Project ID: 95407

CNPC donates $100,000 to Pakistan to fight locust infestation in August 2020 (linked to #95445 and #95634)

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) [State-owned Company]

Recipient

Pakistan

Sector

Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2020-08-18

Actual start

2020-08-18

Actual complete

2020-08-18

Description

On August 18, 2020, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) donated $100,000 to the Pakistani Ministry of National Food Security and Research. The donation goes towards helping fight the desert locust infestation in Pakistan. The donation was received by Federal Minister Syed Fakhar Imam in ceremony in Islamabad that was also attended by Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing. CNPC representatives expressed that they were concerned about the locusts' impact on agriculture and larger food security in Pakistan. This donation is part of a series of efforts made by the Chinese government to help fight a severe locust infestation that affected Pakistan in 2020. See projects #95445 and #95634 for more

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Pakistan Ministry of National Food Security and Research [Government Agency]