The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Ha Noi on October 23 to present decisions by the President and the Minister of National Defence assigning officers to UN peacekeeping missions at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Truong Thang on September 25 chaired a ceremony at Noi Bai International Airport in Ha Noi to see off Engineering Unit Rotation 5, which departed for peacekeeping missions at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

A stakeholders’ workshop of the “Triangular Partnership Programme” (TPP) was jointly organised in Ha Noi on June 24 by Viet Nam, the United Nations, Australia and Japan.

Viet Nam and Canada on June 22 opened a United Nations Staff Officer Course (UNSOC) at the headquarters of the Viet Nam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) under the Ministry of National Defence.

Delegates at the 10th meeting of the ASEAN Peacekeeping Centres Network (APCN) have commended Viet Nam’s contributions, highlighting its practical and wide-ranging experience in improving peacekeeping training capacity.

A training course on Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS) for 2026, supported by Canada, officially opened on March 16 at the Viet Nam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) in Ha Noi, highlighting the military’s role in promoting gender equality and supporting peace and security commitments.

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

After more than a decade of participation in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations, Viet Nam has moved from merely “taking part” to making “substantive contributions”, gradually affirming the prestige and image of the Viet Nam People’s Army on the international stage.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, hosted a reception in Ha Noi on December 9 for Spanish Ambassador to Viet Nam Carmen Cano De Lasala.

The event aimed to boost youth and women’s engagement, inspire the next generation, and honour women’s contributions as leaders in peacekeeping and national construction. It also sought to encourage young women to pursue leadership roles at home and abroad, including in UN peacekeeping operations.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres left Ha Noi on the evening of October 25, concluding his official visit to Viet Nam and attendance at the opening ceremony of the UN Convention against Cybercrime (Ha Noi Convention).

The Viet Nam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence on September 29 held a welcome ceremony for Engineering Unit Rotation 3 after they successfully completed the duties at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Viet Nam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 4 departed Ha Noi on September 26 for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Viet Nam will continue accompanying partners to advance global peace and security, Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations, told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s open debate on the future of UN peace operations in New York on September 9.

The 10th Strategic Diplomacy-Defence Dialogue between Viet Nam and Australia took place in Canberra on August 5.

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Ha Noi on July 22 to present decisions of the State President and the Minister of National Defence to three officers who are about to depart for duties at the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Abyei.

A Vietnamese police officer’s patrol scheduling software, which he developed during his UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, has been put into use and praised by colleagues

This marks the second resolution on which Viet Nam has successfully coordinated negotiations at the Fifth Committee of the UNGA's 79th session.

Viet Nam is currently formulating a project to shorten the UXO clearance timeline to 35–40 years, aiming to render contaminated land safe to a depth of 0.5 metres by 2065. To support this, it is drafting a new ordinance on post-war UXO remediation and a national strategy on mine risk education.

UN Under-Secretary General Jean-Pierre Lacroix on June 13 commended Viet Nam’s increasingly active and effective engagement in peacekeeping operations and reiterated his consistent support for the country's efforts to enhance its cooperation with the UN in this field.