The 37-km Abyei-Agok strategic road in the Abyei area (South Sudan) has been completed and handed over to local authorities and the UNISFA mission by Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 4 after 85 days of construction, 35 days ahead of schedule. The project was described by the Mission Force Commander as an “unprecedented achievement” since the establishment of UNISFA.

The UNMISS awarded the UN peacekeeping orders to three Vietnamese police officers

According to the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, female UN peacekeepers build a greater trust for community and they are role models for local women and girls.

The programme has contributed to building a beautiful image of Vietnamese people in the eyes of international friends, and bringing a better life to the indigenous people.