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Exchange held between Vietnamese peacekeepers, HCM City’s youths

Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam Youth Federation held an exchange programme on April 15 between 24 Vietnamese peacekeepers who have returned from the UN mission in South Sudan and over 500 local young people.
Exchange held between Vietnamese peacekeepers, HCM City’s youths ảnh 1Representatives of Vietnamese peacekeepers and young people in HCM City at the exchange (Photo: VNA)
HCMCity (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam Youth Federation held anexchange programme on April 15 between 24 Vietnamese peacekeepers who havereturned from the UN mission in South Sudan and over 500 local young people.

Theevent also aimed to mark the second time Vietnam has taken over the Presidencyof the UN Security Council during its non-permanent membership for the2020-2021 term, as well as the 46th anniversary of South Liberationand National Reunification (April 30).

Apartfrom a photo exhibition reflecting the Vietnamese peacekeeping force’sactivities at the UN mission in South Sudan, the peacekeepers talked abouttheir foreign language and medical knowledge training process, the settlementof bombs and mines, survival skills, and response to unexpected incidents.

Theyalso shared hardships and dangers facing them in conflict zones, as well asefforts in COVID-19 response, while performing duties at the mission in SouthSudan.

Storiesabout their daily life and homesickness also attracted the interest andadmiration from participants.
Exchange held between Vietnamese peacekeepers, HCM City’s youths ảnh 2The signing of a cooperation agreement between HCM City’s Vietnam Youth Federation and the level-2 field hospital No 3 at the exchange (Photo: VNA)
Col.Mac Duc Trong, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Department of PeacekeepingOperations and head of the peacekeeping experts’ group, said the image ofpeacekeepers from the Vietnam People’s Army could be seen clearly in Africancountries, especially in South Sudan and the Central African Republic over thelast five years.

Withthe resolve to weather every difficulty and hardship, especially amid complexdevelopments of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Sudan, the Vietnamesepeacekeeping force pledged to excellently fulfill duties and be ready to devoteto peace building, he noted.

Duringthe programme, HCM City’s Vietnam Youth Federation and the level-2 fieldhospital No 3 under the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations signed acooperation agreement.

Accordingly,they will organise regular exchanges and dialogues, carry out an internationalvoluntary project for the youth in HCM City, and provide online training ininternational youth affairs for federation members./.
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