Overview

Chinese Government donates USD 500,000 to Colombian Government for Hurricane Iota disaster relief

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$515,867

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•ColombiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ColombiaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Nov 19, 2020

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 Colombia

Loan description

Chinese Government donates USD 500,000 to Colombian Government for Hurricane Iota disaster relief

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 19, 2020, the Chinese Vice Minister Zheng announced the donation of USD 500,000 in cash from the Chinese Government to the Colombian Government to help with the emergency response to Hurricane Iota that hit on November 17, according to the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The donation was promised over a video call between China's Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang and Colombia's Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Echeverri, then was announced to the public by Minister Echeverri in a press release.