Overview

Chinese government sends 21st peacekeeping mission to DRC

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•Democratic Republic of the CongoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•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, 2017

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)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Democratic Republic of Congo

Loan description

Chinese government sends 21st peacekeeping mission to DRC

Narrative

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Project narrative

On September 12, 2017, the first batch of peacekeepers in the 21st 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 on September 18 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 was completed in September 2018.