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Overview

China grants $20,000 in cash to Puntland Government for refugee relief

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$20,924
Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•SomaliaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2015
Start (actual)
Jun 13, 2015
End (actual)
Jun 13, 2015

Geospatial footprint

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Garowe, Puntland, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/43528345#map=11/8.4062/48.4832

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

  • Chinese Embassy

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Puntland Government (Somalia)

Loan desecription

China grants $20,000 in cash to Puntland Government for refugee relief

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On June 13 2015, the Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, Wei Hongtian, granted $20,000 of cash aid to the government of Puntland State in Garowe. Puntland is the semi-autonomous northeast region of Somalia. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gas, President of Puntland State, received the donation on behalf of the state government. According to the Chinese Embassy, the grant will be allocated to Somali refugees repatriated from Yemen.