Overview

China grants $1.5 million in cash to Somalia for emergency flood relief

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,509,444

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•SomaliaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SomaliaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

Start (actual): May 14, 2018

End (actual): May 14, 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 Somalia

Loan description

China grants $1.5 million in cash to Somalia for emergency flood relief

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 14, 2018, the Chinese Government granted $1.5 million in cash to relieve the humanitarian crisis in Somalia following torrential rains and floods from the Jubba and Shabelle Rivers. These floods have displaced thousands of people across the Horn of Africa Region. According to the Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, Qin Jian, China committed the fund to support the victims of the serious floods. However, media reports indicate that this money was never distributed for flood relief efforts and instead was used to pay the lawyers representing Somalia in an ICJ maritime case at the Hague.