Chinese donates multiple batches of rice as humanitarian aid to Yemen from 2017 to 2019

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Yemen
Country	Yemen
Start Date	Jan 01, 2017
End Date	Jun 26, 2027
Duration	3,828 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`65284`

Grant Description

In 2017, China launched emergency food aid project in Yemen and began to send humanitarian aid to Yemen via shipments of rice every 2-3 months.

On July 29th, 2019, the Chinese and Yemeni governments signed a certificate of handover for rice food aid for victims of disasters and war in Yemen. According to the report issued by Xinhuai, China has kept up its food aid to Yemen.

In 2019, China sent 1,200 metric tons of rice in mid-March and another shipment of 1,200 metric tons of rice at the end of May. This project was completed.

📚 Sources & References

Chinese envoy urges int'l community to increase humanitarian assistance to Yemen
康勇大使与也门地方管理部长兼最高救援委员会主席阿卜杜•拉吉布签署粮援交接证书 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.