CNPC builds UN Protection of Civilians site in Juba, South Sudan

On March 4, 2014, CNPC signed an agreement to fund a Protection of Civilians (POC) site in Juba for the UN Mission in South Sudan (also known as the UN Juba Civilian Protection Project) (联合国朱巴平民保护所项目(POC SITE）). The groundbreaking ceremony of the project was also held on this day.

On April 1, 2014, China's internal cooperation agreement of this project was signed at the CNPC Juba base. This construction project covers an area of about 600,000 square meters.

It involved land leveling, excavation of trenches outside the site, construction of earthen walls, construction of simple roads along the site, and erection of two wire fences inside and outside. The project implementer was China Overseas Construction Engineering. The cost of the project is unknown.

The project was completed and officially handed over on May 28, 2014.

Representatives from the South Sudanese Government, Acting Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alor, Ding Ge, Chairman of the National Disaster Relief and Reconstruction Commission, Johnson, head of UNAMSU, representatives of Chinese-funded companies, and Zhang Yi, business counselor of the Embassy, attended the handover ceremony.