Vietnam mission marks 75th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping

  • A view of the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary and honouring the contributions and sacrifices of the
    A view of the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary and honouring the contributions and sacrifices of the "green beret" forces were held at UN headquarters. VNA Photo: Quang Huy
  • Delegates attend the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers via teleconference. VNA Photo: Quang Huy
    Delegates attend the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers via teleconference. VNA Photo: Quang Huy
  • Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang speaks at the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. VNA Photo: Quang Huy
    Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang speaks at the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. VNA Photo: Quang Huy
  • Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang attends the ceremony to honour the contributions and sacrifices of the
    Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang attends the ceremony to honour the contributions and sacrifices of the "green beret" forces held at UN headquarters. VNA Photo: Quang Huy
  • Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang on behalf of the Vietnamese State receives the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal presented by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to Lieutenant Colonel Do Anh at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Quang Huy
    Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang on behalf of the Vietnamese State receives the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal presented by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to Lieutenant Colonel Do Anh at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Quang Huy
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, on May 25 chaired a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (May 29, 1948-2023). The event gathered members of Vietnamese representative agencies in New York, commanders and officers of the Vietnamese army and police forces on duty at the UN peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Abyei region, and four Vietnamese peacekeeping officers on secondment at the UN headquarters. In the morning of the same day, a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary and honouring the contributions and sacrifices of the "green beret" forces were held at UN headquarters. UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal for the cause of international peace to servicemen who died while on duty under the UN flag in 2022, including Lieutenant Colonel Do Anh of Vietnam. VNA Photo: Quang Huy

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