan

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Loan description

China donates $250,000 USD to UNDP for infrastructure in Sri Lanka following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 26 December 2004, a severe earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered an enormous tsunami in the Indian Ocean that hit many countries, including Sri Lanka. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service (flow ID #25867), on 31 December 2004, the Chinese government committed to donating $250,000 USD to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for unspecified infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka. OCHA also reports that the funds began flowing on 21 January 2005 and marked the donation as fully paid. Pages 76-77 from the UN Consolidated Appeals lists a handful of infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka created by the UNDP but it is unclear whether any of them are connected to Chinese financing.