Vietnam has so far sent over 20 officers to UN Peacekeeping missions and the country’s operation has been highly valued by the international community.
Representatives from Vietnam’s level-2 field hospital in South Sudan attended a ceremony in Bentiu on October 24 to mark the 73rd United Nations Day, according to Quan Doi Nhan dan newspaper.
A ceremony was held at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 15 to see off the second group of VN's first Level-2 field hospital to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
The second group of Vietnamese military medical officers undertaking the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan was seen off at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on October 15.
Vietnam and the US convened a defence policy dialogue in Hanoi on October 4, discussing measures to enhance the effectiveness of bilateral defence cooperation.
The first group of Vietnam peacekeeping force with 30 members set off for South Sudan on October 1 for the nation’s first mission as an independent unit, which is to run a level-2 field hospital in the East Africa country.
Vietnam’s first field hospital has been all set for the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in a couple of months, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh on May 4.
The Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre has coordinated with Military Hospital 175 and partners from Australia and the US to open a training course on first aid for officers and nurses at the second-level field hospital.
Major Do Thi Hang Nga of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre under the Ministry of National Defence has become the country’s first female officer to join the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
The Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre (VPC) organised on August 8 a subject-matter expert exchange to make final planning on level-2 field hospital equipment practical training.
Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh affirmed Vietnam’s political determination to join the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Mission at a reception in Hanoi on June 27.
A United Nations delegation is making an assessment and advisory visit to the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre (VPC) from June 26-30 to examine the country’s military medicine and engineering capacity for peacekeeping.
Two Vietnamese officers sent to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan have successfully fulfilled their duties, helping raise the standing of the Vietnamese Army in the global arena.
Vietnam is working on a plan to send a sapper company and a
second-level field hospital to South Sudan in the time ahead as part of
its effort to perform UN peacekeeping missions.
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