By Zhang Xiaokun and Wang Yibo
The 15th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) carries out a refugee camp construction task.
WAU, South Sudan, Feb. 21 -- On February 19, local time, the 15th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) completed the construction of a new refugee camp, giving strong support to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in its refugee resettlement efforts.
Since the beginning of this year, South Sudan has experienced continued political instability, with escalating ethnic tensions fueling ongoing armed conflicts and leaving a large number of refugees displaced. The newly-built refugee camp will serve as a shelter to provide essential humanitarian assistance to the displaced and homeless people from the Naivasha Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp.
It's learnt that the Chinese peacekeeping engineer contingent has deployed more than 240 vehicles and machines, along with over 500 personnel in this task. They cleared more than 20,000 tree roots and transported 1,500 cubic meters of soil in 22 workdays, successfully completing the refugee camp construction to a high standard.
The 15th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) carries out a refugee camp construction task.