Training course on int'l humanitarian law for Vietnamese peacekeepers opens
The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations on November 27 coordinated with agencies of the Ministry of National Defence and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to organise a training course on the International Humanitarian Law for officers and personnel who are expected to join Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 6 and Engineering Unit Rotation 3.
Representatives from ministries and agencies and trainees at the opening ceremony of the training course. (Photo: qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Department of PeacekeepingOperations on November 27 coordinated with agencies of the Ministry ofNational Defence and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) toorganise a training course on the International Humanitariaꦚn Law for officers and personnel who are expected to join Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 6 andEngineering Unit Rotation 3.
A total of 156 trainees took part in the four-day training coursewhich provides them with basic and essential knowledge about the InternationalHumanitarian Law, conflict environments, those who are protected under thelaw, and kinds of violations. This is the first training course for peacekeepers expected to participate in the Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 6 and EngineerUnit Rotation 3 before they take UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan andAbyei. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations Colonel Nguyen Nhu Canh emphasised that understanding the conflict environment and internationalprinciples of ensuring humanitarian and human rights will help Vietnamesepeacekeepers to be well prepared for their jobs. The training course also contributes to consolidating andstrengthening cooperation in the field of United Nations peacekeeping betweenVietnam and the ICRC, he said. Lloyd Gillett, a senior expert on the armed forces from ICRCBangkok (Thailand), said that during the training process, trainees also learn about the law on military operations, the application of the International Humanitarian Lawin peace support activities; commander's responsibilities as well as contentrelated to sexual violence in conflicts. He said the International Humanitarian Law is not just a set ofrules that need to be applied and followed, but also an effective tool forcommanders at all levels to develop military plans. Since 2015, the ICRC has supported the Vietnam Department ofPeacekeeping Operations to organise similar training activities. Over the pasttime, the two sides have always strived to maintain important trainingactivities even during the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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Representatives from ministries and agencies and trainees at the opening ceremony of the training course. (Photo: qdnd.vn) 
