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 - Vietnamese peacekeepers in South Sudan have made careful preparations for Vietnam’s traditional lunar New Year (Tet) celebration.

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.

Staff members of Vietnam's third level-two field hospital at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have recently assisted doctors at a hospital run by the Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders in conducting a successful caesarean section for a mother with severe kyphosis.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Chargé d'Affaires of Vietnam to the UN, has called on concerned parties to fully implement South Sudan’s Revitalised Peace Agreement towards elections planned for 2023.

As Chair of the UN Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to Resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, chaired a meeting discussing the visit to South Sudan from November 16-20.

An additional medical training course for the level-2 field hospital No.4 opened in Hanoi on November 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton consented to maintain the bilateral defence ties in an effective manner during their virtual talks held on November 8.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on October 27 held a meeting on the situation of Abyei, a disputed area between the Sudan and South Sudan, and operations of the UN Interim Mission in Abyei (UNISFA).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the National Council of National Defence-Security, attended a ceremony in Hanoi on October 18 to honour individuals and organisations who made outstanding contributions to the United Nations peacekeeping missions.