Hanoi, March 12 -- The United Nations Staff Officers Course (UNSOC) organised by the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) under the Ministry of Defence has been officially recognised by the UN as meeting its pre-deployment training standards, the department reported.

This marks the first time a peacekeeping training course in Vietnam has been officially recognised by the UN as meeting international standards, representing an important stride in the country's peacekeeping training capacity and international integration.

The certification was signed on March 1 by UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. On March 11, Harinder Sood, head of the Integrated Training Service (ITS) under the UN Depart...