Chinese Government donates food assistance worth USD $5 million for emergency humanitarian assistance to Northeastern Nigerian states in 2017
Commitment amount
$ 5761690.785104869
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 5761690.79
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Nigeria
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On May 8, 2017, the Chinese government handed over emergency humanitarian food aid worth $5,000,000 to three Northeastern states (Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa) in Nigeria through the World Food Programme (WFP). The project aims to provide 4,205 metric tons of rice to 41,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by Boko Haram in this region. The handover ceremony was held in Maiduguri, and was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjian, Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, and representative of the World Food Programme, Ron Sibanda. The project is completed.
Additional details
This project is captured in UNOCHA Financial Tracking Service as Flow ID #157208.
Number of official sources
5
Number of total sources
6
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [Intergovernmental Organization]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Government of Nigeria [Government Agency]