Chinese Government provides a $500,000 USD grant for the reconstruction of the Nahr el-Bared Camp (Linked to Record ID#65641)

Project narrative

According to a 2009 Lebanese Ministry of Finance Aid Coordination Newsletter, on April 27, 2009, the Council of Ministers approved two grants from China: $500,000 USD for reconstruction and land expropriation of the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian Camp and $680,000 USD through UNRWA for the rehabilitation of Palestinian camps in Lebanon (see linked Record ID#65641). The land expropriation will be implemented through the Lebanese Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR). The total estimated cost of reconstructing the Nahr el-Bared Camp was $345 million USD, of which $188 million USD had been secured as of 2014. The project involves the reconstruction of residential units for 4,867 families, 1,105 shops, the UNRWA Compound, and all camp infrastructure. The physical reconstruction of NBC commenced in November 2009 following the removal of over 500,000 cubic meters of rubble and the successful clearance of over 12,500 unexploded ordinances (UXOs). The reconstruction was divided into 8 Packages. As of 2014, all of Package 1 and most of Package 2 has been completed and handed over, three of the Blocks in Package 3 are completed, three are underway and the remaining block will be commencing in early 2014. In Package 4, which is fully funded, work has commenced on six of the eight Blocks, with the remaining two to commence soon after. Package 5 is currently at the design stage and funding for this and the other three remaining Packages is currently being sought.