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Chinese Government donates 200,000 vaccines to Palestinian refugees through UNRWA

$3.6M USD

Funder	China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA)
Recipient Organization	United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)
Country	Middle East, regional
Start Date	Jan 01, 2022
End Date	Apr 02, 2033
Duration	4,109 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`102595`

Grant Description

In early 2022, the Chinese government donated 200,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for distribution to Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. As of February 24, 2022, the vaccine doses had been delivered by the UNRWA to the recipient countries.

📋 Staff Comments

According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the 2022 donation as $3.6 million.
China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA)'s logo appears in photos of the donation. As such, it is assumed CIDCA is the financier.

📚 Sources & References

الصين تقدم منحة للأونروا بقيمة مليون دولار, السفير قواه وي: الصين قدمت منحة جديدة لـ'الأونروا' بقيمة مليون دولار أميركي
China Provides COVID-19 Vaccines to Help Protect Palestine Refugees – UNRWA Press Release
中国向联合国近东巴勒斯坦难民救济和工程处交付援助巴勒斯坦难民疫苗 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.

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United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)

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