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Overview

Chinese Government provides relief supplies worth RMB 30.3 million to support Libyan refugees in Tunisia (Linked to Record ID#2474)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$5,326,870
Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•TunisiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•TunisiaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 18, 2011
Start (actual)
Apr 7, 2011
End (actual)
Apr 10, 2011

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 Tunisia

Loan description

Chinese Government provides relief supplies worth RMB 30.3 million to support Libyan refugees in Tunisia (Linked to Record ID#2474)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 18, 2011, the Chinese Government announced that it would provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the Government of Tunisia to assist Libyan refugees. The aid package reportedly consisted of $2 million USD of cash assistance (captured by linked Record ID#2474) and RMB 30.3 million ($4.6 million USD) of relief supplies (captured by this project). The relief supplies included food, tents, medicine, blankets, and generators.. The Chinese Government provided two batches of humanitarian aid. The first batch of aid to Tunisia was sent on a chartered China Southern Airlines flight on April 7, 2011. It consisted of 93 tons of relief materials, including 1,500 tents and about 20 tons of medicine. The second batch was sent on a chartered China Southern Airlines flight on April 9, 2011. It consisted of 97 tons of relief materials, including 1,000 sets of solar-powered lights, 23,000 blankets, 25 tons of food, and 2 tons of medicine. According to MOFCOM, as of April 10, 2011, all relief supplies had been shipped.