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Overview

China donates food aid worth 10 million RMB to Djibouti following the 2011-2012 East Africa drought (Linked to Record ID#85132, #59622)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,758,043
Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•DjiboutiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•DjiboutiSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 27, 2011
Start (actual)
Oct 20, 2011
End (actual)
Oct 20, 2011

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

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Djibouti

Loan description

China donates food aid worth 10 million RMB to Djibouti following the 2011-2012 East Africa drought (Linked to Record ID#85132, #59622)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

Between July 2011 and mid-2012, a severe drought affected the entire East African region causing severe food shortages in countries like Djibouti. On July 27, 2011, the Chinese Government announced it would provide 90 million yuan in food aid to drought-affected countries in Africa, including 10 million yuan to Djibouti, 30 million yuan to Kenya (see Record ID#73729), and 50 million yuan to Ethiopia (see Record ID#1455). On August 4 and 7, 2011, Chinese and Djiboutian government officials signed an exchange of letters for emergency food assistance worth 10 million RMB. The assistance was officially handed over to the Djibouti side on October 20, 2011. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service records this donation in flow ID #87656.

Staff comments

Projects #85132 and #59621 capture two additional batches of Chinese government food aid to Djibouti worth a total of 50 million RMB.