Chinese Government donates USD 500,000 to Colombian Government for Hurricane Iota disaster relief

$500K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Start Date	Nov 19, 2020
End Date	Jan 06, 2029
Duration	2,970 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`91060`

Grant Description

On November 19, 2020, the Chinese Vice Minister Zheng announced the donation of USD 500,000 in cash from the Chinese Government to the Colombian Government to help with the emergency response to Hurricane Iota that hit on November 17, according to the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The donation was promised over a video call between China's Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang and Colombia's Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Echeverri, then was announced to the public by Minister Echeverri in a press release.

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