New York (VNA) – The UN Security Council (UNSC) heldan online session on March 12 to announce the adoption of three resolutions and a presidential statement. 

Those resolutions consists of Resolution 2566 on increasing the authorised size of the UN MultidimensionalIntegrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA),Resolution 2567 on extending the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and Resolution 2568 on reauthorising the African Union Mission inSomalia (AMISOM).

Resolution 2567 and 2568 wereapproved by 15 votes in favour while Resolution 2566 received 14 votes infavour and one abstention. 

Besides, the UNSC also issueda presidential statement on the situation in Libya.

Resolution 2567, extendingthe mandate of UNMISS until 15 March 2022, recognised therecent improvements in South Sudan thanks to the mission’s contributions anddecided to maintain the main groups of tasks of UNMISS, including protectingcivilians, supporting the peace process and the implementation of the 2018 peaceagreement, and create favourable conditions for humanitarian aid.

It also permitted UNMISS toincrease activities outside the civilian protection sites and boost technicalsupport for agencies and transitional institutions in South Sudan.

This resolution also askedthe Security Council Secretariat to enhance safety and improve the working environmentfor women in the mission.

Vietnam actively engaged inthe negotiation of Resolution 2567. It proposed the resolution include more informationabout political and security improvements in South Sudan, while calling formore favourable conditions for women working at UNMISS.

The country’s ideas receivedsupport from other UNSC members.

Resolution 2566 decided to increaseMINUSCA’s military component by 2,750 and its police component by 940, from thecurrent respective levels of 11,451 and 2,057.

Amid the Central AfricanRepublic’s complicated security situation due to opposition armed groupssabotaging the ongoing presidential and legislative election processes, thereinforcements would enable MINSUCA to focus on protecting civilians,facilitating humanitarian access, and creating space for the peace process inthe country to advance.

Resolution 2568 decided to reauthorise AMISOM until 31 December, 2021 and maintainthe mission’s functions, tasks, and personnel level.

It also voiced concern over the threats fromthe Al-Shabaab terrorist group to the security and stability of Somalia and theregion, requesting the Somali Government and federal member states to makedialogue efforts to achieve a political agreement on elections in 2021.

Meanwhile, the presidential statement on Libya welcomed the country’sparliament voting to approve the leadership posts in the provisional governmenton March 10. It called on the provincial government to strive to promote thetransitional process towards the elections slated for December 24 this year.

In response to the COVID-19pandemic, UNSC resolutions are currently adopted through a written procedurevote.

Officially joining in UNpeacekeeping operations in 2014, Vietnam is running UNMISS’s Level-2 FieldHospital No 2, comprising 63 personnel (with 10 women, or nearly 16 percent), inBentiu city of South Sudan. It is preparing for the deployment of the Level-2Field Hospital No 3 in late March 2021.

Vietnam also has 11 officersat MINUSCA at present, including two women (accounting for 18 percent)./.