Overview

Chinese government sends 20th peacekeeping mission to DRC from the medical and engineering units

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•Democratic Republic of the CongoSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2016

Start (actual): Sep 19, 2016

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

People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Loan description

Chinese government sends 20th peacekeeping mission to DRC from the medical and engineering units

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 19, 2016, the 20th Peacekeeping mission set off for the DRC. The 218 peacekeepers in total came from the engineering unit and medical unit. The peacekeeping mission is likely supporting the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO. The mission was completed in September 2017. As of July 2017, the 20th peacekeeping mission had completed 31 engineering investigations, 35 construction tasks, and 19 medical operations and had treated 1,430 patients.