UN official praises Chinese peacekeepers for DRC humanitarian mission

STORY: UN official praises Chinese peacekeepers for DRC humanitarian mission DATELINE: July 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: MILITARY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of inauguration ceremony in Kalehe, DR Congo 2. various of a humanitarian project carried out by Chinese peacekeepers in Kalehe, DR Congo 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MAX DESIR, Head of local civil engineering service of MONUSCO STORYLINE: A United Nations official on Tuesday praised the "unity" shown by Chinese peacekeepers in a humanitarian mission in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of a temporary bridge. The bridge spans the Luzira River in the Kalehe territory of the South Kivu province. The area was stricken by heavy rains and flooding in May, causing serious casualties. The bridge was built by the engineers of the 26th Chinese contingent under the order of a UN mission in the DRC. T