VOV.VN - The Vietnam Ministry of Defence and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam co-hosted an international symposium on November 26 to discuss the role of women and prevention activities relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during peacekeeping operations.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, deputy head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, noted the significance of regional and international co-operation as a means of rooting out terrorism and preventing potential conflicts, while participating in the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s online meeting held on November 23 to discuss counter-terrorism.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations in collaboration with the Military Hospital 175 and the Air Defence - Air Force Service on November 2 launched a training course on air medical transportation for the level-2 field hospital No.3.

Deputies at the 14th National Assembly on October 24 gave opinions on a draft resolution on Vietnam’s engagement in UN peacekeeping operations, as part of the ongoing NA’s 10th session.

The United Nations Security Council on October 22 held a meeting on the situation in Abyei, disputed between Sudan and South Sudan, as well as the operation of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), during which Vietnam and Indonesia expressed their hope that the parties involved solve the Abyei issue by peaceful means.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Defense on October 22 assigned tasks to three officers who are going to join UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese ambassador to the UN Dang Dinh Quy on October 16 virtually hosted a UN Security Council session, examining progress and challenges related to children and armed conflicts in South Sudan.

VOV.VN - During a UN Security Council (UNSC) video teleconference on September 16 to discuss the situation in South Sudan, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, noted his appreciation for positive developments in the African country since the formation of the Transitional Government this year.

VOV.VN - The nation pledged to further boost ASEAN-UN co-operation in peacekeeping operations during an online meeting of the UN Security Council regarding security, with UN Deputy Secretary General and Head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operation (DPKO) Jean-Pierre Lacroix in attendance.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the country’s permanent mission to the UN, participated in a recent online meeting held by the UN Security Council (UNSC) to discuss the ongoing situation in Lebanon.