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Caitlin Wiesen, former Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam. Vietnam has recorded an impressive percentage of women in UN peacekeeping operations, VNA citied Caitlin Wiesen, former Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam. Since the Women, Peace and Security Agenda – an expanded framework towards women’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations – was officially approved in 2000, Vietnam has ensured women’s engagement in peace processes, she added. Together with the UN, the Vietnamese Government organised a conference on women, peace and security in 2000. The same year, the National Assembly adopted Resolution No. 130/2020/QH14 on Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations, covering the gender issue. Female officers of Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 at the deployment ceremony in March 2021. Photo: VNA The UNDP has supported Vietnam in various activities, helping the...

The Vietnam Journal for Indian and Asian Studies (VJIAS) under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the Sri Lanka Embassy in Vietnam recently launched a special edition of the journal themed “Sri Lanka – Vietnam Buddhist and Historical Relations” and organised a talk about the issue. A special edition of the Vietnam Journal for Indian and Asian Studies themed “Sri Lanka – Vietnam Buddhist and Historical Relations” is launched. Photo: vjias.vn This special issue illustrates the knowledge and experience of the scholars of both countries on fundamental principles of Buddhism and Buddhist culture based on both Mahayana and Theravada traditions. This publication has also been dedicated to celebrating the 52nd anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Sri Lanka (1970-2022) and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam Journal for Indian and Asian Studies (2012-2022). Most Venerable Lenagala Siriniwasa, Dean Department of Buddhi...