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Chinese Government donates second batch of food aid to South Sudan in October 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•South SudanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South SudanSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 26, 2020
Start (actual)
Oct 26, 2020
End (actual)
Oct 26, 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 South Sudan

Loan description

Chinese Government donates second batch of food aid to South Sudan in October 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 26, 2020, the Chinese Government donated the second batch of food aid to South Sudan. This food aid will be used to alleviate the Confederate Army’s food shortage and aid will be distributed to temporary barracks and training centers around South Sudan. Rice was among the food that was donated. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at the warehouse of the National Transitional Council in South Sudan. Hua Ning, China’s Ambassador to South Sudan, the Minister of Peace and Construction of South Sudan, and the Secretary-General of the National Transitional Council attended the ceremony and signed the handover certificate. According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, this was the second batch of food aid provided to South Sudan. There is no available information on the first batch of aid.