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21st batch of Chinese peacekeeping force is sent to Lebanon in July 2022 (Linked to Record ID#41114)

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•LebanonDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LebanonSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 27, 2022
Start (actual)
Aug 3, 2022
End (actual)
Dec 8, 2024

Geospatial footprint

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The project dispatched a peacekeeping force to the village of Mare in South Lebanon. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/318236.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Lebanon

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of National Defense

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

Loan desecription

21st batch of Chinese peacekeeping force is sent to Lebanon in July 2022 (Linked to Record ID#41114)

Narrative

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On July 27, 2022, the first echelon of 205 officers and soldiers from China's 21st peacekeeping force to Lebanon arrived in the mission area. On 3 August 2022, Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon Qian Minjian attended the handover ceremony for the Chinese detachments of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). On December 8, 2023, the handover ceremony between the 21st and 22nd peacekeeping force was held, marking the end if their mission. In the Lebanese mission area, the Chinese peacekeeping multifunctional engineering detachment is responsible for multiple tasks such as mine clearance and explosive disposal, engineering construction, medical assistance and humanitarian relief. Since its deployment in August 2022, the 21st batch of engineers has obtained the United Nations mine clearance and explosive disposal qualifications in the shortest time, cleared more than 200 mines, completed the construction tasks of the UNIFIL headquarters with high standards, and provided medical assistance to more than 140 local residents, and upgraded the UNIFIL Headquarters gas station, winning full recognition and wide praise from the Lebanese side. China has sent UNFIL peacekeeping forces to Lebanon every year from 2006 to 2020. The program was temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 on June 30, 2020, but reinstated in August 2020 to respond to the Beirut explosion. This project is linked to Record ID#41114 which details the entirety of the project. China has sent UNFIL peacekeeping forces to Lebanon every year from 2006 to 2020. The program was temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 on June 30, 2020, but reinstated in August 2020 to respond to the Beirut explosion. This project is linked to Record ID#41114 which details the entirety of the project. For individual project descriptions, see these projects: 1st batch: #67581; 2nd batch: #67578; 3rd batch: #67580; 4th batch #71863; 5th batch #71869; 6th batch: #41110; 7th batch: #67582; 8th batch: #67584; 9th batch: #67587; 10th batch: #67588; 11th batch: #67579; 12 batch: #71901; 13th batch: #67589; 14th batch: #72070; 15th batch: #72071; 16th batch: #66366; 17th batch: #67576; 18th batch: #67574; 19th batch: #72082; 20th batch: #94431.