2017: Vietnam sends first female officer to UN peacekeeping mission
VOV.VN - Vietnam sending the first female officer to the UN peacekeeping mission is an event which draws much public attention this year.
Deputy Minister of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh hands over the President’s decision to Major Do Thi Hang Nga. |
Do Thi Hang Nga is the 20th Vietnamese officer and the first female Vietnamese officer who takes UN peacekeeping mission. (Photo SGGP) |
Nga works as a staff officer in charge of overseeing military operations for 12 months from October 29 in South Sudan. |
Mr Vinh says the dispatch of a female officer to the UN peacekeeping mission shows gender equality and affirms the role of women in global activities. |
Before embarking on the task, Nga has taken in various training courses in Sri Lanka, China, the Netherlands and the Republic of Korea. |
Major Do Thi Hang Nga, 36, is from the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre under the Ministry of National Defence. |
Over one year, Nga has acquired essential knowledge and skills to become a UN peacekeeper. (Photo: Vnexpress). |
Nga has successfully undergone foreign language and driving tests set by UN experts (Photo: Tienphong) |
Pictured is Nga on a working visit to the Netherlands (Photo: Tienphong). |
Nga and her colleagues at a hand-over ceremony of S5 Hall and equipment funded by the US Government to Vietnam Peacekeeping Center. |
Nga will take over around 12-15 duties at UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. |