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.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, chaired a meeting on October 15 of the UN Security Council ’s Committee on South Sudan with Virginia Gamba, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, in attendance.

VOV.VN - Stepping up co-operation in industrial products and potential sectors between the and Egypt took centre stage at a recent trade promotion seminar held by the Vietnam Trade Office in Egypt.

Vietnam will maintain its active contributions to UN peacekeeping efforts in South Sudan, said Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Internal Affairs.

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.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a statement at the general debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the US, on September 22 (local time).

VOV.VN - Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, deputy permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has underscored the importance of advancing the transitional process through the Juba Peace Agreement in Sudan, with efforts primarily focusing on settling differences among the various parties.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony on August 17 to hand over the President's Decision to Lieutenant Colonel Vu Thi Kim Oanh who will take on the UN’s ongoing peacekeeping missions in South Sudan.

Staff of the Level-2 Field Hospital No. 3 of Vietnam engaging in the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and their peers from India’s Level-2 Field Hospital have held an online joint training course on medical capacity and COVID-19 prevention and control.