United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations HerveLadsous has hailed Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeepingoperations, expressing his hope that the UN and Vietnam will furtherstrengthen collaboration in the field.
The UN iswilling to accept Vietnamese officers to the level 2 field hospital aswell as Vietnamese sappers to UN missions as required, said Ladsouswhile co-chairing a peacekeeping forum held by the Vietnam PeacekeepingCentre in Hanoi on June 10.
He said UN peacekeeping activities are becoming more complicated, leading to higher personnel requirements for the work.
They are no longer limited to monitoring the implementation of acease-fire or a peace agreement, but have been expanded to collaborationbetween military and civil forces to protect civilians as well asstrengthening the capacity of security forces of nations and politicalinstitutions, he said.
Peacekeeping forces alsosupport and enhance the capacity of governments, strengthen lawenforcement, improve gender inequality and protect human rights, notedthe UN official.
At the event, Ladsous andLieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff ofVietnam People’s Army and Deputy Head of the Defence Ministry’s SteeringCommittee for Peacekeeping, also reviewed the initial results ofVietnam ’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations.
They also clarified experiences with and content of preparation oflogistics for peacekeeping forces, challenges and requirements, and UNsupport and commitment to Vietnam in the field.
Lieut. Gen. Tuan pledged that Vietnam is ready to send additionalpersonnel to UN missions if requested, towards joining hands with theinternational community for a more peaceful and prosperous world.
Vietnam will also consider expanding the scale, areas and formsof participation in line with policies, capacities and conditions of thecountry, he said.
After one year of operation, theVietnam Peacekeeping Centre has sent two officers to the UN mission inSouth Sudan and three officers to the Central Africa mission.
The centre has also trained officers for UN peacekeeping missions andsent more than 70 officials to training courses and conferences onpeacekeeping operations abroad.
Military medical andengineering skill training has also been provided to forcesparticipating in the UN level 2 field hospital and engineer team.-VNA
The UN iswilling to accept Vietnamese officers to the level 2 field hospital aswell as Vietnamese sappers to UN missions as required, said Ladsouswhile co-chairing a peacekeeping forum held by the Vietnam PeacekeepingCentre in Hanoi on June 10.
He said UN peacekeeping activities are becoming more complicated, leading to higher personnel requirements for the work.
They are no longer limited to monitoring the implementation of acease-fire or a peace agreement, but have been expanded to collaborationbetween military and civil forces to protect civilians as well asstrengthening the capacity of security forces of nations and politicalinstitutions, he said.
Peacekeeping forces alsosupport and enhance the capacity of governments, strengthen lawenforcement, improve gender inequality and protect human rights, notedthe UN official.
At the event, Ladsous andLieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff ofVietnam People’s Army and Deputy Head of the Defence Ministry’s SteeringCommittee for Peacekeeping, also reviewed the initial results ofVietnam ’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations.
They also clarified experiences with and content of preparation oflogistics for peacekeeping forces, challenges and requirements, and UNsupport and commitment to Vietnam in the field.
Lieut. Gen. Tuan pledged that Vietnam is ready to send additionalpersonnel to UN missions if requested, towards joining hands with theinternational community for a more peaceful and prosperous world.
Vietnam will also consider expanding the scale, areas and formsof participation in line with policies, capacities and conditions of thecountry, he said.
After one year of operation, theVietnam Peacekeeping Centre has sent two officers to the UN mission inSouth Sudan and three officers to the Central Africa mission.
The centre has also trained officers for UN peacekeeping missions andsent more than 70 officials to training courses and conferences onpeacekeeping operations abroad.
Military medical andengineering skill training has also been provided to forcesparticipating in the UN level 2 field hospital and engineer team.-VNA
