Overview

China sends engineers to Darfur as part of UN Peacekeeping Mission to construct roads, camps, and wells

Commitment Year•2007Country of Activity•SudanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SudanSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

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Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 8, 2007

Start (actual): Feb 1, 2008

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 Sudan

Loan desecription

China sends engineers to Darfur as part of UN Peacekeeping Mission to construct roads, camps, and wells

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 8, 2007, China announced that it would send an engineering unit to join a UN-led peacekeeping force in Darfur, Sudan. The first batch of 135 engineers and troops of a total of 315 were deployed in Darfur in November 24, 2007. Their main task was to build camps, roads and to dig wells to allow for the deployment of more peacekeepers. On January 12, 2008, the first batch of engineers left for China and were replaced by a team of 160 engineers. The third batch of 172 arrived in July 2008. In March 2011, a fifth detachment of engineers arrived to take part in the Darfur peacekeeping mission. A sixth detachment arrived in January 2012. In April 2019, it was reported that China had sent a total of 15 engineering units to Darfur, but when they were sent and how many engineers were in the units is unknown.