By Zhu Xiaonan
朱晓楠
On May 15, local time, the 5th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan passed the equipment inspection organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on the first try with a high standard. This is the third time that they have passed the UN inspection since deployment to the mission area.
“中国维和步兵营的装备管理和维护保养在任务区内属于一流水平，堪称朱巴战区的典范！”当地时间5月15日，中国第5批赴南苏丹（朱巴）维和步兵营一次性高标准通过联合国装备核查。这也是该营部署到任务区以来第3次通过装备核查。
The inspection team from the UNMISS first listened to the equipment maintenance report of the battalion. According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the UN and contributors of peacekeeping forces, the inspectors examined essential hardware including weapons, vehicles and engineering equipment, as well as self-sustaining support devices for communication, medical service and firefighting, item by item and unit by unit.
联南苏团核查组一行首先听取了中国维和步兵营装备情况介绍，随后按照《谅解备忘录》要求，对照核查清单采取逐条对账、逐台验收的方式，分别对武器、车辆、工程等主要装备和通信、医疗、消防等自我维持装备进行了详细检查。
Over the five hours’ stringent inspection, all the equipment and facilities met or surpassed the specified UN standards, while the Chinese peacekeepers’ first-class management level has won high appraisals by the inspectors. “The Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan has the first-class equipment management skill and all equipment is well maintained in the mission area. They have become a role model of the Juba Camp,” a UN official said.
经过5个小时的核查检验，我维和步兵营所属的装备器材全部达到或超过联合国规定标准，并以一流的管理赢得了核查组的高度评价。
The equipment inspection coincided with the rainy season in South Sudan. The cumulative mileage of the Chinese vehicles had reached more than 200,000 kilometers, bringing a certain level of challenge to equipment maintenance. Combining with the actual task, Chinese peacekeepers specially arranged condition-based maintenance and ensured enough repairing crew members, closely monitoring various kinds of equipment, facilities and weapons. Their hard work had laid a solid foundation for passing the UN equipment inspection smoothly.
此次装备核查恰逢南苏丹的雨季，并且该营车辆累计行程已达20余万公里，装备维修保养面临着一定的挑战。核查前，我维和官兵结合任务实际，专门安排维修保养力量，严密检修各类设备设施、武器装备，为顺利通过装备核查奠定了坚实的基础。
It is understood that the UN inspection is a comprehensive assessment of whether the equipment and facilities provided by the troop contributing countries (TCC) can meet the peacekeeping requirements, which forms the fundamental basis for economic compensation paid by UN to the troop-contributing countries.
据了解，联合国装备核查是对出兵国政府所提供的装备能否完成维和任务而进行的综合性评估，也是向出兵国政府予以经济补偿的根本依据。
