The Defence Ministry handed over the President’s decisions to seven army officers to work at UN peacekeeping missions at a ceremony on November 24.

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.

VOV.VN - Staff members of Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) Mission in Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan have been honoured with UN medals for their dedication to UN peacekeeping missions.

The Ministry of Public Security held a ceremony on October 10 to assign three police officers to join the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

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 - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has noted his appreciation for outgoing Indian Ambassador Pranay Verma’s contributions to both nations’ cooperation in a multitude of fields, especially during the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The nation has not only contributed to the common work and mechanisms of the UN in words, but also through concrete actions, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN.

VOV.VN - Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong outlined that the close relationship with Vietnam is underpinned by their close economic and trade links, growing peacekeeping relationship, and longstanding people-to-people ties.