Overview

China grants 1 million RMB to Lesotho for food aid through the World Food Programme (WFP)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$152,150

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•LesothoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LesothoSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 3, 2018

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

Government of Lesotho

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Loan description

China grants 1 million RMB to Lesotho for food aid through the World Food Programme (WFP)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

Between 3 and 4 September 2018 at the Beijing Summit for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Lesotho's Prime Minister and China's President signed several agreements; one of which being 1 million RMB (equivalent to M16 million) for food aid to Lesotho. The food aid was to be implemented through the World Food Programme. The other agreements signed at the same meeting include another 25 million RMB (M50 million) for rice (#55882) and 150 million RMB (M300 million) in cash (#55883).

Staff comments

The original amount of the project is in RMB while most sources report it as in the Lesotho Loti amount.