VOV.VN - The country is set to send four more officers to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, with thorough preparations being made to help them to successfully perform duties.

The United Nations will continue creating a favourable environment for women, including those from Vietnam, to effectively participate in peacekeeping operations, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told a conference in Hanoi on November 26.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son affirmed the country’s readiness to make furhter contributions to UN peacekeeping operations during a meeting held on November 25 in Hanoi with visiting Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations.

VOV.VN - Women’s participation in peacekeeping operations took centre stage of a conference jointly held by the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence and the Defence Attaché Office of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi on November 3.

VOV.VN - The nation will continue to actively engage in UN peacekeeping operations and will remain ready to co-operate with UN member states in this important area, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has affirmed.

Vietnam has gained a position and reputation in the international arena thanks to its contributions to the international community, a researcher has said, mentioning the country’s engagement in United Nations peacekeeping operations.

A training course for United Nations military observers is underway with support from the United States’ Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI).

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has applauded Caitlin Wiesen, outgoing resident representative of the UN’s Development Programme (UNDP), for her initiatives and contributions which have supported the country in growing socio-economic development and improving international integration.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked police officers to United Nations peacekeeping missions to bring into full play their talents, strengths and creativity to fulfill their assigned tasks.

Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 of Vietnam, which perform duties at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Bentiu, has inaugurated an obstetrics clinic, according to the Vietnam Department for Peacekeeping Operations.