Military Diplomacy

China's Overseas Peacekeeping Forces Commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

我赴海外维和任务部队纪念国际维和人员日

PLA Daily (解放军报) 31 May 2026

Summary

On May 29, China's 16th Peacekeeping Engineer Detachment and Medical Detachment to South Sudan (Wau) joined UNMISS Western Sector commemorations alongside personnel from multiple troop-contributing countries, while the 12th Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion to South Sudan (Juba) held a Chinese cultural exhibition and the 3rd Peacekeeping Quick Reaction Detachment to Abyei conducted an oath-taking ceremony followed by combined vehicle and foot patrols. The UNMISS Western Sector head publicly praised the Chinese engineer and medical units for supply route repair, camp construction, medical patrols, and casualty evacuation — a specific operational endorsement that PLA Daily reproduces as evidence of institutional legitimacy. This is standard commemorative-day coverage; its value is as a baseline record of which named Chinese detachments are currently deployed to South Sudan (Juba and Wau) and Abyei, not as evidence of any change in posture or mission scope.

Translation

China's Overseas Peacekeeping Forces Commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers On the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, China's 12th Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion to South Sudan (Juba) held a Chinese cultural exhibition. Pictured are foreign guests watching a guzheng performance. Photo by Wang Liguo.

PLA Daily News — May 29 of this year marks the 24th International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Officers and soldiers of China's peacekeeping forces employed a variety of means to participate in or conduct commemorative activities for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, honoring through concrete action their solemn pledge to safeguard world peace.

On May 29 local time, China's 16th Peacekeeping Engineer Detachment and Medical Detachment to South Sudan (Wau) participated in commemorative activities for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Western Sector. Together with peacekeeping officers and soldiers from multiple troop-contributing countries, they held a moment of silence to honor peacekeeping personnel who gave their lives in the cause of peace.

During the event, the head of the UNMISS Western Sector summarized the phased peacekeeping work and spoke highly of the Chinese peacekeeping forces, noting that since their deployment to the mission area they have shown no fear of hardship, shouldered heavy responsibilities, and efficiently completed tasks including supply route repair, camp infrastructure construction, medical patrols, and emergency medical evacuation of casualties, providing a solid guarantee for the orderly advancement of all peacekeeping work.

On May 29 local time, officers and soldiers of China's 3rd Peacekeeping Quick Reaction Detachment to Abyei held a oath-taking ceremony to commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.

At the oath-taking ceremony, all officers and soldiers solemnly took their oath facing the Five-Starred Red Flag and the United Nations flag. The detachment's officers and soldiers revisited their original aspiration and mission of going abroad to serve the nation and safeguard peace, further consolidating the fighting will to fulfill their duties and hold the front line.

After the ceremony, the detachment's officers and soldiers proceeded to their mission area to conduct routine armed patrols. In response to the actual conditions of the mission area, the detachment employed a combination of vehicle patrols and foot patrols to inspect the main roads and residential areas of the mission area, rigorously investigating potential conflict hazards and protecting the safety of local civilians.

(Compiled from reports submitted by Yang Biao, Deng Yifan, and PLA Daily special correspondent Wang Yi)

Original Chinese

我赴海外维和任务部队纪念国际维和人员日国际维和人员日到来之际，我第12批赴南苏丹（朱巴）维和步兵营举办中国文化展。图为外方嘉宾观看古筝演奏。王利国摄解放军报讯今年5月29日是第24个国际维和人员日。我维和部队官兵采取多种形式，参加或开展国际维和人员日纪念活动，以实际行动践行维护世界和平的铮铮誓言。当地时间5月29日，我第16批赴南苏丹（瓦乌）维和工兵分队和医疗分队，参加了联南苏团西战区组织的国际维和人员日纪念活动，与多个出兵国维和官兵共同举行默哀仪式，缅怀为和平事业献出生命的维和人员。活动中，联南苏团西战区负责人总结了阶段性维和工作，高度评价中国维和部队部署至任务区以来，不畏艰苦、勇挑重担，高效完成补给线修复、营区基础设施建设、医疗巡诊、紧急后送伤员等任务，为各项维和工作有序推进提供了坚实保障。当地时间5月29日，我第3批赴阿卜耶伊维和快反分队官兵举行宣誓仪式，纪念国际维和人员日。宣誓仪式现场，全体官兵面向五星红旗与联合国旗庄严宣誓。分队官兵重温为国出征、守护和平的初心使命，进一步凝聚起履职尽责、坚守一线的战斗意志。仪式结束后，分队官兵奔赴任务区地域，开展常态化武装巡逻。针对任务区实际情况，分队采取车巡与步巡相结合的方式，对任务区主干道、居民区开展巡查，严密排查冲突隐患，守护当地民众安全。（综合杨彪、邓逸凡、解放军报特约记者王轶来稿）