By Huang Weixin, Zhang Xiaokun and Xiang Cheng
An inspection team dispatched by the Environment Departmentof the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) assesses the camp of the 15th Chinese peacekeeping force to UNMISS on February 7, 2025.
WAU, South Sudan, Feb. 11 -- On February 7, local time, the 15th Chinese peacekeeping force to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) passed the camp assessment conducted by the UNMISS Environment Department and was awarded the Green Camp title.
The Green Camp assessment is a comprehensive assessment conducted annually by the UNMISS Mission Support Division on the environmental conditions of the peacekeeping camps of different troop-contributing countries. The UN camps are categorized into three levels, i.e. green, yellow and red, in the environmental inspection. The peacekeeping troops' camps meeting the Green Camp criteria will be entitled to a one-year exemption from the inspection.
During the assessment, the inspection team formed by members of the UNMISS Environment Department carried out thorough checks on water and wastewater management, general solid waste treatment, hazardous waste management, energy utilization, natural resource management, environmental protection and other aspects of the Chinese peacekeeping camp. Then, an onsite evaluation was made based on the actual situation. The Chinese peacekeeping force's camp met the Green Camp criteria in all assessment items.
An inspection team dispatched by the Environment Department of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) assesses the camp of the 15th Chinese peacekeeping force to UNMISS on February 7,2025.
