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Viet Nam affirms capacity in UN peacekeeping missions
VGP - The Viet Nam People's Army continues to excel in fulfilling both domestic and international missions, remarkably its participation in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations.
On September 20, 1977, Viet Nam officially became the 149th member of the UN. Since 1996, the nation has started making contributions to UN peacekeeping operations.
During 2005 to 2012, the Party, the Government, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued and approved policies, as well as organized numerous research and field study trips to various UN peacekeeping missions.
On November 23, 2012, a master plan on Viet Nam's participation in the UN peacekeeping operations was ratified by the Politburo.
On April 10, 2013, the Politburo issued Resolution 22 as "proactively and actively participating in multilateral institutions", which included "engaging in higher-level activities, such as UN peacekeeping operations".
On May 27, 2014, the Ministry of National Defense held a ceremony to inaugurate the Viet Nam Peacekeeping Center, which was upgraded into the Viet Nam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
On June 2014, the first two officers of the Viet Nam People's Army were sent-off as liaison officers to the South Sudan mission, marking Viet Nam's official participation in UN peacekeeping operations.
Viet Nam's key highlights in peacekeeping missions
The year marks the 10th anniversary of Viet Nam's participation in UN peacekeeping missions.
Over the recent decade, Viet Nam has deployed more than 800 personnel from the Viet Nam People's Army and Viet Nam People's Public Security to UN peacekeeping missions.
These missions include assignments to South Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Abyei Area, and the Department for Peace Operations as well as participation in the European Union's peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic.
There have been five rotation teams from the Level-2 Field Hospital deployed to South Sudan, two rotation teams from the Engineering Unit deployed to the Abyei Area, and 114 individual officers deployed in various roles.
These achievements reflect Viet Nam's long and determined journey over the past decade, as the country has actively participated in a highly meaningful and noble activity—UN peacekeeping missions./.