China donates USD 7 million in food aid to South Sudan through World Food Program (WFP)
Commitment amount
$ 7864952.285834976
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 7864952.29
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
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On January 3, 2019, Chinese officials met with the World Food Program (WFP) representative to South Sudan and donated USD 7 million to bolster the WFP's food aid to South Sudan. On July 16, 2019, Chinese officials and the WFP held a ceremony at a girls' primary school in Juba to hand over food aid donated from China. The food donated included rice, oil, salt and beans, and would be distributed by the WFP. Most of the food donated would go to providing school meals for students. The total amount of the food donated is unknown.
Additional details
Number of official sources
6
Number of total sources
6
Details
Cofinanced
No
Implementing agencies [Type]
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [Intergovernmental Organization]