Vietnam will, for the first time, send military doctors to participate in the UN’s peacekeeping force. The doctors will travel to South Sudan to take over a field hospital of the United Kingdoms whose personnel are about to withdraw. After receiving intensive training over the past nearly four years, the doctors are ready to carry out its international humanitarian mission. A patient with multiple serious injures is transferred to the field hospital. Upon arrival, he is immediately diagnosed with suspended breathing, cardiac arrest, and in need of intensive care. This is a situation that the hospital will frequently encounter when they deploy to South Sudan to join the UN’s peacekeeping forces. Founded in December 2014, the Field Hospital (level 2, no.1) is the first individual unit from Vietnam which will directly participate in UN peacekeeping forces. Therefore, the selection of eligible employees and training work has been well prepared by the Ministry of National … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s field hospital serves peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
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Việt Nam, UN ink MoU on deployment of field hospital in South Sudan
Photo for illustration. — VNA/VNS PhotoViet Nam News NEW YORK — Việt Nam and the United Nations have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Việt Nam’s deployment of a field hospital in South Sudan. The MoU was signed by Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, Head of the Permanent Delegation of Việt Nam to the United Nations, and UN Under-Secretary-General for Field Support Atul Khare at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Khare expressed his belief that Việt Nam would deploy a high-quality hospital that could effectively contribute to the UN’s peacekeeping activities while hoping for more contributions from Việt Nam on this important mission. This is the first time Việt Nam has sent military doctors to work with the UN’s peacekeeping force. A send-off ceremony will be organised on October 1 at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, UN ink MoU on deployment of field hospital in South Sudan
VN military medics to join UN peacekeeping efforts in South Sudan
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — For the medical officers of the first Vietnamese delegation to a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, the initial anxiety has been replaced with pride and confidence after receiving intensive training ahead of their one-year duty. “Wearing blue helmets, with red Vietnamese blood flowing in our hearts, we are ready for the African trip, to contribute to world peace,” said an assured Major Bùi Đức Thành, who will lead the Field Hospital Level 2 No 1 – the Vietnamese medical unit on its way to South Sudan this July. The event, according to Vietnamese leaders, marks the ‘impressive growth’ of the blue helmet force and reaffirms the Vietnamese Government’s commitment to international integration and contribution to international humanitarian and peace efforts. The military officers who will carry out this honourable but challenging duty have displayed unending efforts to achieve their … [Read more...] about VN military medics to join UN peacekeeping efforts in South Sudan
US asks UN to blacklist six in South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS, United States — The United States has asked the UN Security Council to add six South Sudanese officials including the defence minister to a sanctions blacklist for fueling the country’s war and blocking aid, according to a draft resolution seen by AFP on Sunday. The six would face a global travel ban and assets freeze if the draft resolution is adopted at a meeting scheduled for Thursday. The council will meet Tuesday to discuss the US sanctions proposal that comes as Washington has grown increasingly frustrated with President Salva Kiir’s government. South Sudan won independence from Sudan in 2011, with critical backing from the United States, which remains Juba’s biggest aid donor. Countless efforts have failed to bring peace to a country now in its fifth year of a war where targeted ethnic killings, gang rapes and other atrocities have occurred. The proposed sanctions blacklist would target Defence Minister Kuol Manyang Juk for violating … [Read more...] about US asks UN to blacklist six in South Sudan
Vietnam fulfills preparations for field hospital in South Sudan
Vietnam has accomplished all necessary preparations for level-2 field hospital in South Sudan. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has accomplished all necessary preparations for level-2 field hospital in South Sudan, Colonel Nguyen Nhu Canh, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, said at a press conference held in Hanoi on March 29. The Ministry of National Defence is working closely with relevant organisations, United Nations (UN) agencies and the British Ministry of Defence, to complete negotiations for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Vietnam’s deployment of the level-2 field hospital in South Sudan between Vietnam and the UN, he said. The ministry has finalised the packaging and list of products sent to South Sudan, Canh said, adding that the list will be given to the UN and the South Sudan Government for tax exemption procedures and customs clearance. Vietnam’s first level-2 field hospital, which is joining the UN’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam fulfills preparations for field hospital in South Sudan