The conference aimed to encourage and assign tasks to Non-commissioned Lieutenant Hoang Thi Ha My before her deployment, affirming the determination, responsibility, and contribution of female military personnel of the Viet Nam Coast Guard in international service.
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Major General Luong Dinh Hung, Deputy Commander in charge of Law of the Viet Nam Coast Guard, chairs the conference and delivers a task assignment speech. |
Previously, Non-commissioned Lieutenant Hoang Thi Ha My was was selected and dispatched to the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations for training. In the U.N. mission, she will join Engineering Company Rotation 5 and perform duties at the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).
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An overview of the conference |
Speaking at the conference, Major General Luong Dinh Hung praised and congratulated Non-commissioned Lieutenant Hoang Thi Ha My on successfully completing the training course and being entrusted by the Party, State, and Ministry of National Defense with the task of participating in U.N. peacekeeping operations.
The Deputy Commander in charge of Law of the Viet Nam Coast Guard requested Non-commissioned Lieutenant Hoang Thi Ha My, during her mission at the UNISFA, to continue promoting the qualities, intelligence, and responsibility of a coast guard soldier, as well as the fine traditions of Vietnamese women.
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Non-commissioned Lieutenant Hoang Thi Ha My delivers remarks after receiving the assigned mission. |
He asked her to strictly implement the foreign policy guidelines of the Party, State, and military; comply with military discipline, U.N. regulations, and the host country’s laws; overcome difficulties; and successfully fulfill assigned tasks, thereby contributing to promoting the image of the Viet Nam Coast Guard among international friends.
Viet Nam officially joined U.N. peacekeeping operations in 2014 and deployed its first female officer to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in 2017.
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Delegates present congratulatory flowers to Non-commissioned Lieutenant Hoang Thi Ha My. |
Since then, the participation of female soldiers has expanded across various fields, with the proportion of female personnel often exceeding the U.N.’s general recommendations.
Currently, the Viet Nam Coast Guard has one female officer carrying out a peacekeeping mission at the U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and four female members serving at the UNISFA.
Translated by Song Anh