Project ID: 59765

Chinese government sends 15th peacekeeping mission to DRC

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

People's Liberation Army of China [Government Agency]

Recipient

Congo (DRC)

Sector

Government and civil society (Code: 150)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2012-01-01

Actual start

2012-11-27

Actual complete

2013-07-27

Description

On November 27, 2012, the first batch of peacekeepers in the 15th Peacekeeping mission set off for the DRC. The 218 peacekeepers in total came from the engineering unit and medical unit. The second batch of peacekeepers will set off 10 days later with 118 peacekeepers. The peacekeeping mission is likely supporting the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO. The mission will reportedly last for 8 months.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Democratic Republic of Congo [Government Agency]