Overview

Chinese Government donates 240,074 tons of food and construction materials worth RMB 600 million

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$103,079,560

Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•Other MultisectorFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Feb 1, 2012

Start (actual): Feb 1, 2012

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 North Korea

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of North Korea

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates 240,074 tons of food and construction materials worth RMB 600 million

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In February 2012, the Chinese Government agreed to donate RMB 600 million (approximately $94.8 million) worth of food and goods to North Korea when the country was preparing to celebrate the centennial of Kim Il Sung’s birth. The donation included 240,074 tons of food and construction materials. The delivery of the aid package started in February 2012, but it is not clear whether or when this project reached completion.

Staff comments

1. This project was not recorded as an umbrella record as there is little risk of duplication with other projects captured by AidData in calendar (commitment) year 2012.