Society

Gender equality – a focus in peacekeeping evaluation programme: officer

Vietnam and Japan gave a focus to gender equality while mapping out plan for the Competency Evaluation Programme for Prospective United Nations Peacekeepers (CEPPP), according to Matsuzawa Tomoko, Director for Defence Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region at the Defence Ministry of Japan.
Gender equality – a focus in peacekeeping evaluation programme: officer ảnh 1Vietnamese military officers depart for UN peacekeeping mission (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Japan gave a focus to gender equalitywhile mapping out plan for the Competency Evaluation Programme for ProspectiveUnited Nations Peacekeepers (CEPPP), according to Matsuzawa Tomoko, Director forDefence Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region at the DefenceMinistry of Japan.

Women have an increasingly important role to play in peacekeeping activities,she said, highlighting Vietnam and Japan, co-chairs of the CEPPP, arranged anarray of scenarios within the framework of the programme to promote women’sparticipation.

She added that the female blue-berets have engaged in the theoretical classes aswell as field exercises in which they cast in the role of conflict victims ormilitary observers.

TheCEPPP, an activity under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus)Experts’ Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations (PKO-EWG) Cycle 4, is takingplace in Vietnam on September 13-21.

The event, drawing nearly 300 experts, trainees and observers from ADMM-Plusmember countries, is the last activity of PKO-EWG Cycle 4 within the frameworkof the ADMM-Plus.

The co-hosting of the CEPPP has shown Vietnam’s role and responsibility inmultilateral and bilateral cooperation mechanisms in the field of UNpeacekeeping operations within the ADMM-Plus framework. Through the activity,Vietnam hopes to make contributions to enhancing the efficiency of UNpeacekeeping operations by ADMM-Plus member states./.
VNA
#Competency Evaluation Programme for Prospective United Nations Peacekeepers #Vietnamplus #Vietnam News Agency #Defence Ministry of Japan Vietnam
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Hanoi to host first UN peacekeeping field training

Hanoi to host first UN peacekeeping field training

Hanoi will for the first time host the end-of-term field training course under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) Experts’ Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations Cycle 4 from September 13-21.

See more

Elderly people take part in activities at a daytime care centre for senior citizens. (Photo: VNA)

Making breakthroughs via policies for older persons

The Politburo’s Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW on groundbreaking solutions to strengthen the protection, care and improvement of public health sets the target of raising average life expectancy to 75.5 years by 2030, with at least 68 years lived in good health.

One of the first-prize winning entries in the “Social housing prototype design ideas – Towards sustainable solutions” contest. (Photo courtesy of the organising board)

Highly applicable social housing design ideas honoured

According to the organising board, the award-winning entries will provide an important foundation for the Ministry of Construction to continue research and develop prototype and typical designs for broad use in localities.

Trinh Quoc Phu (centre) voluntarily hands over a rare forest night heron to the police and authorities of Quy Nhon Nam ward. (Photo: baogialai.com.vn)

Gia Lai rangers receive rare forest night heron

The handover reflects the growing awareness and sense of responsibility among local residents in protecting wildlife, contributing to law compliance and biodiversity conservation efforts in the area.

Hue officers, soldiers and local residents in the central city of Hue are working at full speed to complete solid new homes for natural disaster-hit families (Photo: VNA)

Swift campaign brings Tet homes to storm-hit residents in Hue

Quang Trung Campaign is not merely a task, but a political responsibility and a heartfelt commitment to the people. The guiding principle is to act as swiftly and decisively as possible, ensuring no family is left without shelter, especially in the days leading up to Tet, said Major General Nguyen Thanh Tuan, Director of the Hue Department of Public Security.

Fishermen in the Dong Tac fishery port of Phu Yen ward, Dak Lak province, prepare for a new trip after storm. (Photo: VNA)

Dak Lak supports fishermen in occupational transition

As of December 5, 2025, Dak Lak had 2,556 fishing vessels, with an annual marine catch of around 68,000 tonnes. An estimated 2,900 workers are in need of occupational transition, as most have limited educational backgrounds, unstable incomes and are increasingly ageing.