Chinese Government donates 10,000 tons of food to help Syrian refugees across the Middle East

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Syria
Country	Middle East, regional
Start Date	Feb 04, 2016
End Date	Feb 01, 2031
Duration	5,476 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`64973`

Grant Description

On February 4, 2016, the Chinese Government announced that it would donate 10,000 tons of food to ease food shortages experienced by Syrian refugees. Syria and other countries in the region were the beneficiaries of this assistance. The food assistance was being implemented by the Chinese Government as of November 2016.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is sometimes associated with (but is separate from) a 2016 provision of RMB 230 million in humanitarian aid from China to Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, and Yemen. That project is captured by project ID#64971.

📚 Sources & References

China to donate 10,000 tonnes of food to Syria refugees: FM
Xi says more help on way for Syria refugees
Transcript of Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Interview With Belahodood of Al Jazeera
China to deliver committed humanitarian aids to Syria soon: diplomat
Wang Yi: To Solve the Palestinian Issue
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