Chinese government donates 4,000 metric tons of maize worth $2 million to the World Food Program's operations in Ethiopia
Commitment amount
$ 2000000.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 2000000.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Ethiopia
Sector
Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On February 10, 2021, the Chinese government donated 4,000 metric tonnes of maize in support of the United Nations World Food Program's (WFP) operations in the Somali region of Ethiopia. The donation was valued at $2 million. The maize covered food rations for about 268,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Ethiopia's drought-prone Somali regional state.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [Intergovernmental Organization]
Implementing agencies [Type]
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [Intergovernmental Organization]