VOV.VN - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) on April 21 signed an amendment to their bilateral partnership agreement to expand USAID’s support for Vietnam in promoting local capacity development.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held on April 8 to kick off the "Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City” campaign, with the programme aiming to connect Vietnamese diplomatic missions across various countries to rapidly restore the international tourism market.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN, hosted a meeting with John McAuliff, a US close friend of Vietnam, in New York, during which the Vietnamese diplomat thanked McAuliff for his efforts in Vietnamese citizen diplomacy over the past half a century.

VOV.VN - Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations at the UN Jean-Pierre Lacroix has expressed his appreciation for Vietnamese participation and implementation of its commitment to peacekeeping operations, especially its preparation for the upcoming deployment of a sapper company.

Vietnam's Level-2 Field Hospital No. 3 which is performing duties at the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan has organised activities to raise awareness of health care and daily gynecological hygiene for local women on the occasion of the International Women's Day (March 8).

The Vietnam Department for Peacekeeping Operations on March 4 launched practical training for Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4, which is about to perform duties at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

The level-2 field hospital No.3 of Vietnam engaging in the United Nations peacekeeping mission together with Ghana’s Formed Police Unit (FPU) recently arranged the first charity trip of the year to Bentiu Central Prison in South Sudan.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, held a meeting on February 2 to bid farewell to Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations of the UN, marking the end of his term.

The Ministry of National Defence on January 28 handed over the President’s decisions to seven officers who will be sent to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), a mission established by the UN Security Council in 2011 for peacekeeping in Sudan.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on January 28 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming to deal with the complex challenges of climate change and environmental pollution.