The first group of Vietnam's Engineering Unit Rotation 1 arrived at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) on May 5, according to the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio have consented to step up cooperation across multiple fields such as investment, trade, agriculture, energy, and the environment.

VOV.VN - A deployment ceremony for the nation’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 and Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 participating in UN missions was held on April 27 in Hanoi amid the presence of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese peacekeeping forces, including the Military Engineering Unit No.1 and the Level-2 Field Hospital No.4, held a departure ceremony on April 27 at Noi Bai International Airport ahead of their work at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) mission.

An event was co-held by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Vietnam to promote women’s roles in diplomacy in Hanoi on April 25.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations on April 21 hosted a ceremony to launch an emulation movement among the staff of the first engineering team and the level-2 field hospital No. 4 before they are deployed to the UN peacekeeping mission.

VOV.VN - Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, thanked the US Government for its assistance in addressing wartime issues, while receiving Derek Chollet, senior policy advisor to the US Secretary of State in Hanoi on April 1.

VOV.VN - Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations at the UN Jean-Pierre Lacroix has expressed his appreciation for Vietnamese participation and implementation of its commitment to peacekeeping operations, especially its preparation for the upcoming deployment of a sapper company.

VOV.VN - A total of 63 Vietnamese peacekeepers at the Vietnamese Level-2 field Hospital No. 3 (L2FH3) in South Sudan have been honoured with UN Peacekeeping medals in recognition of their outstanding contributions during their year-long mission in the East African country.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, called for enhancing programmes and activities for women capacity building at local, national and international levels in order to promote sustainable peace and women's economic empowerment.