The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence on October 27 launched a training course on United Nations peacekeeping operations for female military officers, with support from UN Women and Australia.

The Ministry of National Defence held a conference in Hanoi on October 16 to review the missions of Engineering Unit Rotation 3 and Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 6 after their successful completion of United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Major Le Vinh Hoang, Brigade 229 under the Engineer Corps, received a decision to undertake United Nations peacekeeping tasks at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 10.

Vietnamese peacekeepers are winning hearts in Africa through smiles and meaningful acts, bridging cultural gaps and fostering trust among local communities.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 26 to welcome home staff of Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 6 after they completed their UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

This deployment involves 63 personnel of Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 7 and 184 others of Engineering Unit Rotation 4.

The Ministry of National Defence on August 12 received a package of materials and equipment from the Australian Department of Defence to support the ministry's Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

Officers will serve in logistics, operations, and civil-military coordination roles starting late July.

UN commends Vietnam peacekeeper for applying digital solutions in policing operations.

The Ministry of National Defense plans to honor contributors to UN peacekeeping missions with a special commemorative medal.

This marks the second resolution on which Vietnam has successfully coordinated negotiations at the Fifth Committee of the UNGA's 79th session.

A Vietnamese military medical team in South Sudan has successfully performed emergency surgery under field conditions to save a Pakistani worker’s nearly amputated finger, highlighting the unit’s skill.

Most deputies agreed on the necessity of enacting the law to improve the legal framework for Vietnam’s involvement in UN peacekeeping missions.

Vietnam has deployed nearly 1,100 personnel to UN peacekeeping missions.

A draft law presented to the National Assembly proposes expanding peacekeeping roles to include civil servants and public employees.

Since 2022, the Central Public Security Party Committee and the ministry’s leaders have sent four working groups to the UNMISS and UN Interim Security Force for Abyei, and one officer to work at the UN Police Division.

Major Su Tan Phi Long will serve at MINUSCA in the Central African Republic, representing Vietnam’s growing peacekeeping role.

Congratulating the officers, Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien stressed that these deployments are part of Vietnam’s ongoing contributions to all UN peacekeeping missions where its forces are present.

It was not until Vietnam deployed personnel to field missions that it was officially recognised as a participant in UN peacekeeping.