Vietnam, The UK Cooperate to Exchange Expertise on Peacekeeping

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Vietnam and the UK on June 5 started an expertise exchange on issues involved in conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) for staffs of Level-2 Field Hospital No.6 and Engineering Unit Rotation 3, VNA reported,

In his opening remarks, Colonel Mac Duc Trong, deputy head of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO), said that this is the fifth time the department and the UK Defence Attaché Office have coordinated to organize a professional exchange activity in this field.

UK experts share experiences for officers and soldiers of Level-2 Field Hospital No.6 and Engineering Unit Rotation 3. Photo: PANO

Taking place from June 5-12, this unique activity is expected to equip knowledge and raise awareness for officers and employees of the two units to be ready to carry out tasks at their mission area, ensuring compliance with the International Humanitarian Law and the International Human Rights Law, as well as the United Nations Security Council’s Resolutions.

Trong thanked the UK for its practical and valuable support for Vietnam, contributing to consolidating and strengthening the fine cooperation between the two defence ministries in general and in the field of the UN peacekeeping in particular.

Appreciating Vietnam's commitments in participating in UN peacekeeping activities and pre-deployment training for forces, Colonel Tim O' Brien, UK Defence Attaché in Vietnam, said that Vietnam's peacekeeping forces have built prestige with international missions and friends through their dedication and professional working spirit. Vietnamese soldiers participating in peacekeeping operations are well trained, meeting high UN standards.

Experts from the UK exchanged expertise and shared experiences with Vietnamese officers and officers preparing to deploy to the mission. Photo: PANO

UK experts have shared their experiences in issues related to CRSV and SEA for officers and soldiers of Level-2 Field Hospital No.6 and Engineering Unit Rotation 3 who are about to replace those of Level-2 Field Hospital No.5 and Engineering Unit Rotation 2 when their tenure expires.

Over the last 10 years, the country has sent over 800 officers and professional soldiers to UN peacekeeping operations, including five detachments of the Level-2 field hospital to the UN Mission in South Sudan, two others of the engineering unit to the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei, and 114 officers deployed as individuals.

The number of Vietnamese peacekeepers excellently fulfilling duties is much higher than the UN’s average.

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