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Chinese Government provides $1 million grant — via WFP — to purchase and distribute 1,300 tons of green beans to over 1 million Syrians

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,064,126
Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•Syrian Arab RepublicDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LesothoSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2017
Start (actual)
Dec 1, 2017
End (actual)
Apr 4, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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This project donated to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the provision of emergency food aid in Syria. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10015794466.

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

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Loan description

Chinese Government provides $1 million grant — via WFP — to purchase and distribute 1,300 tons of green beans to over 1 million Syrians

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 23 August 2017, the Chinese government agreed to donate 1 million USD to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the provision of emergency food aid in Syria, according to the Chinese Embassy in Syria. The funds were used to purchase and distribute 1,300 tons of green beans to over 1 million people across Syria. Distribution of the food occurred between December 2017 and February 2018. On April 4, 2018, a ceremony was held in Damascus, Syria marking the conclusion of China's aid delivery.

Staff comments

This CRS Sector was coded as 700 - Emergency Response as it purchased emergency food aid. This project was part of the UN Syria Humanitarian Response Plan 2017, and it corresponds to UNOCHA FTS Flow ID #163691.