Vietnam is striving to raise the rate of female officers in the country's peacekeeping force to 20% by 2025, Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien told a conference in Hanoi on October 19.

VOV.VN - Amid the world facing new complex developments and challenges, implementing the rule of law at all levels is very important to the development of each country and the international community as a whole.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has provided strong support for and made practical contributions to the United Nations’ priority cooperation areas, including peacekeeping, climate change response, sustainable development, water resources security and food security, among others.

Vietnam and Algeria have potential for cooperation in trade, industry and energy, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

The opening ceremony of a UN Military Observers (UNMO) course took place in Hanoi on October 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's consistent policy is to support international efforts to combat proliferation through comprehensive and thorough disarmament, especially with regard to nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, had a working session with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Representative to the UN, in New York on October 5 to discuss measures to strengthen cooperation between the two delegations in global issues at multilateral forums, including the UN.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Vietnam launched a songwriting contest on gender equality on October 5 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) is ready to support and share its experience with the Laos NA in successfully organising the Cambodia - Laos – Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit in Vientiane capital in early December.

VOV.VN - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on October 4 awarded UN peacekeeping orders to three officers from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security who are participating in the UN peacekeeping mission in the East African country.