Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 6, Engineering Unit Rotation 3 ready for UN peacekeeping missions
VGP - The Viet Nam Department of Peacekeeping Operations has coordinated with other relevant Ministry of National Defence units to prepare for the send-off ceremony for Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 6 and Engineering Unit Rotation 3 to UN peacekeeping missions on September 16.
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan checks and encourages officers before departure. Photo: VNA
Inspecting the supervision work, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People's Army Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan lauded the close, serious coordination among relevant agencies and units.
Tan, who is also Deputy Head of the Ministry's Steering Committee for participation in UN peacekeeping operations, asked the department to continue its coordination in preparation for the ceremony.
The Engineering Unit Rotation 3, with 180 personnel, is scheduled to leave Ha Noi for the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) on a UN charter flight on September 24.
Their goods and equipment will be transported in the fourth quarter of this year and are expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2025.
Also, on September 24, 63 Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 6 personnel will depart for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on an Australian-funded flight.
Their goods and equipment will be transported by both air and sea, with shipping to arrive in about 90 days, starting from the fourth quarter of 2024.
The first 165 Engineering Unit Rotation 2 personnel are scheduled to return home on September 28, and 15 others one month later.
Four of the units will remain in UNISFA to perform duties at Engineering Unit Rotation 2.
The first 51 personnel of Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 5 will fly home on September 28, and the remaining 12 members on October 10./.
