Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision issuing a plan to implement Resolution 130/2020/QH14 of the National Assembly on joining the UN peacekeeping operations.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of Vietnam to the UN, has spoken highly with regard to positive developments in South Sudan following the successful establishment of a transitional government in the East African country.

Vietnam will continue to seek measures to enhance the efficiency of and expand the areas of engagement in UN peacekeeping operations, heard a conference held by the Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi on January 7 to review Vietnam’s involvement in the operations in the 2012-2020 period.

VOV.VN - Staff working at Vietnam's Level-2 field Hospital No. 3 are currently attending a training course to prepare for their participation in the UN’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

Staff members of the Level-2 Field Hospital No.3 began the last training phase on December 23 in Ho Chi Minh City before leaving for South Sudan to join the international peacekeeping force there.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on December 22 unanimously adopted Resolution 2559 to terminate the mandate of the joint UN-African Union (AU) Hybrid Operation in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID).

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, has expressed his appreciation for the encouraging developments taking place in South Sudan this year, despite the young East African country facing numerous difficulties due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), floods, and food shortages.

Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani, head of Indonesia’s permanent mission to the UN, affirmed Indonesia and Vietnam back the transition process in Sudan, when delivering a joint speech of the two countries at the UN Security Council briefing on Sudan situation and operations of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan on December 8.

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.