Project ID: 62988

China offers 20 million yuan of aid to North Korea in response to flooding

Commitment amount

$ 3553928.0342282085

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 3553928.03

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

North Korea

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2016-11-02

Actual start

2016-11-02

Actual complete

2016-11-02

Geography

Description

On November 2, 2016, China provided 20 million yuan (approx 2.9 million USD) in humanitarian aid to flood-hit North Korea upon request by the DPRK government. According to the Ministry of Commerce, the 20 million yuan aid will be used for emergency response and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. Around 70,000 North Koreans were left homeless after their houses were destroyed by floodwaters in North Hamgyong, a province in northeastern North Korea. Furthermore, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, around 18,600 households were totally destroyed by the flood and over 11,400 homes sustained damage.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of North Korea [Government Agency]