Vietnam is currently formulating a project to shorten the UXO clearance timeline to 35–40 years, aiming to render contaminated land safe to a depth of 0.5 metres by 2065. To support this, it is drafting a new ordinance on post-war UXO remediation and a national strategy on mine risk education.
Since June 2014, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has successfully deployed nearly 1,100 personnel to UN peacekeeping operations and the UN headquarters, in both individual and unit-based formats.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix to discuss cooperation between Vietnam and the UN in the field of peacekeeping.
In the past 80 years, the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) has kept growing and playing a crucial role in Vietnam's national liberation, building and safeguarding, said Marcelo Rodríguez, head of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Argentina (CPA).
The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) and the Vietnamese Military Attaché’s Office held a ceremony in New York on December 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22,1944 - 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024).
Former Defense Attaché of India in Vietnam General P.K. Chakravorty has reaffirmed his appreciation for the role of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) in the Southeast Asian country's national development cause.
A total of 18 candidates from five Asian countries have completed a Hanoi training programme which aimed to prepare trainers for delivering specialized training meeting UN standards on peacekeeping.
The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Defence Attaché Office and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on November 8 jointly held an experience sharing session on the theme of women, peace and security in United Nations peacekeeping operations.
The fifth annual Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX 2024) commenced on November 4 at the Chandimandir military station in Haryana state, India.
The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 7 to present decisions of the State President and the Defence Minister to three officers who will assume duties at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on September 13 received Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is paying a working visit to Vietnam.
Vietnam supports every effort in helping United Nations peacekeeping operations become more effective and adaptive, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.
The Ministry of Public Security on June 19 handed over the State President’s decisions to deploy three officers to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on May 29 handed over the State President’s decisions to deploy two officers to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).
The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) under the Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on May 27 to mark the 10th anniversary of its traditional day (May 27, 2014 - 2024) and receive the third-class Fatherland Protection Order.
The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations held a ceremony in New York on May 24 to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers and 10 years of the country’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations.
Vietnam emphasised the need for ensuring security and safety for the forces and bases of peacekeeping missions and enhancing women’s role in peacekeeping operations, at a recent plenum of the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34).
