China grants $4 million USD through UNDP-China South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund for disaster recovery in Pakistan
Commitment amount
$ 4609352.628083895
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 4609352.63
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Pakistan
Sector
Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation (Code: 730)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In November 2017, the Chinese Government provided $17 million through the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund to partner with UNDP in support of the recovery and reconstruction efforts in five countries: 1) $4 million USD to Bangladesh (see Project #87786) 2) $4 million USD to Nepal (see Project #53718) 3) $4 million USD to Pakistan for furnishing 423 schools in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Balochistan (Project #87787) 4) $2 million USD to Antigua and Barbuda (see Project #87791) 5) $3 million USD to the Commonwealth of Dominica (see Project #55325) The Chinese Government and UNDP first established the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund in 2016. It is unclear how much in total China has contributed to this special fund.
Additional details
This project is seemingly separate from the school construction projects captured in Project #55284
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Pakistan [Government Agency]
UNDP-China South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund [State-owned Fund]
Implementing agencies [Type]
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) [Intergovernmental Organization]