Overview

Chinese Government delivers $500,000 grant — via World Food Program — to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon (Linked to Record ID#64588)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$545,361

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•LebanonDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LesothoSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 1, 2016

Start (actual): Feb 28, 2018

End (actual): Mar 14, 2018

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

China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Loan description

Chinese Government delivers $500,000 grant — via World Food Program — to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon (Linked to Record ID#64588)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 14, 2016, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued a $500,000 grant to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in Lebanon to aid Syrian refugees. This grant was part of a larger $2 million grant commitment. The remaining $1.5 million was set aside for refugees in Jordan (see Record ID#64588). The Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon signed an aid handover certificate on March 14, 2018. These funds reportedly supported 16,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The donation consisted of water and canned food, and eligible refugees received an electronic card that allowed them to purchase food at 490 eligible stores in Lebanon. On April 19, 2018, the Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon Wang Kejian signed a document with WFP, which marked the official end of the emergency food aid project.