Overview

Chinese Government provides 14,056 boxes of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) to the UN children's agency to help South Sudan

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•South SudanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Multiple JurisdictionsSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Feb 16, 2021

Start (actual): Feb 16, 2021

End (actual): Feb 16, 2021

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

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Loan description

Chinese Government provides 14,056 boxes of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) to the UN children's agency to help South Sudan

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On February 16, 2021, the Chinese Government handed over 14,056 boxes of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) to the UN children's agency, UNICEF, to help in the fight against child malnutrition in South Sudan. This donation was made in response to South Sudan’s nutrition crisis with an estimated 313,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in 2021. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation. Andrea Suley, the UNICEF South Sudan Representative, stated that this donation will treat over 14,000 children with severe acute malnutrition.