The working session between foreign military attachés and officers of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations on July 19 (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will chair an international conference in early September, aiming to improve the country’s capacity of taking part in UN peacekeeping activities. The information was released by a representative of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) while talking to foreign military attachés who visited the department on July 19, Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper reported. The attachés learned about the development of the DPKO as well as the country’s participation in United Nations peacekeeping activities in recent years. On behalf of the delegation, Defence Attaché of South Africa Mpiwa Kgotso Abiel lauded Vietnam’s effective participation in UN peacekeeping activities. He also … [Read more...] about Int’l conference to be held to improve Vietnam’s peacekeeping capacity
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UN shows high evaluation for Vietnam’s peacekeeping engagement
Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – The selection of Vietnam as a training site for UN peacekeeping forces in ASEAN demonstrates the UN’s high evaluation for Vietnam’s activeness and capacity to contribute to UN peacekeeping activities, said a military officer. It also shows Vietnam’s success in international integration and strides towards a world of peace and security, said Colonel Nguyen Van Hai, who is military attaché and counsellor for military affairs at the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN. When the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre was opened in 2014, it has been set to become an international peacekeeping establishment. Over the past four years, the centre has been improved step by step to meet international standards, he noted. Compared with some other ASEAN nations, Vietnam’s contributions to the UN peacekeeping mission was relatively modest but trained Vietnamese military personnel deployed for UN peacekeeping … [Read more...] about UN shows high evaluation for Vietnam’s peacekeeping engagement
Vietnam, Russia enhance UN peacekeeping cooperation
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Be Xuan Truong, Deputy Defence Minister, received a Russian delegation led by Lieut. Gen. Luralenko Sergey Vasilievich, Deputy Commander-in-chief for Peacekeeping Operations of the Russian Ground Forces in Hanoi on June 14. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Sen. Lieut. Gen. Be Xuan Truong, Deputy Defence Minister, received a Russian delegation led by Lieut. Gen. Luralenko Sergey Vasilievich, Deputy Commander-in-chief for Peacekeeping Operations of the Russian Ground Forces in Hanoi on June 14. Truong affirmed that bilateral defence ties have seen gigantic developments in recent time, including in the field of UN peacekeeping. A memorandum of understanding between the two countries’ Defence Ministries signed in November 2017 has proved both sides’ efforts in the field and contributed to defining their cooperation in UN peacekeeping in the coming time, he said. The Vietnamese official suggested the two sides continue increasing the exchange of all-level … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Russia enhance UN peacekeeping cooperation
Vietnam sends seven more officers to UN peacekeeping mission
Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh (second from right) presented flowers to officers who fulfilled their missions in Central African Republic (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Seven officers from the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre will be dispatched to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic and South Sudan in 2018. Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh presented the President’s decision to the officers at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 21. Accordingly, two officers will be sent to South Sudan as military observers. Meanwhile, the group of five officers sent to the Central African Republic comprise one military observer and four staff officers. Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, who is also Head of the Defence Ministry’s Steering Committee for Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations, told the officers to adhere to the Party and State’s diplomatic policies, … [Read more...] about Vietnam sends seven more officers to UN peacekeeping mission
Vietnamese to join UN peacekeeping missions
Vietnam will send 30 officers and 30 tonnes of equipment to UN Peacekeeping Forces in South Sudan, according to the Ministry of Defence. Australian expert training Vietnamese medics and soldiers on how to deal with injured people The United Nations will help ship all equipment. According to the Ministry of Defence, the equipment is used for running level 2 field hospitals. The US gave Vietnam equipment for field hospital worth USD2.47m and Australia gave two ambulances and a 240 kVA generator. Vietnam has also bought more equipment for the hospital based on UN regulations. "The peacekeeping centre in Vietnam is working with Military Hospital 175 to send the list of items to the UN for customs clearance and tax exemption in South Sudan," said Deputy Director of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre Colonel Nguyen Nhu Canh. A team of 30 officers will arrive in Bentiu, South Sudan with 30 tonnes of commodities 10 days earlier than the main force. Canh said the medics were carefully selected … [Read more...] about Vietnamese to join UN peacekeeping missions