Chinese Government grants $2 million to UNICEF to relieve humanitarian crisis in Somalia
Commitment amount
$ 2304676.3140419475
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 2304676.31
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Somalia
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
According to UNOCHA, the Chinese Government committed to donate $2 million dollars to Somalia to provide assistance to boys, girls and women affected by malnutrition (Flow ID: 169917). On November 21 2017, according to the Chinese Embassy in Somalia, the Chinese government granted the $2 million dollars in cash to UNICEF. The donation will be used to purchase food and medicine for 120,000 vulnerable people, including 15,000 children, in Somalia affected by the drought and malnutrition. One program that greatly benefitted from this grant was UNICEF's The Mother to Child Care project, which helps take medical care of mothers children in many countries, including Somalia. A ceremony was held in Mogadishu, attended by UNICEF Representative in Somalia Steven Lauwerier, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Qin Jian, and Acting Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Elmi Omar Ceynsane.
Number of official sources
5
Number of total sources
8
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) [Intergovernmental Organization]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (Somalia) [Government Agency]