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Vietnam elected non-permanent UN Security Council member for 2020-2021 term
For the second time in history, Vietnam has become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).Vietnam secured 192 out of a total of 193 votes. A candidate must secure at least two-thirds of all votes for a non-permanent seat in the council. ...
Phan Anh
Vietnam shares experience in ensuring indigenous peoples’ rights
The Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) is attending the 17th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), which takes place from April 16 to 27 at the UN Headquarters in New York. In a speech, a representative of the ...
VNA Reporter
UN Women conducts online survey on revised Labour Code
The UN Women and the Australian Embassy in Viet Nam are calling on labourers to participate in an online survey to assess the effects of the revision of the Labour Code on men, women and different labour groups in society. Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Deputy PM urges greater efforts for UN 90-90-90 Goals
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has called on society as a whole to collaborate in meeting the United Nations’ 90-90-90 Goals in HIV/AIDS prevention and control by 2020. Đam made the call during a meeting held in the northern province of Hải Dương yesterday in response to ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam Protects Coastal Communities Vulnerable to Climate Change
Vietnam began today with the help of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) a project aimed at strengthening the adaptability of coastal communities vulnerable to climate change. Executable for five years and valued at some 30 million dollars that will contribute the Green Climate Fund, ...
Prensa Latina Reporter
Vietnamese diplomat calls for long-term solution to refugee problem
The UN Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs Committee (Third Committee) on November 1 held a general debate on a report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on issues related to refugees, returners, displaced people and humanitarian issues. Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Anh, deputy ...
VNA reporter