Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

Chinese Government provides $2 million USD of cash assistance to support Libyan refugees in Tunisia (Linked to Record ID#85289)

¥2M RMB

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Tunisia
Country	Tunisia
Start Date	Mar 18, 2011
End Date	Mar 23, 2032
Duration	7,676 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`2474`

Grant Description

On March 18, 2011, the Chinese Government announced that it would provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the Government of Tunisia to assist Libyan refugees.

The aid package consisted of $2 million USD of cash assistance (captured by this project) and RMB 30.3 million ($4.6 million USD) of relief supplies (captured by linked Record ID#85289). The relief supplies included food, tents, medicine, blankets, and generators. The Chinese Government provided two batches of humanitarian aid.

The first batch of aid to Tunisia was sent on a chartered China Southern Airlines flight on April 7, 2011. It consisted of 93 tons of relief materials, including 1,500 tents and about 20 tons of medicine. The second batch was sent on a chartered China Southern Airlines flight on April 9, 2011.

It consisted of 97 tons of relief materials, including 1,000 sets of solar-powered lights, 23,000 blankets, 25 tons of food, and 2 tons of medicine. According to MOFCOM, as of April 10, 2011, all relief supplies had been shipped.

📋 Staff Comments

AidData has assumed that the $2 million USD was transferred over and coded status as 'Completion', as the other aid was delivered and it would highly irregular for this aid to not also be delivered.

📚 Sources & References

China offers humanitarian aid to Tunisia
Egypt
China sends second batch of emergency aid to Tunisia
China gives humanitarian aid to Tunisia, http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=BBCAPP0020110318e73i0038q&cat=a&ep=ASE
China intends to provide financial and in-kind assistance worth 10.6 million dinars for Tunisia
China and Tunisia: A Quiet Partnership
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China’s First Batch of Emergency Humanitarian Aid for Tunisia Shipped
China’s Second Batch of Emergency Humanitarian Aid for Tunisia Shipped
Tunisia
China sign technical and economic co-operation agreement
China delivers first batch of humanitarian aid to Tunisia
China offers humanitarian aid to Tunisia
Egypt 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.