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Overview

China sends 22nd peacekeeping troupe to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Commitment Year•2018Country 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, 2018
Start (actual)
Sep 20, 2018
End (actual)
Sep 20, 2019

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

  • China Ministry of National Defense

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Democratic Republic of Congo

Loan description

China sends 22nd peacekeeping troupe to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 20, 2018, the Chinese government dispatched the 22nd peacekeeping mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The peacekeeping mission will last for a year. According to the Ministry of National Defense of the PRC, the first batch of team was dispatched from Urumqi, Xinjiang on September 20th whereas the second batch would be dispatched on September 28. The first batch includes 100 engineering and medical troops, whereas the second batch includes 218 team members. This peacekeeping mission is in support of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Congo (MONUSCO) as China is a supporting partner and the roles of the engineering team include maintaining bridges, roads, blindages, and airports, whereas the medical team will be responsible for treating the wounded, epidemic prevention and humanitarian aid. On the morning of August 8, 2019, an award ceremony was held to award the "Peace Medal of Honor" to 218 officers and soldiers of China's 22nd batch of peacekeeping troops to the Congo.