Vietnam has recorded an impressive percentage of women in UN peacekeeping operations. (Photo: VNA) Since the Women, Peace and Security Agenda – anexpanded framework towards women’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations –was officially approved in 2000, Vietnam has ensured women’s engagement inpeace processes, she added.
Together with the UN, the Vietnamese Governmentorganised a conference on women, peace and security in 2000. The same year, theNational Assembly adopted Resolution No. 130/2020/QH14 on Vietnam’sparticipation in UN peacekeeping operations, covering the gender issue.
The UNDP has supported Vietnam in variousactivities, helping the country improve the capacity of its peacekeepingforces. Notably, the UNDP and the Ministry of National Defence co-organised aninternational conference on women’s role and COVID-19 prevention and control inpeacekeeping operations in 2020.
The two sides also jointly held anotherinternational conference on women and UN peacekeeping operations in November2022, on the occasion of the visit to Vietnam by UN Under-Secretary-General forPeace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix.
The event looked into how to create a firmfoundation to enhance women’s engagement and improve their leadership capacity inpeacekeeping activities. It has been seen as a step towards the establishmentof a peacekeeping centre of the regional level in Vietnam.
The 2028 target for women serving in militarycontingents is 15%, and 25% for military observers and staff officers, which Wiesensaid is feasible for Vietnam once the country carries forwards its achievements.
The UN backs Vietnam’s commitments to playing a moreactive role towards global peace and security, as well as its target of establishingthe centre, focusing on training and improving the capacity of peacekeepingforces, particularly female personnel.
The UN stands ready to provide technical support andmobilise resources to identify major challenges to deploying female forces, whilehelping the country with expertise, technologies and internationalcapacity, creating an optimal policy environment to make progress in ensuringgeneral equality and peacekeeping, she affirmed./.
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