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.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defense and the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations held a memorial service on January 19 for Lieutenant Colonel Do Anh, who passed away whilst undertaking a UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.

An official of the Ministry of National Defence (MoD) has affirmed the ministry’s support for its Cambodian counterpart’s chairmanship of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and ADMM Plus in 2022, according to the Quan doi Nhan dan (People's Army) daily.

A ceremony to hand over peacekeeper training equipment donated by the Australian Department of Defence to the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations was held in Hanoi on December 14.

The 15th Meeting of the Experts' Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations (EWG PKO) Cycle 4 for the 2021-2023 period, within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), took place on December 3 via videoconference.

VOV.VN - The nation expressed its grave concerns over the ongoing crises in Lebanon, calling on the Middle Eastern country to step up efforts to solve its challenges during a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting held on November 29.

Vietnam’s sapper unit No. 1 and level-2 field hospital No. 4 joining UN peacekeeping operations made their debut at a ceremony held by the Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi on November 17.

The visit to Cuba from September 18-21 and working trip to New York, the US, from September 21-24 of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation bear great significance and meet all set targets, according to Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

Vietnam always focuses on gender equality issues, increasing the percentage of female soldiers involving in missions in different branches and other important issues to gradually promote the participation of women in this field.

VOV.VN - Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris twitted on August 26 that she is proud of new progress that both the United States and Vietnam are making together following a series of her productive meetings with Vietnamese leaders.