Vietnam’s “blue beret” officers - Messengers of peace

The second group with Vietnam’s level-2 field hospital No 3 depart for the UN’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan from Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport. (Photo: Department of Peacekeeping Operations)

Vietnam’s peacekeeping force are close friends with local people in South Sudan. (Photo: Department of Peacekeeping Operations)

Vietnam’s peacekeeping force has made friends with people in South Sudan. (Photo: Department of Peacekeeping Operations)

Vietnam’s level-2 field hospital No 2 provides medical examinations to more than 1,400 patients. The hospital is a prominent medical establishment for over 2,200 UN officers in Bentiu, South Sudan. (Photo: Department of Peacekeeping Operations)

Images of Vietnamese medics devoting themselves to taking care of patients gain media coverage from the UN and many foreign countries. (Photo: Department of Peacekeeping Operations)

Not only completing their mission, Vietnam’s “blue beret” officers are messengers of peace working to promote peace and friendship among local people. (Photo: Department of Peacekeeping Operations)

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thi Lien has become a symbol of a messenger of peace. (Photo: Department of Peacekeeping Operations)

With standout contributions to United Nations peacekeeping missions over the past seven years, the Vietnam Centre for Peacekeeping, now the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, has helped improve the profile and role of the Vietnamese military and Vietnam as a whole in the international arena. (Photo: Department of Peacekeeping Operations)

Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping missions is a vivid illustration of a country with strong renewal, a trustworthy partner, and a responsible member of the international community. (Photo: Department of Peacekeeping Operations)