A C-17 military transport aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force arrived in Hanoi on September 23 to carry Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 8 to South Sudan to undertake United Nations peacekeeping duties.

Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 22 to send off a field hospital and engineering unit for UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Abyei.

As they prepare to leave South Sudan after a year with a UN peacekeeping mission, Vietnamese military doctors have marked their final days with gifts, hugs and time spent with vulnerable children in Juba.

The Ministry of National Defence (MND) on August 10 held a ceremony to hand over the President’s decisions appointing two officers of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) to serve in United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Abyei.

Vietnam is stepping up efforts to equip its UN peacekeepers with digital skills as rapid advances in digital transformation and AI reshape peacekeeping operations and mission environments, heard an international workshop in Hanoi on July 28.

After more than 12 years of participation in UN peacekeeping operations, the Ministry of National Defence has deployed nearly 1,400 personnel from the Vietnam People’s Army to missions, UN headquarters, and liaison offices in Belgium.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence on June 18 organised practical aeromedical evacuation (AME) training for Level-2 Field Hospital No. 8, with support from Australia.

Vietnam is preparing to deploy seven new unit types for the United Nations peacekeeping mission, signalling the country’s deepening commitment to global security operations, a defence ministry official said.

Overcoming hardship and danger, Vietnamese soldiers serving in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa are building bridges, restoring roads and bringing smiles to communities across the “Black Continent.”

During the recent handover ceremony of the 37km-long Abyei – Agok road, hundreds of local residents lined both sides, waving to members of Vietnam's Engineering Unit Rotation 4.

New postings to UNISFA and EU missions reflect the country’s rising profile in international security cooperation.

The United Nations Staff Officers Course (UNSOC) organised by the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) has been officially recognised by the UN as meeting its pre-deployment training standards, the department reported.

Following hours of deadly fighting in South Sudan, Vietnamese peacekeepers moved through the night to set up shelters, transport equipment and bring water to displaced families.

Beneath the shade of old mango trees in Bentiu, Vietnamese female soldiers and local women came together for a heartfelt exchange marking International Women’s Day and celebrating the spirit of women across cultures.

Under the new deployment, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Hoang Long, a lecturer from the National Defence Academy, will replace Major Nguyen Anh Tuan as an Intelligence Staff Officer (SO ISR) at the MINUSCA mission.

Dr. Nguyen Hong Son tells his life story through the hospitals he has helped build, emergency rescues at sea, sleepless nights and the journey of Vietnamese military medicine during the country’s UN peacekeeping missions.

For the first time, a Vietnamese female officer has been selected for a post at a United Nations liaison office, marking a historic milestone in Vietnam’s growing role in global peacekeeping.

The 81st anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army was marked with a solemn and heartwarming ceremony held by Vietnam’s Level-2 Engineering Unit Rotation 4 at the UNISFA mission in Abyei, Africa, on December 19.

Residents of Abyei, a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, celebrated with dance and music on October 27 as Vietnamese military engineers completed the restoration of the Banton Bridge.