United Nations Mission in Sudan

The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established under UN Security Council Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005 to monitor the ceasefire between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement. UNMIS tasks are to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, to perform certain functions relating to humanitarian assistance, protection, promotion of human rights, and to support African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS).

In March 2005, the U.N. requested that China sends a peacekeeping unit to join the UNMIS. A unit of 435 troops was created in the Jinan Military Region in September. The first batch of 135 troops departed for Sudan in May 2006. They were deployed in Sector 2 of the UN peacekeeping force, which include the states of Western Bahr el Ghazal, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Warab and Al Buhairat. They are  scope of their missions include logistics, engineering, and medical support for the UN mission.

Currently the Chinese peacekeeping troops in UNMIS include a 275-man engineer company, a 100-man transport unit, and a 43-man medical unit. Additionally, there are also 25 officers serving as command staffs and military observers in the mission headquarters.

Last update: 9 February 2009