First Vietnamese peacekeeping engineering unit set to work in Abyei

Just days after arriving in Abyei, the unit established two teams for emergency road rescues and repair activities along roads in the northern division, a border area between Sudan and South Sudan.

The unit also took over the construction of a workshop used to repair and maintain equipment, cars, and motorbikes used by the UN peacekeeping mission which the first group of the unit had been working on since early May.

Moving forward, workshop is projected to be completed and then put into operation in June.

Along with performing the assigned tasks, the unit has quickly repaired the barracks as it seeks to ensure stable accommodation for its members as swiftly as possible.

So far, the unit has ensured the set schedule of all assigned tasks, whilst it has been applauded for its capability, especially their creativity and high sense of responsibility.

These initial results will represent an important premise for the Engineering Unit Rotation 1 as it seeks to continue successfully completing their next tasks in the working term at the UNISFA.

Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 has 184 members, with the first 28 members arriving in Abyei on May 5 and the remaining 156 set to arrive in Abyei on June 15 (local time).