All officers and soldiers of the 27th batch of Chinese peacekeeping troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were awarded the United Nations "Peace Medal" on the 9th local time. The ceremony was held on the day of the ceremony at the China Peninsula camp in Bukavu, South Kivu province, DRC. Keita, Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zhao Bin, Chinese Ambassador to the DRC, attended the ceremony.
At 9 o'clock on April 9, the award ceremony officially began. All peacekeepers lined up in a neat line for review. Keita, Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said that groups of Chinese peacekeepers have fully demonstrated strict discipline and professionalism in their missions, guarded local peace and development, and made important contributions to the phased drawdown and withdrawal process of MONUSCO.
Keita, Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Allow me once again to thank all the officers and men of the Chinese peacekeeping engineering and medical detachments for their important contributions not only to uniformed personnel and civilian personnel, both nationally and internationally, but also to the DRC.
After the ceremony, the officers and soldiers of the peacekeeping force demonstrated traditional Chinese culture to the guests through dragon and lion dances, ethnic dances and martial arts.
The 27th batch of Chinese peacekeepers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) totaled 218 troops. Since the deployment of the mission area in September 2023, the engineering unit has completed 13 engineering surveys and 16 engineering tasks, and the medical unit has received nearly 500 visits to China's second-level hospital, providing good medical care for MONUSCO staff in Bukavu.