China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) and UNICEF commit USD $2 million in humanitarian assistance to Mozambique following Cyclone Idai

On November 10, 2019, the handover ceremony of the Mozambique Cyclone Idai post-hurricane reconstruction project jointly implemented by the Chinese government and the United Nations Development Program was held both online and offline in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, and in Sofala province. This donation includes relief supplies, and Fengyun 2 meteorological satellite data receiving station. Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Wang Hejun, Deputy Representative of the United Nations Development Program Roquette, Director of the Reconstruction Office of Hurricane Mozambique Mandalat, and representatives of the Sofala Provincial Government attended the meeting and delivered speeches. On October 17, 2019, Zhang Maoyu, vice-chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), signed an agreement with a representative of UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) to provide USD $2 million in humanitarian assistance to Mozambique due to devastation caused by Cyclone Idai. This project is under the framework of the Government of China’s South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund (SSCAF). It promises emergency medicine and hygienic supplies for families and children in Mozambique affected by Cyclone Idai to help restore basic medical services and prevent post-disaster epidemics.

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The ReliefWeb source states that the agreement was signed on October 25, 2019: however, AidData codes October 17, 2019 as the majority of official sources place that as the signing date of the agreement.

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