VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant Colonel Truong Anh Tuan, deputy commander of the Training Centre under the Ministry of National Defence’s Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, has been recruited as a military affairs officer at the Office of Military Affairs, according to the UN’s Department of Peace Operations (DPO) in New York.

VOV.VN - In 2024, Vietnam celebrates a decade of participation in the UN Peacekeeping Force, over these ten years, the officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Army have consistently worked to bring hope and stability to war-torn nations, including the Central African Republic, the Republic of South Sudan, and Abyei.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on May 29 handed over the State President’s decisions to deploy two officers to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

VOV.VN - The country does not send its armed forces to engage in peacekeeping operations to serve the intentions of other countries or non-state actors, and does not harm friendly or host nations, said Major General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Quan, former Deputy Director of the Institute for Defence Strategy in a recent interview granted to a VOV reporter on the occasion of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) under the Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony on May 27 in Hanoi to mark the 10th anniversary of its traditional day (May 27, 2014 - 2024) and receive the third-class Fatherland Protection Order.

VOV.VN -To date Vietnam has sent more than 800 officers to three UN peacekeeping missions and the UN Headquarters.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence on May 13 opened a training course for United Nations staff officers with the support of the US Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI).

VOV.VN - A smart camp built by the Vietnamese engineers who are taking on a UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan was inaugurated at Highway base on May 7.

Vietnamese peacekeeping forces are developing strongly, contributing to affirming Vietnam’s role in the world arena and demonstrating Vietnam’s efforts and commitments to joining UN peacekeeping operations and building global peace and security.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony on April 8 to present the President’s decision to send three military officers to the UN peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Abyei.