At the meeting between Minister of Public Security To Lam and the new UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam, Pauline Tamesis (Photo: VNA)At a reception for the UN Resident Coordinator in Hanoi on August 9, Lamnoted that the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security has always coordinatesclosely with UN agencies in crime prevention and control, gender equalitypromotion and security, even amid the COVID-19 spread.
The minister briefed the UN official on coordinationbetween the ministry and UN Women in improving the leadership capacity forwomen and fighting violence against women, as well as the establishment of its relations with the UNOffice of Counter-Terrorism in aviation security.
He said the ministry will officially send officers to UNpeacekeeping activities this year, and will work to ensure the sex ratio amongthe officers as recommended by the UN, viewing the international mission as aregular, long-term task of the Vietnamese police force.
Lam suggested Tamesis to continue facilitatingcooperation between UN agencies and the ministry, as well as the UN’s supportto Vietnam in transnational crime combat in specific areas such as drug crime,corruption, human trafficking, money laundering and terrorism.
For his part, the UN Resident Coordinator pledged tomake every effort to promote the relations between the UN and Vietnam and theministry in particular./.
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