Overview

Chinese Government provides USD 400,000 to UN Food & Agriculture Organization for desert locust control in Iran in June 2020 (linked to Record ID# 97999)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$412,694

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•IranDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Multi-RegionSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 1, 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 Iran

Intergovernmental Organizations

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Loan description

Chinese Government provides USD 400,000 to UN Food & Agriculture Organization for desert locust control in Iran in June 2020 (linked to Record ID# 97999)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On June 1, 2020, the Chinese Government provided USD 800,000 to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for desert locust control in Iran and Pakistan (see Record ID# 97999). The funding was made through the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme and supported the FAO’s global action to control the Desert Locust outbreak, which had threatened food security and livelihoods across the Middle East.

Staff comments

1. For TUFF purposes, this transaction has been evenly split, with USD 400,000 allocated to Iran under this record and the remaining USD 400,000 allocated to Pakistan under Project Record ID# 97999.