Project ID: 63047

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

Commitment amount

$ 111668341.26646647

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 111668341.27

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

North Korea

Sector

Other multisector (Code: 430)

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

Implementation (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2012-02-01

Actual start

2012-02-01

Description

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.

Additional details

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.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

6

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of North Korea [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of North Korea [Government Agency]