UN highly appreciates Vietnam's contribution to peacekeeping operations
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on February 21 thanked Vietnam for its strong support for UN peacekeeping operations, as well as its personnel contributions to the United Nations.
According to Lacroix, Vietnam started sending troops to the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in 2014 and it has since made positive contributions to this field.
The country first deployed a level 2 field hospital for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in October 2018. It has so far sent 75 troops to UN peacekeeping operations, ranking 62nd among UN member countries. It has planned to soon send troops to join the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei, a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan.
Currently, Vietnamese soldiers are on duty at the United Nations missions in South Sudan and the Central African Republic.
Vietnam’s level 2 field hospital in South Sudan has played an important role in the overall success of the UN mission in this African country, ensuring the health and medical conditions for its staff, especially during the raging COVID-19 pandemic, said Lacroix.
Besides giving medical examination and treatment, Vietnamese military doctors and nurses have also organized seminars on major issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence in the area.
Lacroix highly appreciated the professionalism, dedication, efforts and sacrifices of Vietnamese soldiers, and expressed his condolences to Lieutenant Colonel Do Anh, who died earlier this year while on duty at the United Nations mission in the Central African Republic.
