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Chinese government provides 4,270 tons of rice as food aid to Syria in 2021

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Syrian Arab Red Crescent
Country	Syrian Arab Republic
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	Jan 17, 2033
Duration	4,399 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94475`

Grant Description

The Chinese government provided 4,270 tons of rice as emergency food aid to Syria throughout 2021 in response to the humanitarian crisis and food shortages taking place in the country. The head of SARC also noted that the first delivery of rice was made to the organization on July 17, 2021.

Another batch of rice arrived in the Syrian port of Latakia in late August 2021 and was given to the Syrian Red Crescent (SARC) for distribution. On January 16, 2022, a handover ceremony was held for the rice.

Chinese Ambassador to Syria, Feng Biao, and Khaled Hboubati, head of the SARC, signed a memorandum of understanding that acknowledged the receipt of the delivery in Damascus. These donations were referred to as the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth deliveries of emergency food aid to Syria.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The official delivery date of the second batch of food aid is unclear.

📚 Sources & References

The third batch of emergency food aid rice supplies from the Chinese government arrived in Syria
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中国政府紧急援助叙利亚的4270吨大米已全部抵达
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冯飚大使出席中国对叙利亚紧急粮食援助交接仪式
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China sends over 4,000 tons of rice to Syria as humanitarian aid
China sends over 4,000 tonnes of rice to Syria as humanitarian aid
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冯飚大使出席中国对叙利亚紧急粮食援助交接仪式
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