China gives $16mn aid to Somalia

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More than half of all Somali children are malnourished, with six infants dying from malnutrition everyday.
China has given its biggest single donation of $16 million for the famine-stricken people of Somalia in 2011, says the United Nations' World Food Program (WFP).

China's humanitarian aid will be added to WFP's food assistance operation in Somalia where 1.5 million people are currently receiving food rations, the WFP said in a press release.

“This is an enormous gesture of goodwill from the people of China,” said WFP Deputy Executive Director Ramiro Lopes da Silva.

Added to China's earlier donations, Beijing's support for the WFP exceeds $20 million for the year 2011, according to the report.

The WFP plans to provide ready-to-use supplementary foods, which are specialized nutritious products, aiming to spare young children in particular from the ravages of malnutrition.

Somalia has some of the world's highest malnutrition rates with one in four children acutely malnourished in the south of the Horn of Africa state. Prices for staple cereals in Somalia are at record levels, making any already desperate situation even worse.

According to the WFP, some eleven million people across the region are estimated to be in need of food assistance following its worst drought in 60 years.

Other countries affected include Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Djibouti.

Somalia has been experiencing one of the severest food crises in Africa, with about 3.6 million people in the country being at risk of starvation.

More than half of all Somali children are malnourished, with six infants dying from malnutrition every day, reports indicate.

Thanking you China for a fantastic show of generosity!

 

[gubbi]

Thanking you China for a fantastic show of generosity!

If you think this is "fantastic", you will be blown away by what another country has already donated!!

US plans more aid for Somalia famine as Jill Biden visits refugee camp
The US is expected to announce an extra $95 million in urgent US aid to help victims of the famine plaguing the Horn of Africa, as aid groups sound the alarm that they are still far short of what they need to address the humanitarian crisis spanning Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.


Somali Government Welcomes US Aid
U.S. President Barack Obama has approved $105 million in new drought and famine aid to East Africa.
The United States has already contributed $565 million in aid to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya

Now thank that country (which also happens to be the biggest aid basket for your country as well) for their donations.

 

[jdme]

Go China????????

 

[Ahmad]

If you think this is "fantastic", you will be blown away by what another country has already donated!!

US plans more aid for Somalia famine as Jill Biden visits refugee camp
The US is expected to announce an extra $95 million in urgent US aid to help victims of the famine plaguing the Horn of Africa, as aid groups sound the alarm that they are still far short of what they need to address the humanitarian crisis spanning Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.


Somali Government Welcomes US Aid
U.S. President Barack Obama has approved $105 million in new drought and famine aid to East Africa.
The United States has already contributed $565 million in aid to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya

Now thank that country (which also happens to be the biggest aid basket for your country as well) for their donations.

I think we should thank china for what it has donated, yes the other countries have done much more than china, but even that 16m will be feeding some people.

I think the UK public donated upto 20m pounds(30m dollars) until 22 of july 2011, and the UK gov until that time gave 86m dollars.

 

[J-20]

OMG, so many poor people inside my country need help, the government just hand tax payer money to a foreign county so easily.

 

[Mo12]

$16million is way to less from China, especially as it has such a large economy.

Nations withs smaller GDP are donating more to Somalia. China needs to stand up more and be more charitable.

 

[nomi007]

slap on the face on Muslim countries especially on uae who just building skyscrapers

 

[Mo12]

India Efforts:

NEW DELHI: Taking advantage of the bulging food stocks in its godowns, India is getting ready to send emergency food aid to famine-hit Somalia. An announcement is expected to be made over the next few days.

The government is working on a plan to give grain to the World Food Programme ( WFP) for distribution in Somalia, where three new regions have just been declared famine-hit by the UN. Out of a population of roughly 7.5 million, the UN says 3.2 million Somalis are in need of immediate lifesaving assistance. An estimate said about 29,000 children under the age of 5 had died in Somalia.

In the last year, India has advanced food-aid to North Korea as well as offered rice to Bangladesh, during their famine.

India to send food aid to famine-hit Somalia - Times Of India

Somalia needs food and medicine urgently!

 

[jdme]

$16million is way to less from China, especially as it has such a large economy.

Nations withs smaller GDP are donating more to Somalia. China needs to stand up more and be more charitable.

It's better than nothing. Stop complaining.

 

[Whazzup]

OMG, so many poor people inside my country need help, the government just hand tax payer money to a foreign county so easily.

Ohh common dude the people in somalia are far more needy than the ones in somalia and your economic growth enough to help the needy in China.

anyway 16mil is too less compared to the gdp of China.

 

[Mo12]

It's better than nothing. Stop complaining.

Im not complaining, Im stating compared to nations that rank below China is GDP table, China is donating less money.

 

[CardSharp]

$16million is way to less from China, especially as it has such a large economy.

Nations withs smaller GDP are donating more to Somalia. China needs to stand up more and be more charitable.

India Efforts:
NEW DELHI: Taking advantage of the bulging food stocks in its godowns, India is getting ready to send emergency food aid to famine-hit Somalia. An announcement is expected to be made over the next few days.

The government is working on a plan to give grain to the World Food Programme ( WFP) for distribution in Somalia, where three new regions have just been declared famine-hit by the UN. Out of a population of roughly 7.5 million, the UN says 3.2 million Somalis are in need of immediate lifesaving assistance. An estimate said about 29,000 children under the age of 5 had died in Somalia.

In the last year, India has advanced food-aid to North Korea as well as offered rice to Bangladesh, during their famine.

India to send food aid to famine-hit Somalia - Times Of India

Somalia needs food and medicine urgently!

How generous was India? Since you are so concerned with China's contribution. This new clip neither gives a number for the value of the aid or the amount of aid being sent by India.

 

[Roybot]

I hope the money goes in the right and needy hands.

 

[Whazzup]

slap on the face on Muslim countries especially on uae who just building skyscrapers

Completely true including to your post some rich guys of gulf love to donate their money to terror groups rather than these needy guys.

 

[jdme]

Im not complaining, Im stating compared to nations that rank below China is GDP table, China is donating less money.

Again, why does that concern you? It's called charity for a reason.