Project ID: 31147
China builds disarmament training center in South Sudan
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
South Sudan
Sector
Government and civil society (Code: 150)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In April 2013, Chinese UN peacekeepers constructed interim training centers for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) in South Sudan, which will teach new skills to around 400 ex-militants. The peacekeepers also constructed a road through forests and swamps in order to ease access to the center. The transaction information on the agreement of peacekeeping operations and costs of construction are unknown.
Additional details
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
6
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of South Sudan [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations (DPKO) [Intergovernmental Organization]