UN selects Vietnam as training site for peacekeeping forces
Vietnam is among four countries in Southeast Asia selected to be the training sites for the UN peacekeeping forces, with the first training course to be held in Vietnam at the end of this year.
Members of Vietnam’s first field hospital for UN peacekeeping mission (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) – Vietnam is among fourcountries in Southeast Asia selected to be the training sites for the UNpeacekeeping forces, with the first training course to be held in Vietnam atthe end of this year.
The decision wasannounced by the United Nations (UN) Department of Field Support (DFS) on June25 following its inspection of training sites for the UN peacekeeping forces inthe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The other three countries are Cambodia,Indonesia and Thailand.
Representatives of ASEAN member countrieswelcomed the UN to open peacekeeping training courses in the Southeast Asianregion and congratulated Vietnam on being the first country in the region tohost the course.
All training facilitiesfor peacekeeping forces in Vietnam meet international standards.
The selection of Vietnam as the first training placeamong ASEAN nations demonstrates the UN’s high evaluation of Vietnam’s commitmentsand contributions to the UN peacekeeping activities.
Vietnam is preparing to send a second-levelfield hospital to South Sudan.
The country has sent 20officers to work at the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission inCentral African Republic and the UN Mission in South Sudan, including a femaleofficer, after nearly four years of joining the UN peacekeeping operations.-VNA
Vietnam will send more officers, especially females, to participate in the UN peacekeeping operations, said Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.
Seven officers from the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre will be dispatched to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic and South Sudan in 2018.
The Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre opened a training course for UN staff officers in Hanoi on June 5 with the support of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) under the US Department of State.
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Members of Vietnam’s first field hospital for UN peacekeeping mission (Photo: VNA) 
