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China-Pacific Island Countries COVID-19 Response Fund gives third donation to Papua New Guinea (linked to Record ID#89183 and 93488)

Funder	China-Pacific Island Countries COVID-19 Response Fund
Recipient Organization	China-Pacific Island Countries COVID-19 Response Fund
Country	Papua New Guinea
Start Date	Dec 01, 2020
End Date	Jan 22, 2026
Duration	1,878 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`90296`

Grant Description

In 2020, the China-Pacific Island Countries COVID-19 Response Fund (Chinese:中国—太平洋岛国抗疫合作基金) provided three separate donations to Papua New Guinea. The first donation worth USD 300,000 was handed over on March 31, 2020 (see Record ID#89183). The second donation was worth an unknown amount and was delivered at an unknown time (see Record ID#93488).

The third donation was worth an unknown amount and was handed over on December 25, 2020 (see Record ID#90296). The government of Papua New Guinea gave the money from this donation to the St. John Ambulance Center. The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea and the CEO of the St. John Ambulance Ceremony attended the handover ceremony.

📋 Staff Comments

1. AidData is certain that at least three grants from the China-Pacific Island Countries COVID-19 Response Fund were allocated to PNG in 2020, but the details for the second donation are incomplete.

📚 Sources & References

驻巴新大使薛冰向巴新转交抗疫捐款(Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Xue Bing handed over donations to Papua New Guinea)
外媒挑拨“中国没为太平洋岛国提供抗疫支持”，中方用多个事实驳斥.pdf 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.