tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91193865148722405372024-03-06T01:13:07.697+07:00Viet Nam Human RightsThe free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.comBlogger4199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-80900277922464375002022-10-30T21:22:00.001+07:002022-10-30T21:22:01.001+07:00 Facebooker sentenced to two years in jail for abusing freedom, democracy rights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQzzYWX_3kCOqdgjFEyBS5Trvgqe-m4reS2Buff43GQliXSSzCTqRQN7R2F6Whuf5_ePuxM8dYsA8GuIb82or0Fa1W_mOMvGS0IDJG1czz2Dly79USWmOO0BT73qQZKwVpImunl-vNif39nyUFixyVBLsPUr6sZeRCwooJCQ1DbtIEn1WqA0UIgKYPA/s620/dang_nhu_quynh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="620" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQzzYWX_3kCOqdgjFEyBS5Trvgqe-m4reS2Buff43GQliXSSzCTqRQN7R2F6Whuf5_ePuxM8dYsA8GuIb82or0Fa1W_mOMvGS0IDJG1czz2Dly79USWmOO0BT73qQZKwVpImunl-vNif39nyUFixyVBLsPUr6sZeRCwooJCQ1DbtIEn1WqA0UIgKYPA/s320/dang_nhu_quynh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Quynh was arrested on April 13</span><br /><p>A Facebook account owner in Hanoi was sentenced on October 27 to two years in prison for posting false information that affected businesses and harmed the stock market.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dang Nhu Quynh, 42, was found guilty of “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate interests of the State, rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals” under Article 331 of the Penal Code, by the People’s Court of Nam Tu Liem district. </p><p><br /></p><p>According to the indictment, since 2019, Quynh has used his personal Facebook account to post his own writings or share unverified information online. By April 2022, the account had over 300,000 followers.</p><p><br /></p><p>On April 2, after learning that several business leaders in the finance and real estate sectors were arrested, Quynh posted that Do Anh Dung, chairman of property developer Tan Hoang Minh, has been dealt with by the law.</p><p><br /></p><p>After authorities issued official announcements on the issue on April 5, Quynh edited his posts to make readers believe that he already knew that information.</p><p><br /></p><p>He also posted information that Nguyen Van Tuan - Chairman of the Board of Directors cum General Director of Gelex Group JSC, who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Viglacera Corporation, has also been under investigation. On April 6, Quynh made two posts about the chairman, along with his pictures, claiming he will be arrested.</p><p><br /></p><p>The posts went viral, and for the six subsequent days, the companies’ stocks were sold in large numbers, making their value plunge, causing panic among investors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quynh was arrested on April 13./.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-1798670607106380792022-10-30T21:20:00.004+07:002022-10-30T21:20:48.232+07:00 Policy supporting people affected by COVID-19 reviewed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0_R8zacJGxCXnBbu5QL0AW_YNSVxDR9M9EqwS6Bg_JW6eMsCr9If3mbbSEKJIwkkVL20YCt68jDoPE9IMpoSa6mNiQR-9U3Q1H4bt1xJc2bCJq75GT7a6AKMDNIeKWZPVoHrjugHLpcqwS1W1-qFVVdcBXUwLuzOW2xFrv0PsN2EOG5bZum-BKCK2w/s620/support.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="620" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0_R8zacJGxCXnBbu5QL0AW_YNSVxDR9M9EqwS6Bg_JW6eMsCr9If3mbbSEKJIwkkVL20YCt68jDoPE9IMpoSa6mNiQR-9U3Q1H4bt1xJc2bCJq75GT7a6AKMDNIeKWZPVoHrjugHLpcqwS1W1-qFVVdcBXUwLuzOW2xFrv0PsN2EOG5bZum-BKCK2w/s320/support.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Most of the poor and near-poor households and other beneficiaries of social allowances, people affected by the pandemic, and those whose income has been sharply reduced have received support</span><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has been tasked with coordinating with relevant ministries and agencies in collecting reports and recommendations of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) related to evaluating the performance of the Government’s policy to support people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the MoPI’s report, the implementation of the support policy under Resolution No. 42/NQ-CP has basically met requirements and principles set by the Government and the National Assembly Standing Committee.</p><p>Most of the poor and near-poor households and other beneficiaries of social allowances, people affected by the pandemic, and those whose income has been sharply reduced have received support.</p><p><br /></p><p>The policy was implemented without recording phenomenon of advantage taking, wrong spending and relevant violations.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Government’s COVID-19 policy has created a basis for localities to proactively and flexibly issue their own support policies.</p><p><br /></p><p>The implementation of the resolution has helped State management agencies gain experience to better the development and implementation of support policies in order to deal with similar urgent situations in the future more effectively./.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-90137123961230107802022-10-30T21:19:00.002+07:002022-10-30T21:19:33.401+07:00Vietnam emphasises consistent stance on Palestine issue<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV4T-O4QD5zNvf4XyBLcX2R0llxFTPld6UGZTd8w_xRarbsBA4-0X7t0szP_rTG8ejhISFslcu2IYd8ywPo1mGCXvu_sHWtrCCs9X8l6s1Kk0wNhEA2-UoC1zPOc8XdSLFl-h1mXTtymfkCw6x_v0Mbdr3kA9ItkdetS-qCzN6JMgjvHKKcuoDWDp5Q/s1200/IsraelPalestine_New.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV4T-O4QD5zNvf4XyBLcX2R0llxFTPld6UGZTd8w_xRarbsBA4-0X7t0szP_rTG8ejhISFslcu2IYd8ywPo1mGCXvu_sHWtrCCs9X8l6s1Kk0wNhEA2-UoC1zPOc8XdSLFl-h1mXTtymfkCw6x_v0Mbdr3kA9ItkdetS-qCzN6JMgjvHKKcuoDWDp5Q/s320/IsraelPalestine_New.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> A Palestinian woman shouting at Israeli soldiers<p></p><p>Vietnam reaffirmed its consistent stance on the Palestine issue while attending the UN Security Council’s open debate on the Middle East situation on October 28.</p><p><br /></p><p>In his speech, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, voiced his concern about the escalating violence, especially in the West Bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>He held that people of both Israel and Palestine need to be equally entitled to protection measures, calling on all the parties concerned, especially authorities of Israel, to exercise self-restraint to avoid inciting more violence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding solutions for the time ahead, he urged the parties concerned, particularly Israel, to seriously implement the UN Security Council’s Resolution 2334, halt the expansion and construction of resettlement areas, and stop the demolition of houses and the eviction of Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.</p><p><br /></p><p>Giang opined that the implementation of Resolution 2334 is beneficial to Israel’s security itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>The diplomat also affirmed Vietnam’s support for parties to play an active role in the peace process, including diplomatic efforts by the Quartet, the Arab Peace Initiative, as well as any initiative by the international community that is beneficial to the region.</p><p><br /></p><p>Vietnam welcomes the Israeli Prime Minister’s recent statement on supporting the two-state solution, and also welcomes Palestinian organisations reaching an agreement in Algeria which includes the organisation of elections in the future, he added.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Vietnamese representative noted that while pending a comprehensive, durable, and equitable solution to the Palestine issue, it is necessary to continue paying due attention to humanitarian assistance to help Palestinians in the current trying times.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the open debate, other participants also expressed their concerns about the escalating violence. Most of them showed objection and appealed for an end to Israel’s expansion of resettlement areas in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, along with its demolition and confiscation of Palestinian property, which they said have violated Resolution 2334.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some countries called on the parties concerned to exert efforts to promote the stagnant peace process. Many also stressed the importance of humanitarian relief for Palestinian people.</p><p><br /></p><p>Resolution 2334, adopted by the UN Security Council in 2016, affirms that the resettlement areas built by Israel in the occupied territories since 1967 are invalid. It requests Israel immediately cease the construction of new structures and calls on all the parties concerned to end violent acts and work towards substantive negotiations on all the final status issues in the Middle East peace process./.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-10111466193055964122022-10-29T21:39:00.001+07:002022-10-29T21:39:12.505+07:00Vietnam’s political, business environment stable<p> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: NotoSerif-Medium; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600; text-align: justify;">The role and position of Vietnam in the world politics and economy was highlighted in an article published by Russia’s Independent newspaper on October 17.</span></p><div class="clear" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; 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font-family: NotoSerif-Medium !important; line-height: 1.8; max-width: 100%;" />Russia needs to show clearer its role in solving problems in Asia-Pacific, and Southeast Asia in particular, in the process of “turning to the East”, the article stressed, adding that Vietnam is a potential partner for this scheme./.</span></p></div></div>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-70891432606262795792022-10-28T21:05:00.003+07:002022-10-28T21:05:58.022+07:00Viet Nam is fastest growing digital economy in Southeast Asia<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #232323; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: 17px;">Viet Nam tops the chart as the fastest growing digital economy and the fastest growing e-commerce sector in Southeast Asia, said Stephanie Davis, Vice President of Google Southeast Asia.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232323; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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GMV in the sector grew 16 percent to US$131 billion in 2022.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232323; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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Major powers are also proactively adjusting their strategies. These factors have led to fierce competitions among these powers in many fields, including the development of hypersonic weapons, those that are capable of engaging targets at stand-off range with devastating effect and high kill probability. The development of such type of weapon has raised concerns about a new arms race between major military powers.</em></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;"><strong style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">The push for hypersonic weapon development</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">The main reason for major powers to pay special attentions to the development of hypersonic weapon is that this type of weapon is capable of performing attack from extreme range with great speed, making them impossible to be detected and intercepted with current missile defence systems. Typically, a hypersonic weapon can travel at Mach 5 (5 times faster than the speed of sound) and some can even achieve Mach 25. Currently, hypersonic platforms are divided into two subtypes: hypersonic cruise missiles, powered by engine during their entire flight and hypersonic glide vehicles with flight trajectory similar to gliders, hence they are also known as hypersonic gliders. Hypersonic cruisers are developed based on the principle of improving the maximum speed of current platforms from Mach 2 to Mach 5, and potentially Mach 10. A hypersonic cruise missile is equipped with a special scramjet engine in which the fuel is burnt in a pressurised supersonic air chamber.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">Hypersonic glider is a special type of reentry vehicle attached to a delivery platform, typically a ballistic missile. A hypersonic glide vehicle can reach the maximum speed of Mach 20 or higher when launched from an InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The current focus of hypersonic glider development is not on increasing its own speed, but on the weapon’s ability to glide through the atmosphere at multiple altitudes between 40 km and 100 km and use aerodynamic force to adjust its trajectory, and even completely remove the use of a propulsion system. Presently, Russian Avangard hypersonic glider has been successfully tested and entered combat duty. Meanwhile, China has tested its DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle multiple times. At the moment, the US is considered to be lagging behind in this field, currently its C-HGB hypersonic glider program is only at development phrase.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">The most impressive breakthrough in Russia’s hypersonic weapon program is the successful development of Avangard hypersonic glider. As Russian President Vladimir stated, with Avangard – “an undefeatable weapon”, Russia has become the first country in the world to successfully develop this type of weapon and it would ensure Russian national security and the safety of Russian people in decades to come. Avangard hypersonic glider has intercontinental range and can reach the speed of Mach 20, upon approaching target, the weapon will detach from the delivery missile and glide through the air with extreme speed, maneuvering to adjust altitude and direction to evade the enemy air defense.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">Recently China also succeeded in developing DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle, with short-range ballistic missile DF-17 as the delivery platform. DF-ZF’s role is participating in the implementation of anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) strategy, mainly focusing on intercepting hostile carrier strike groups approaching Chinese waters. In a hypersonic weapon program, the development of the reentry glider is the key. In this field, many military experts believe that China is only a few years behind Russia. To conduct tests for its hypersonic platforms, China has been actively developing related infrastructure, including the construction of a wind tunnel that can be used for Mach 9 flight tests on the outskirts of Beijing.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">Meanwhile, the US shows no interest in developing strategic nuclear hypersonic glider. Instead, it focuses on three systems with similar potentials to hypersonic glide vehicle, including: Air-Launch Rapid Response Weapon AGM-183A, Long-range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) and Prompt Global Strike (PGS) to provide the US the capability to quickly engage multiple targets at long range. This controversial move has led many to believe that the US is developing a new intermediate range missile after its withdrawal from INF.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;"><strong style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">Enhancing the strategic and tactical deterrent capability of hypersonic weapon</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">In reality, Russia, the US and China all aim to develop hypersonic weapons to enhance their strategic deterrence capability and effectively deal with external threats. Presently, Russia has been heavily investing in developing hypersonic weapons, aiming to take the leading position in the new military technology revolution. This is due to the fact that Russia considers hypersonic platforms as its main weapons in future space warfare. This new type of weapon, with its great speed, high precision and flexibility, is expected to have a decisive role in future warfare. In fact, Russia called weapons with hypersonic strike capability “the 6<sup style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">th</sup> generation of military technology”. Thanks to its special attention and huge resource allocation toward hypersonic weapon, Russia is now believed to have surpassed the US in hypersonic weapon development. For decades, Russia viewed INF as the foundation of US – Russia strategic balance. However, recent US’s moves such as the deployment of ballistic missile defence systems in Romania and Poland or the continuous Eastward expansion of NATO have led Moscow to believe that its national security and “post-Soviet space” are seriously threatened. At the same time, the US’ “Prompt Global Strike” program further undermines US- Russian strategic balance. In case of a geopolitical crisis, even if the US only use conventional warhead for its “Prompt Global Strike”, it can still be perceived as a strategic offensive weapon by the Russians. Therefore, hypersonic weapon will be an effective tool for Russia to deal with external security threats as well as the US’ “Prompt Global Strike”.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">Meanwhile, Russia also views hypersonic weapon as the basis to enhance its non-nuclear deterrence capability. Russian strategic nuclear force is undergoing vigorous modernisation, and because of the high “threshold” of the use of nuclear weapons, they do not have much use in a conventional conflict. Russia, in its latest Military Doctrine, introduced the new strategy of “non-nuclear deterrence” and its hypersonic weapon program is the key to realise this strategy. Non-nuclear strikes with hypersonic weapons, which have much lower threshold of combat use compared to ICBMs such as Topol-M or RS-24 Yars, provide a more practical solution for strategic deterrence. Russia’s efforts in developing modern nuclear-capable and preemptive hypersonic weapons like Avangard present a special strategic thinking. This thinking focuses on the development of hypersonic platforms and the modernisation of the nuclear force. To be more specific, it prioritises the development of nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle as well as the application of tactical nuclear weapon in combat.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">As for the US, right from the beginning of 21<sup style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">st</sup> century, it introduced “Prompt Global Strike” to develop hypersonic technology with the goal of containing potential adversaries, such as: Russia and China. Accordingly, the US has increased its military presence in Europe to deter Russia, and in East China Sea and East Sea (South China Sea) to contain China. It also plans to deploy a certain number of hypersonic weapons under EUCOM and INDOPACOM. This move indicates that the strategic aim of the US’ hypersonic weapon program is to deter its adversaries. According to “Prompt Global Strike” initiative, after the operational decision has been made, US hypersonic weapons can strike any target around the globe within an hour. For the US, “Prompt Global Strike” is a versatile combat solution with high price/performance ratio. In addition, a hypersonic glider normally has low chance to cause collateral damage, so it can be used flexibly in combat. This shows that the US military clearly intends to use this weapon against high value, time-sensitive targets. Besides, thanks to its extreme speed and high precision, even a hypersonic weapon without a warhead is still able to destroy the target with its kinetic power, very suitable for preemptive strikes against high value targets such as enemy heads of state, terrorist leaders, strategic nuclear facilities, military headquarters and missile defence systems, etc.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">China is also aiming to penetrate the US’ missile defence network. Currently, the US has deployed a large number of missile defence systems in the Asia – Pacific region, seriously threatening US – China strategic balance. If China manages to develop conventional and nuclear hypersonic gliders, it will be able to penetrate the current US’ missile defence network. In addition, for China, another important role of hypersonic weapon is that it can directly threaten US carrier strike groups in the Pacific. According to military experts, although air defence systems of a US carrier strike group can deal with enemy supersonic bombers, it cannot effectively deal with hypersonic gliders. If a hypersonic glide vehicle directly hits an aircraft carrier, even a conventional warhead is enough to neutralise the target.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">Nevertheless, hypersonic weapon is also a “double-edged sword”, which, if not controlled effectively, will become a destabilising factor for global and regional security and the source of a new arms race, even threatening the survival and development of all mankind. Therefore, to ensure the global strategic balance, major powers must reach an agreement on the development of this dangerous type of weapon and strictly limit its proliferation. This is also the prerequisite for creating the strategic balance between major powers, as well as maintain a long-term peace and stability in the world.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-38396041100139625452022-10-27T20:18:00.003+07:002022-10-27T20:18:29.356+07:00Việt Nam’s reform and green development policy attracts global investors<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhikaJESzQ8MKtrKvshdm0pgGKCrneO63EGYOyGmrxotITcMaX4RMV8HgbYKtNBJ4CiPSMjPECBQDAfiMYDvkWmYTv0cool3olAX-NOkzI2Cmr2Kader5ducpdL0cmIoraj88HZoBEVMtgaRldQ-n5mZu4zFqwJp25FZ6BT17PjBh-juDNb_qkjXjP7UQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhikaJESzQ8MKtrKvshdm0pgGKCrneO63EGYOyGmrxotITcMaX4RMV8HgbYKtNBJ4CiPSMjPECBQDAfiMYDvkWmYTv0cool3olAX-NOkzI2Cmr2Kader5ducpdL0cmIoraj88HZoBEVMtgaRldQ-n5mZu4zFqwJp25FZ6BT17PjBh-juDNb_qkjXjP7UQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">Việt Nam has drawn up policies to attract high-quality foreign investment. The growth of the bilateral trade relationship between the UK and Việt Nam has been profound over the last 10 years. In fact, I was recently reading statistics that show that over the last decade, Việt Nam has been the fastest growing provider of UK imports globally. This of course has been driven by Việt Nam’s strengths in agriculture, manufacturing and consumer goods.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">In total, bilateral trade between two countries is valued at £5.7 billion (US$6.6 billion) per annum, including over £900m in UK exports in return to Việt Nam in everything from pharmaceuticals and chemicals to high-end consumer goods and of course our strengths in services provision from companies such as Unilever, AstraZeneca and GSK.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">There is plenty more I believe UK companies can bring to Việt Nam, particularly in fin-tech, innovation and education, and I am confident that we will see continued growth in the years ahead.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">The implementation of the UKVFTA in early 2021 was a significant milestone in our ever-improving trade relationship. We almost immediately saw UK-Việt Nam trade increase by 16 per cent during the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">The foundations of the agreement and our shared trade policy mean that we will see this continue. 65 per cent of all tariffs have already been eliminated on UK-Việt Nam trade, with the number increasing to 99 per cent by full implementation of the UKVFTA in 2029.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">In relative terms, direct UK investment into Việt Nam is not as significant as some peers from across the region. The UK invests £1.7 trillion globally, but only £932 million of that came into Việt Nam last year according to our statistics. It is worth noting that these figures probably undersell the impact of UK financial institutions in providing global finance and investment to Việt Nam, for example, HSBC and Standard Chartered, which are providing the capital needed for Việt Nam’s energy transition. We would want to see this grow with more regulatory reform to allow greater investment flows, particularly in energy and infrastructure.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">The attraction for investors in Việt Nam, including UK ones, are many. Well located in one of the world’s most dynamic growth regions, Việt Nam has a large, well-educated workforce and is undertaking the necessary reforms to its institutions, economic management and infrastructure to continue to attract capital.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">I think we all agree it has been a success following the large public announcements of companies such as Apple investing in the last year and I don’t believe the current geopolitical atmosphere will affect the underlying strengths of Việt Nam’s economy which drive its attractiveness as an investment destination.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">I think to continue to attract businesses from the UK and around the globe, Việt Nam needs to think carefully about how it makes regulation as business-friendly as possible from establishing companies in the country to licensing their operations and much more besides. This is already underway and we work closely with our Vietnamese counterparts to monitor and improve these conditions in our annual trade dialogues.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">In my short time in Việt Nam, I would say I have been impressed by the positive, inquisitive nature of Vietnamese businesses as they look to source the right partners and solutions for their challenges from around the globe. This covers not only their approach to business but how they manage their workforces to ensure they have the skills they need to be successful in the longer term.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">UK education provision is especially important in helping Vietnamese businesses in this way and my team and I work constantly to bring more UK education providers to Việt Nam to offer training and higher education opportunities to build on existing provisions from companies such as Pearson, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) and more./.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-38532634706720957582022-10-27T20:12:00.003+07:002022-10-27T20:12:21.864+07:00Việt Nam promotes basic principles of international law<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC8_fZGNTDl-Si8wq5IUqRlTlMl6OkrdwnsP1RZH6fayInv1q4VQb40plfzA5XijY0-JkAna_83Owinee1A-WrUSxFeabsSJE6aTol-rSbK79-f-cMXlTURtLEX7ezHgyXldJ8jSQFsSz-1cD4Bcho53VK53_hbP08XqpPpvR3BjRPtMHDRZVng0m3yw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1280" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC8_fZGNTDl-Si8wq5IUqRlTlMl6OkrdwnsP1RZH6fayInv1q4VQb40plfzA5XijY0-JkAna_83Owinee1A-WrUSxFeabsSJE6aTol-rSbK79-f-cMXlTURtLEX7ezHgyXldJ8jSQFsSz-1cD4Bcho53VK53_hbP08XqpPpvR3BjRPtMHDRZVng0m3yw=w640-h386" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Vũ said the seven basic principles of the UN Charter and the 1970 Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States should be included in the list of mandatory norms.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">Việt Nam highlighted basic principles of international law and the obligation of protecting the environment in relation to armed conflicts.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">The comments were made at a working session of the 77th United Nations General Assembly’s Sixth Committee (Legal) in New York on Wednesday (US time).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Vũ said the seven basic principles of the UN Charter and the 1970 Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the UN Charter should be included in the list of mandatory norms.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">Such norms must be accepted and recognised by the majority of countries representing regions, cultures, and legal systems with different development levels, he continued.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">Regarding environmental protection in relation to armed conflicts, Vũ said Việt Nam, that had gone through wars, backs the committee’s rules on environmental protection before, during and after armed conflicts.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">The countries, businesses and organisations that have harmed the environment during armed conflicts should take responsibility for restoring the environment through post-conflict environmental assessment, removing toxic remnants of wars, clearing bombs and mines, and supporting and compensating victims, he emphasised.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">The Sixth Committee is the primary forum for the consideration of legal questions in the General Assembly. All of the UN Member States are entitled to representation on the Sixth Committee as one of the main committees of the General Assembly. /.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-17210185771101825012022-10-26T21:58:00.004+07:002022-10-26T21:58:48.366+07:00Vietnam achieved significant progress in anti-domestic violence work<p> <em style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The draft amended Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control is scheduled to be passed by the National Assembly at its year-end session this October. On this occasion,</em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Ms. Naomi Kitahara, the United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) Representative for Vietnam, grants Vietnam Law & Legal Forum magazine an interview about Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in domestic violence prevention and control as well as successful anti-domestic violence programs and models implemented in the country with the coordination and technical support of UNFPA.</em></p><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The National Assembly of Vietnam passed the country’s first-ever Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control in 2007. This was a legislative milestone making Vietnam become one of the first countries to formulate a law governing domestic violence issues in adherence to the principle and observance of human rights for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion set out in the Charter of the United Nations, demonstrating Vietnam’s strong commitment to implementing treaties as well as the country’s anti-domestic violence efforts. Could you give some comments on the results of domestic violence prevention and control in Vietnam after more than 10 years of implementing the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control and other related documents?</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Vietnam’s approval of the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control in 2007 clearly showed the country’s strong commitment and remarkable efforts in addressing domestic violence. The Law has created a solid legal framework for the implementation of many policies and interventions in addressing domestic violence at the central and grassroots levels in the last two decades.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In 2016, UNFPA provided technical and financial support to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) to conduct an independent review of the 10-year implementation of the 2007 Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control. The review closely looked at the areas of the Law enforcement by relevant stakeholders, and the consistency of the Law with treaties and other related laws and policies in Vietnam.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The review showed that the Government had developed an extensive legal and policy framework and action plans to tackle domestic violence prevention and control. 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font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="">[1]</a><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> and two National Programs of Action on domestic violence prevention and control were developed and approved by the Government.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In addition, significant progress in prevention and control of domestic violence has been achieved, including mass communication campaigns to raise public awareness, the provision of immediate protection of survivors of violence, and the collection of data and statistics. The Government’s strong commitment to addressing domestic violence has also been reflected in the endorsement of the Prime Minister’s Decisions to organize the national annual action month on domestic violence prevention and control in June, as well as the action month on gender equality and gender-based violence from 15 November to 15 December every year.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The 2007 Law set out the duties and responsibilities of more than 17 institutions, mass organizations, community-based organizations and individuals in domestic violence prevention and response to victims and perpetrators. However, as there remain significant challenges in the coordination of domestic violence prevention and control activities, the independent review highlighted the need for a better coordination mechanism in addressing domestic violence. In May 2016, the Prime Minister issued the Decision on the coordination mechanism among related government’s ministries and agencies, institutions and organizations at the central and local levels in domestic violence prevention and control.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Vietnamese legislators are putting the final touch on and expected to pass the draft amended Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control at the fourth session of the 15<sup style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">th</sup> National Assembly this October. Noteworthily, the Law is revised toward strengthening measures for protecting human rights under the 2013 Constitution. With this approach, in your opinions, what positive changes can we expect to see in the amended Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control as well as its consistence with international commitments and laws?</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">UNFPA has supported MOCST to revise the 2007 Law and to advocate for the application of the human rights based, and domestic violence survivor-centered approach. For instance:</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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The Law also calls for partnerships with mass and community-based organizations, including provisions of budgets.</li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">These are just some of the examples that the revised Law will positively bring about, and MOCST and the National Assembly must be congratulated for such a participatory and consultative process undertaken for years towards developing a national consensus in addressing domestic violence. Every comment and input submitted, and every opinion and option has been given serious consideration to be reflected in the revised Law.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In addition to legislative efforts, what do you think about other activities to prevent domestic violence, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-COVID 19 socio-economic recovery period</strong><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">?</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">All of us went through a very difficult period with COVID-19, and Vietnam was not an exception. But it is important to highlight that across different countries, the pre-existing prevalence of violence against women and girls was exacerbated in the context of Covid-19. We saw the trend in Vietnam too, and the number of calls for help in UNFPA-supported hotlines and helplines doubled both during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as in the post-pandemic period, indicating that a lot more women have been at risk of violence.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">One of UNFPA’s interventions to address domestic and gender-based violence is the introduction and development of the OSSC model, also known as “Anh Duong House” (Sunshine House), which aims at supporting victims of violence.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Anh Duong House provides essential, comprehensive, and integrated services to women and girls who are experiencing and/or at risk of gender-based and domestic violence. It provides a wide range of services, meeting international standards, including health care, psychological support, counseling, social welfare services, emergency shelters, police protection, legal and justice services, and referrals. Anh Duong House’s 24/7 toll-free hotline is receiving more than 1,000 calls a month per center, which is already beyond the original capacity. Therefore, additional centers were called for to help more survivors of violence. All services provided at the OSSC are based on the survivor-centered principle, in which survivors are treated with respect and dignity, and assured of privacy and confidentiality. For the time being, four Anh Duong Houses have been launched in four different locations, namely Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. We plan to launch four more under UNFPA’s funding in coming years.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">During the pandemic period, UNFPA also distributed our signature product “Dignity Kits,” which include essential items to preserve women’s dignity, hygiene, and wellbeing, and the kits contain, in a discreet manner, key information on gender-based and domestic violence. In partnership with Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Vietnam Farmer’s Union, UNFPA distributed more than 34,000 “Dignity Kits” to women and girls in the areas heavily impacted not only during COVID-19 pandemic but also in emergency situations, such as floods, typhoons and landslides, to protect them from domestic and gender-based violence.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Additionally, we see the potential in digital transformation to cover as many women and girls as possible, and we introduced innovative technological platforms to disseminate information on the risks of domestic violence and other support services. Such platforms as social networks, a chatbox, SMS text messages, online galleries, and LED screens helped us reach out to the population groups who are left furthest behind.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">For the past years, Vietnam has actively coordinated with international partners, including UNFPA, in preventing domestic violence. Will you highlight some of your programs implemented in Vietnam to tackle gender-based violence?</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls is one of the three transformative agenda of UNFPA’s corporate Strategic Plan. In Vietnam, UNFPA has been accompanying the Government of Vietnam in the path to ending violence against women and girls. UNFPA wants to ensure that all women and girls in Vietnam, including those most vulnerable, have the right to live a life free of violence and with dignity. To achieve this goal, UNFPA has partners with many development partners and international and national organizations.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Among others, UNFPA partnered with the Government of Australia to conduct the national study on violence against women in Vietnam. From time to time, we encounter people who do not necessarily believe how prevalent domestic violence is in Vietnam. The Study, which was carried out by Vietnam’s General Statistics Office and MOLISA, provided clear evidence and data with regard to the prevalence of domestic violence in Viet Nam. Also UNFPA partnered with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to implement three national communications campaigns and establish Vietnam’s very first OSSC, Anh Duong House, in Quang Ninh province. This model has been subsequently replicated in Thanh Hoa, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City with funding from the Government of Japan.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Currently, UNFPA in collaboration with UNICEF and UN Women, implements a project funded by the Government of Australia to support the Government of Vietnam to address violence against women and children. Under this project in the period of 2021 - 2025, four more Anh Duong Houses will be developed while more interventions will be introduced to strengthen the country’s legal system, implement innovative communications for behavioral change, and strengthen the capacity of various stakeholders to have a shared approach in addressing domestic and gender-based violence.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;"><em style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">is one of the fundamental human rights today. It is the right to inform, exchange, communicate, and express the will and aspirations of each individual and organisation through the mass media. However, like many basic human rights, press freedom must be put within the legal framework.</em></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">It is widely known that, not only Vietnam but many other countries around the world have a provision in the Constitution that “Everyone is equal to law”. Therefore, it is normal for Vietnamese authorities to try some journalists, or those who used to work as journalists, in violation of the law. Journalists are also citizens and equal before the law like others. However, recently, when Vietnamese courts tried some elements who took advantage of the “journalist title” to distort and spread false information... some people “expressed their opinions” on social networks or answered interviews of foreign media that “Vietnam has suppressed journalists” or “There is no press freedom in Vietnam”, etc. Along with that, some foreign organisations and newspapers, not understanding, or deliberately not understanding the actual situation of Vietnam, have embroidered and published untrue information about Vietnam press. For example, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières) has published a so-called report on the “World Press Freedom Index 2022”, making up fabricated rhetoric and alleging that Vietnam is still in the group of countries with a “very bad” press situation. Then, they called on people to fight for the “true press freedom”, “release of journalists” who violated the law, etc.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">Those who commit acts contrary to the interests of the vast majority of the Vietnamese people may not know, or deliberately not know, that freedom of speech is a fundamental human right, but this right is always limited and must be within the legal framework. Most countries in the world have such regulations. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) states that “Everyone has duties to the community. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order, and the general welfare”.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">In fact, most countries in the world now have sanctions and legal provisions to strictly handle acts of abusing press freedom to violate the law. In other words, press freedom, in any country, must be associated with the political regime, social conditions, and ethical and legal foundations in a certain historical situation. Each country, depending on specific conditions and contexts, places certain limits on the exercise of freedom of speech by citizens. <em style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto;">In the U.S.</em>, the limits of freedom of speech are demonstrated primarily by the precedent of courts, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court, which allows the government to block and punish speech of a pornographic, obscene, defamatory, offensive, aggressive nature, etc. April 2003, Peter Arnett (author of the book “Live from the Battlefield” which has been translated into Vietnamese by Thong Tan Publishing House), a “true” reporter for CNN, was suddenly fired for giving information that did not fit the views of the White House and the Pentagon. <em style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">In France</em>, the law on freedom of speech also imposes strict limits and sanctions to punish abuses of freedom of speech that affect the legitimate rights and interests of others, including the protection of human dignity, prevention of slander and libel, anti-racism, religion, and prevention of incitement to violence and hatred (Press Freedom Act, 1881); prevention of invasion of privacy (Civil Code); or prohibition of publication of certain documents related to national security (Criminal Cod). The expression of personal views on the Internet is also governed by the Press Freedom Act.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">In Vietnam, the Party and State always respect and guarantee human rights, including the citizens’ right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is enshrined in Article 10 of the first Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1946) that “Vietnamese citizens have the right to: Freedom of speech, freedom of publication, freedom of association and assembly, freedom of belief, and freedom of residence and movement within the country and abroad”. Article 25 of the current Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2013) continues to affirm that “Citizens have the right to freedom of speech, press, access to information, assembly, association, and demonstration. The exercise of these rights is provided for by law”. The Press Law 2016, Information Access Law 2016, and Cyber Security Law 2018 all have specific provisions on freedom of speech and press freedom. These laws also contain specific provisions on the act of posting and disseminating false information; misrepresenting, defaming, and denying the government; fabricating and causing confusion among the people; misrepresenting history; denying revolutionary achievements; insulting the nation and national heroes; providing false information, slandering, and insulting the reputation of agencies, organisations, honour, and dignity of individuals,... that are strictly handled in accordance with the provisions of law. Thus, in terms of law, the Party and State of Vietnam have fully and synchronously promulgated a legal framework on freedom of speech that is compatible with international law on human rights.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">During the past 77 years, since the success of the August Revolution, the right to freedom of speech and press freedom of citizens has always been paid attention to by our Party and State to create favourable conditions for people to enjoy. Currently, Vietnam has more than 800 print and electronic press agencies and more than 70 agencies licensed to operate radio and television broadcasting. The country has more than 40,000 people active in the press agencies, including more than 17,000 people who are granted Journalist Cards. Vietnam is recognised by the world as one of the countries with the highest Internet growth and use with more than 68 million people (accounting for 70% of the population).</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">Over the years, the press in Vietnam has always played the role as the voice of the Party and the State and the forum of the people and proactively, promptly, and effectively informed major issues of the country to clearly demonstrate the role to lead and guide public opinion and create social consensus. Vietnam's press agencies are really a bridge between the Party and the State and the People to quickly, fully, and accurately propagate the news of events, undertakings, and guidelines of the Party and policies of the State and the Government in performing two strategic tasks of building and protecting the Fatherland. Particularly, press agencies have detected and honestly reflected good examples and good deeds and enthusiastically supported and promoted new factors, effective models, and positive manifestations in the process of socio-economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic to, thereby, encourage cadres, Party members, the masses, and workers to strive to overcome difficulties and fulfil their tasks.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">One of the basic, important functions of the press is social monitoring and criticism. This function has been effectively promoted by the Vietnamese revolutionary press during a century, especially in the socio-economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic. The press has actively participated in social monitoring and criticism; actively contributed to the planning of the Party's undertakings and guidelines and the State’s policies and laws; fought against hostile and false rhetoric; and prevent and combat corruption, negativity, and social evils that are hindering the development of the country. In professional activities, journalists have not been afraid of difficulties and challenges to struggle in practice and detect “loopholes” and inadequacies in issuing policies... to recommend the State authorities to amend and correct in a timely manner. At the same time, they have exposed many cases of corruption and serious negativity - the “worms” that are gouging the lives of workers, nefarious enrichers, and causes that stifle the talents of the masses and suggested measures to prevent and overcome those obstacles. The press and media have created strong public opinion to fight and condemn the phenomena of corruption and negativity arising in social life, such as waste, laziness, deceitful business, irresponsible and disorganised expressions, etc. This is the struggle for the good against the bad and for the right directions and good behaviours to be increasingly replicated and developed for the benefit of the country and the people. It is a vivid testament to the press freedom in Vietnam.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">However, some organisations and individuals may not understand or, due to bad intentions, misrepresent and fabricate. They take advantage of so-called “democracy” or “human rights” to promote press freedom that is not built on the foundation of honesty and respect for truth and an unprincipled “press freedom” outside the legal framework. They demand that Vietnam organise and manage the press under the “Western press model” or claim for the “privatisation of press” to serve their plans. They try to encourage, promote, and praise the so called “free journalists”, “fighters for democracy”, or “dissidents” who are actually lawbreakers and handled by Vietnamese law.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">According to the Constitution and legal documents of Vietnam, the “right to freedom of speech” of all citizens is the right to freely have and hold their own views and the right to freely seek, receive, and share information but must be within the limits prescribed by law and suitable with the ethical values, culture, and fine traditions of the Vietnamese nation rather than being arbitrary, slandering, and libeling, deceiving, and infringing upon national security, social order, and freedom of others. Individuals and organisations must be responsible for their acts and behaviours on social networks and coordinate with authorities to handle acts and contents of information violating the law.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">Vietnam's law “has no restricted zones and no exceptions to its citizens”. In fact, the fight against corruption and negativity in Vietnam has been going on exactly like that. Therefore, individuals who “go with the tide” or “sycophants” who blindly follow hostile and reactionary forces to oppose and go against the interests of the country and the nation will certainly be handled in accordance with current laws and pay a heavy price for acts of abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, organisations, and individuals or even be convicted with crimes of propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Accordingly, every Vietnamese person needs to be properly aware of the right to freedom of speech to raise a sense of responsibility when using social networks and vigilant to actively fight against, counter, and prevent false statements and malicious information and share and spreading healthy information.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-50870760922896862322022-10-25T21:48:00.001+07:002022-10-25T21:48:22.276+07:00U.S. Political Divides on Demographic Issues<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Given the upcoming</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61274333" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">midterm elections</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">in the United States and the consequences of the outcome for</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><a href="https://it.usembassy.gov/what-are-midterm-elections-and-why-are-they-important/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">domestic legislation</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">and programs as well as the country’s</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/02/27/assessing-role-of-united-states-in-world-pub-78465" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">foreign policy</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">, it’s useful and fitting to review fundamental differences between America’s two major political parties on vital demographic issues.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Those divides on vital demographic matters, which have become increasingly <a href="https://www.niussp.org/health-and-mortality/americas-pandemic-of-the-unvaccinated/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">politicized</a> by the two major parties, are reinforcing <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/political-polarization-in-the-american-public/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">political polarization</a> and <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/08/09/rising-partisan-antipathy-widening-party-gap-in-presidential-job-approval/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">partisan antipathy</a> across the country and hindering the economic, social and cultural development of the United States.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With respect to reproduction, while most Democrats are in favor of a woman’s legal access to abortion, most Republicans are not. For example, a March 2022 <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/05/06/wide-partisan-gaps-in-abortion-attitudes-but-opinions-in-both-parties-are-complicated/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PEW national survey</a> found that proportion of Democrats saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases was <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/05/06/wide-partisan-gaps-in-abortion-attitudes-but-opinions-in-both-parties-are-complicated/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">more than twice</a> that of Republicans, i.e., 80 versus 38 percent.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Also, <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/246278/abortion-trends-party.aspx" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gallup polls</a> indicate a widening gap since the late 1980s between Democrats and Republicans on the circumstances permitting abortion. By 2022, for example, the proportions of Democrats and Republicans saying abortions should be legal under any circumstances were 57 and 10 percent, respectively (Figure 2).</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A similar difference on abortion is evident among members of Congress and justices of the Supreme Court. While Congressional Democrats are largely in favor <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/20/marriage-contraception-abortion-house-democrats-try-box-republicans/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">codifying access</a> to abortion and safeguards to the right to travel across state lines to undergo the procedure, Congressional Republicans are opposed to such access and safeguards. And the recent Supreme Court <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1102305878/supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade-decision-overturn" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">abortion decision</a> ending the right to abortion reflects the divides in the <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/roe-v-wade-supreme-court-republican-gop-appointed-justices/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; 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All but eight Republicans opposed the bill that aims to ensure access to contraception. 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A notable example of that divide has been the sustained </span><a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20200305.771008" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; 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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recent <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104529561/the-partisan-divide-can-undermine-americans-health-researchers-say" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">research</a> has also found that more premature deaths occur in Republican-leaning counties than in Democratic-leaning counties. The policies adopted by Democratic-leaning states compared to those in Republican states are believed to have contributed to the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104529561/the-partisan-divide-can-undermine-americans-health-researchers-say" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">greater divide</a> in mortality outcomes. 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font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">often stressed</a> by most Democratic officials, many <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7783295/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; 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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Those partisan differences concerning the COVID-19 pandemic were reflected in the <a href="https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/316520/further-dissecting-partisan-gap-views-coronavirus.aspx" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; 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As a result of those attitudinal and behavioral differences, Republican-leaning counties have had higher <a href="https://www.nber.org/papers/w30512" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">COVID-19 death rates</a> than Democrat-leaning counties.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With respect to immigration, Republicans in general favor less immigration than Democrats. For example, a <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/395882/immigration-views-remain-mixed-highly-partisan.aspx" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">national Gallup poll</a> in July 2022 found that the proportion saying immigration to America should be decreased was <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/395882/immigration-views-remain-mixed-highly-partisan.aspx" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; 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The desired <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/trump-undocumented-immigrants-census-376241" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">exclusion</a> of undocumented migrants in the census enumeration was aimed at not including them when determining Congressional representation. The current Democratic administration, in contrast, <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/20/undocumented-immigrants-census-count/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">includes</a> undocumented migrants in the census count and determining Congressional representation.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On whether to offer an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-push-amnesty-illegal-immigrants-back-burner-multiple-defeats" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAABMhJREFUSEutlXtsFFUUxr87M/toeaTtzkzZ7daWRii1pSlFoIKAtQiCRPzDQEGgCIlBwBCMAmIVfGCfFkggNFQFhaBUSVegmiIIEqAKiaZQoEJSS1LahZlZtiwN3Z3HNdOXLWwVE25yk8m5M+eX851vziUIv1hBEBZSSr8ghDCGYWzWdb3U7/f7B3h/wDAJdyIIwmqW4bZmJGXD7UiC57dyFRRrZVne+qgAF53Rw9M2vXIIFtaOxWUJYAhXqChKPgD9/0DCVsDzfH28kJxakHcMqqZh0adx4FhrsSzLGx4hYFRqQd5P3QAXONb2qAHdFegaFpV2VrAXwFlCiEeSJO/DyjSwRHxyasGSLokWlMTCZomE3ToIHaF2DcB2QsgtSqmPUnpEUZRWAEY46H/0wJRI7wSkJ2ZjStpcXGk+iTOXj0AURfh8PmiadoEQstwwjKAsy/UAQn1BnYCoqKgElmUzFUU5ZDbxnyZ3AeYXx2L+Mxvw4vjVaPSexUffLEBl5bfYWa/jVOGrMNRgS3fSVpZlX/Z6vU09EOJwOOYQhvFYGCs0IxQghKyjlK5x8yNH9LhoVfkYzMhchtnjVqH5bi02fj4fM7efRoSVg+eNabANHoxh6ZPR8vtxBO/4j0qSNKMXwPO89sRjWWxm0iw0K3U4efFgAEBEvDCK63FRi+9P3OsIYurzY3FPrMPC11ZiVkEV1GBHJ+DZ9YVIfGoeLlQW4tzuLZAkqVd6IggCnZO1AnOy3kRIvYv9v2zCqXoP3PxIdAF0gAESx1rgfNqG8stBtN6UMIh3ItTux7FPlmLSyo3ISMnETU8JdpSV9AfwPF+sG/rbHy6sRqI4Ghf+OomKmjWIHhILUyLK6YjPsMA6zorKRiCg9veKlQHSY4CZQymKNpegfF9pf0BMTEw8wzA140ZMT1k5excIAQ6eKcYNuRHvLqtA0kQOjQ4Op28Cbf38AUSwwHNxgFvRcP2siq+rt+G7M2X9AQDMyfkxpXT90mkFmJyWC1XvgGFtx7Ql8agOMLh8B9Duc7lBgRUpAL2m4uqJEEIdOjy1pTh8rvwBAFwuV6SqqrWxUQnp7+dWIVqMwaRlEaj2EpyXgft/FjsLvJ4CGNc1nK/sAMMBvkAryqqWoMV37YAkSbm9Lup5EARhLqX0wNSxL2HXV1twvH0wzkkAe192CwMsfhxgG1Rc/DEI1tKVocV3De/syQEhTI6iKD8/ADADoigut9ttO3O37gXipnb2o+/SKbB2NHCnTkXDiSAoBWBuAiiBJrz1WTY4jkvzer2XwgJcLhevquo+Sun0eV8eJUPEMZ1JTA5vB/KGUwQaNFyqCXYFzeTdq7ZhPypq8tsopeNlWb4aFmAGeZ5/khCyzzY0OjknvwLDUqcgLRqYGGmgvU7F9T/Ufol7Eq3bk41b/qbDqqrmtbW13R4QYB44nc4ETdOaxNQJKNqxGxNdDlw51IHbN3TQHjf1rYAQLChywm6zb5Yk6b2+tYWdpibE4XCMB/Dr9wd/IIHzqdCC3Xr0/aI7FGnjMK/IbTbjA1mWNz0wTcPNcYfDEccwzJEU94SMZHfWv94vphmqareZd3W+JEmFDwUAwIiiuJFSak7XASvt1ZqQZsMwXlAUpaEv4G9BCRc3WzF3twAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">amnesty</a> to immigrants living unlawfully in the country, a wide divide exists between the two major political parties. While <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-push-amnesty-illegal-immigrants-back-burner-multiple-defeats" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Democrats</a> are largely in favor of offering illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship, many <a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-05-28/immigration-amnesty-politics-republicans" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Republicans oppose</a> granting an amnesty to those who are unlawfully resident in the country. A <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/09/08/republicans-and-democrats-have-different-top-priorities-for-u-s-immigration-policy/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PEW survey</a> in August 2022, for example, found the proportion in favor of a path to U.S. citizenship among Democrats was more than double the level among the Republicans, 80 versus 37 percent, respectively.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAwxJREFUSEu1lE1IFGEYx//POztbeShIF6KDh+gUBG1EWBFIRLcyskO1RR1KMFC3Tdvog6BDX/QFdWjDS0hQFEpWSPZNUNBBsUCNFKHa1R3f2dZVd23Hed94R5OMam13e+bwwAzP/zfPJ3k8nge6ru+JRCIc/8HI4/EIKeVTTdN80WjUyDdDAeSkaE8ymVw7Ojo6kE+IA5hbMB/Jb8MYty1DSrmPc94CwMoHyAFsWV2FeQUehFoOw627VS9Cg4ODx/IG2FxSg82r/GjveYIr9/dDwLKJ6KFhGGW5QpwMFKC81I/iFTraRl7j1MnjMHq7QUQ3iChoGEY0W5AD2LnRj7q6Q+ia68LrKBAd6MO7uxfR2XxLQR4JIc6ZpvksG4gD8NcEsHBrEB+HCfbkTEmRxJvrR9F1rwEg6pdSBk3TbPhXiANY5gtg+Y4gAJoWP9sNdJzfi7dPWmHZY5BSlnHOHwKwZwpyAF5fAN5fAG4G7FwMuD5YuHwmhJedDeiP9Sndw5ZlheLxeHwmkN8CiIDAEiDRkUb3izRsYSOW6MPZu7vBExGLiO7pul45k/NCRUVFcvmug/BuD6qGYsEcwFcskeiy0Pk4Pe0nC2a7UHl1JWIj/er9F8ZYqWEYvX/LZFoG3kLCylkCQ+1pNN5pxtfhATByQdO0Cc9c+DaeQNObK0ilnQoNCCF8pmk+B/Dj5EzjTQGOBYNYOgt435RC/6cIaus3wBofA8CczJxHeWIYt1XZpi4JJyKfYRitv8vEAVQfCKB6Xx1e1aeQSsVx4mYZjKFPYSI6DUBdWCalVCOmPJv0LsaYBkCTUmpE1Mg5d2r3szmAPeV+rFtUjcTIMOpbatHe1yoA+Djnt2YyKRl7oE7FppIafPjyEhcaK2DZaTXvzbmKq/ipW1S6tBxV19akGWNHOOeXAKgscraJJi9aj4+RNoyMxW7btl0Ri8USOStPCjh7oDEdQorPbrfLGw6HzXyJOyVSACKKEtGaTEuTDViVaFAIsc00zafZCGSKocLCwi2maTb9aRMzCWT6/h2LKXEoZV0ocQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Regarding the changing ethnic composition of the U.S. population, Democrats tend to view the changes more favorably than Republicans. 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font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PEW survey</a> found Democrats three times more likely than Republicans to say a majority nonwhite population will strengthen America’s customs and values, i.e., <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/03/21/public-sees-an-america-in-decline-on-many-fronts/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; 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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Similar divides between Democrats and Republicans were found with respect to <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/05/18/intermarriage-in-the-u-s-50-years-after-loving-v-virginia/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; 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font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">same-sex marriage</a>. The growth of interracial marriage is considered to be a good thing for the country by a majority of Democrats and a minority of Republicans, <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/03/21/public-sees-an-america-in-decline-on-many-fronts/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">61 and 33 percent</a>, respectively. Also, Democrats have been consistently more likely than Republicans to say that same-sex marriages should recognized by the law as valid, with the proportions in 2022 at <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/350486/record-high-support-same-sex-marriage.aspx" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; 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In general, Republican leaders have <a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3620957-the-republicans-war-on-elder-support-is-decades-in-the-making/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; 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font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Medicare</a>, preferring reliance on the private sector, freedom of choice and individual responsibility.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Republican leaders</a> have proposed replacing those major programs for older Americans with private investment accounts and a voucher system for health insurance. In addition, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/03/ron-johnson-medicare-social-security/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">some Republicans</a> recommend eliminating Social Security and Medicare as federal entitlement programs and have them become programs approved by Congress annually as discretionary spending.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A similar political divide exists among Americans concerning the provision of long-term care that the elderly may need. One <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/03/21/public-sees-an-america-in-decline-on-many-fronts/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">national PEW survey</a> in 2019 reported that while <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/03/21/public-sees-an-america-in-decline-on-many-fronts/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 8 0, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">two-thirds</a> of Democrats say the government should be mostly responsible for paying for that care for the elderly, 40 percent of Republicans have that view.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In sum, significant divides currently exist between Democrats and Republicans on nearly every major demographic issue facing the United States. Those divides are being politicized by the two parties, reinforcing political polarization and partisan antipathy across the country, which in turn are affecting domestic legislation and foreign policy as well as hampering America’s progress in the 21st century.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-80978284620459989562022-10-24T21:31:00.003+07:002022-10-24T21:31:12.448+07:00 Information transparency a foundation for trust building<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMROaaGJaBDtcja182y6kj_p_mfVsphwoRckmDIFLuTakd4u3s3SZ_91O7cQYr2JSIJQGSk5TGcyxb9BQ4GtMU67y_xgnlbkdtcVMN2TQK0bN-X0detxv7xUXqVfFA33yAVFI2uE0F6BAkjRFRmuTaoOjyPN-orbeUYhBdqD1lpFPRJg7bRUhPQB0-Q/s560/freedom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="560" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMROaaGJaBDtcja182y6kj_p_mfVsphwoRckmDIFLuTakd4u3s3SZ_91O7cQYr2JSIJQGSk5TGcyxb9BQ4GtMU67y_xgnlbkdtcVMN2TQK0bN-X0detxv7xUXqVfFA33yAVFI2uE0F6BAkjRFRmuTaoOjyPN-orbeUYhBdqD1lpFPRJg7bRUhPQB0-Q/s320/freedom.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Illustrative image</span><br /><p>US-based Foreign Policy magazine has run an article highlighting the Vietnamese government has been “deeply transparent with the public during the COVID-19 crisis”.</p><p><br /></p><p>The press and media in Vietnam have contributed to creating social consensus and building public trust to combat the pandemic, according to the article.</p><p><br /></p><p>The comment on the role of the press and media in the Southeast Asian nation during the pandemic fight can be taken as a most vivid demonstration of the efforts to ensure freedom of speech and freedom of information in the country.</p><p>International media have repeatedly highlighted information transparency and clearness when they touch upon Vietnam’s keys in effectively containing pandemic outbreaks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many foreign officials and experts have also lauded the Vietnamese government’s effective utilisation of the high number of internet users who make up more than 70% of the national population to provide updates on the pandemic situation and instruct people to follow pandemic prevention and control measures.</p><p><br /></p><p>In an article posted on the Asia Times, David Hutt, a freelance political journalist and analyst, wrote that the Communist Party of Vietnam has earned local and foreign plaudits for its firm COVID-19 containment measures.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, the live broadcast of the question-and-answer sessions and debates at the National Assembly over the country’s hot issues has received a strong support from voters nationwide.</p><p><br /></p><p>This helps to further spread information and ensure that the legislature’s activities are more open, transparent and closer to voters and people, making it easier for them to supervise the NA’s performance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Press agencies have also provided information in a timely, open and transparent way on the handling of senior officials who have violated regulations, and this has helped cement the public’s confidence in the Party and the State’s efforts in fighting corruption and other negative phenomena.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yet, a number of organisations like the “Freedom House” and the Reporters Without Borders (RSF), together with some hostile forces, have always attempted to distort and criticise freedom of press and freedom of speech in Vietnam.</p><p>Last May, the organisations listed Vietnam in the group of countries without freedom of Internet and freedom of press. This was not the first year the Freedom House and the RSF had raised such subjective, one-sided and inaccurate comments on Vietnam.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hostile forces appear to have deliberately ignored the fact that ensuring freedom of speech and freedom of press for all the citizens within the legal framework is Vietnam’s consistent policy.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Vietnamese Party and State have always been respecting and guaranteeing human rights, including the right to freedom of speech of citizens.</p><p><br /></p><p>The freedom was enshrined right in the first Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1946 which said in its Article 10: “Vietnamese citizens have the rights to freedom of speech, freedom of publication, freedom of association and meeting, freedom of belief, freedom of residence and freedom of movement within the country, and can freely travel abroad and return home from abroad.”</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2013 Constitution, in its Article 25, also affirms that the citizens shall enjoy the right to freedom of opinion and speech, freedom of press, freedom of access to information.</p><p><br /></p><p>Along with the 2016 Press Law and the Law on Access to Information, the Vietnamese legal framework on the right to freedom of speech, freedom of press and freedom of access to information has been basically adequate and harmonious, matching international law on human rights.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like other countries in the world, Vietnam has rolled out regulations to limit and prevent the acts of taking advantage of freedom of speech to infringe upon national interests, as well as legal rights and interests of organisations and citizens.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2018 Law on Cyber Security which officially came into force on January 1, 2019, proves Vietnam’s efforts in ensuring social safety and order on the cyber space, thus protecting people’s freedom of speech, freedom press and freedom of internet.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Vietnamese press has always served as an effective, transparent and widespread social criticism and information channel of authorities of all levels and people of all social strata.</p><p>Apart from the task of popularising guidelines of the Party and policies and laws of the State, and providing information about all social activities for the people, the press has also served as a forum for the people to express their wishes and political viewpoints, participate in criticism, raise proposals regarding socio-economic, cultural, national defence-security policies, and engage in State and social management.</p><p><br /></p><p>People can directly participate in law building, policy making and decision making on the country’s important matters by discussing, contributing their opinions and expressing their opinions and viewpoints on all aspects and fields through the press.</p><p><br /></p><p>As of April 2022, Vietnam counted 816 press agencies, of which 115 newspapers and 116 magazines offered both print and electronic editions, 29 newspapers and magazines with online editions, and 72 agencies licensed to operate in both radio and television sectors. About 41,600 people were working in the press, of whom 17,161 had been granted with press cards for 2021-2025 as of August 15, 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>The figures reflect the strong development of the press in Vietnam over the past years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Along with the IT development, the Internet and social networks have become a popular tool for every individual and organisation to express their viewpoints, spread information and exercise their freedom of speech.</p><p><br /></p><p>The “Digital 2022: Vietnam” report conducted by We Are Social and Hootsuite shows that there were 72.1 million internet users in Vietnam in January 2022, accounting for 73.2% of the total population. Such social networks as Facebook, Zalo, Youtube, Instagram and Tiktok are dominant in the Southeast Asian nation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The increase of 3.4 million Internet users in Vietnam between 2021 and 2022 reflects the expansion and noted development of the Internet use in the country.</p><p><br /></p><p>Vietnam is now ranked the 12th worldwide and the 6th out of the 35 countries and territories in Asia in the number of internet users. The country has also accelerated the realisation of the target of “national digital transformation” towards each citizen having one smartphone and each household having one high-speed optical fibre Internet line.</p><p><br /></p><p>These efforts by the Vietnamese government aim to promote the right to access the Internet for all. The Internet makes it easier for Vietnamese to access information by big news agencies worldwide like AFP, AP, Reuters, Kyodo, Economist, Financial Times, and New York Times.</p><p><br /></p><p>Such figures also create a vivid picture of freedom of speech and freedom of press in Vietnam, which is an objective, undeniable, and irrefutable reality.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the Freedom House, the RSF and a number of hostile and reactionary organisations have regularly made groundless allegations about Vietnam's "suppression" of people’s freedom of speech, freedom of press and freedom of opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reality shows that Vietnamese law only punishes those who take advantage of the right to freedom and democracy, including freedom of Internet and speech, to conduct distortion, undermining and fraud acts, spread fake news and steal information, harming the interests of the Party, the community and individuals, and dividing the great national solidarity bloc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quite a few people have taken advantage of the freedom of speech and social networks to post many video clips with anti-Party and State contents, distort the internal political situation, defame the reputation of high-ranking leaders, incite demonstrations, cause disorder, and disturb security.</p><p><br /></p><p>Their main maneuvers are to create and use social networks with servers based abroad to spread harmful information, especially on the occasions of important national political, economic, cultural and social events.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 2021 alone, tens of thousands of pieces of such information online were prevented from spreading and removed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most recently, on October 9, competent authorities quickly handled the case where a personal Facebook account was used to post unverified information about depositors rushing to withdraw their money from banks, which caused public concerns and negatively affected the operations of banks as well as social security and order.</p><p><br /></p><p>Vietnam’s enforcement of the Law on Cyber Security is intended to ensure a healthy cyber space for Internet users in the country. It is obvious that when raising comments on the freedom of Internet in Vietnam, the Freedom House, the RSF and hostile forces have deliberately turned a blind eye to the fact that not only Vietnam but also more than 180 countries worldwide have promulgated the cybersecurity law or legal regulations on cyber security as part of their codes to ensure national security.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many countries such as the US, Germany, France, the Republic of Korea and Singapore have also issued provisions to strictly handle violations on the cyber space.</p><p><br /></p><p>It can be seen that the annual reports or rankings by the Freedom House, the RSF and some other human rights organisations and hostile forces are always subjective, showing one-sided and prejudiced views, mainly based on information they gather from anti-government forces, not on the opinions of the Vietnamese people themselves. Such pieces of information have failed to reflect the reality of freedom of press and freedom of Internet in Vietnam.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Vietnamese Party and State always respect and protect people's right to freedom of speech, freedom of press and freedom of Internet.</p><p><br /></p><p>The stubborn deliberate distortion of the truth by the Freedom House, the RSF and some hostile forces lays bare a lack of goodwill towards Vietnam.</p><p><br /></p><p>The vivid truth about the results that Vietnam has achieved in ensuring human rights, including freedom of press and freedom of Internet, is a steel-like answer./.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-79033408506849310332022-10-24T21:28:00.004+07:002022-10-24T21:28:33.237+07:00 Vietnam supports visions to respond to global challenges, promote economic recovery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJl8YAdSQhmVg2Q3LRV_yGESXyzdqUjtM5KDztMcjTl1uFjn-89BYeKdvyvGE-mT6eoivcbUKqKOVGNWluAndp17Y9qD_taobSXOrMuhKQOlLOJ3a85vRV4q50bbNkNZ_bCFKrf1F880LMfgXF-N0UEgPODgHqul8YHu-jVkn2YJo2wWGMim08rnErgQ/s620/tuyet_mai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="620" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJl8YAdSQhmVg2Q3LRV_yGESXyzdqUjtM5KDztMcjTl1uFjn-89BYeKdvyvGE-mT6eoivcbUKqKOVGNWluAndp17Y9qD_taobSXOrMuhKQOlLOJ3a85vRV4q50bbNkNZ_bCFKrf1F880LMfgXF-N0UEgPODgHqul8YHu-jVkn2YJo2wWGMim08rnErgQ/s320/tuyet_mai.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation and other international organisations in Geneva. </span><br /><p>Vietnam supports the implementation of visions and roadmaps outlined in the Bridgetown Covenant adopted at the 15th session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD15) in October 2021 to help countries overcome inequality and vulnerability towards comprehensive and sustainable recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, a Vietnamese diplomat has said. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation and other international organisations in Geneva, made the comment at a high-level debate themed “Getting the global economy back on track and addressing the most pressing challenges” within the framework of the 72nd executive session of the UNCTAD in Geneva on October 20-21. </p><p><br /></p><p>At the meeting, the Vietnamese diplomat affirmed that Vietnam strongly supports the central role played by the UN, including UNCTAD, in global governance to address common global challenges.</p><p><br /></p><p>She underlined the need for solutions and coordinated actions at the international, regional and national levels to address challenges and create conditions for inclusive and sustainable growth, saying that people should be put at the heart of development policies and strategies.</p><p><br /></p><p>The support of development partners is needed to come up with innovative solutions and actions in order to secure resources and finance from all sources to increase support for low-income countries, especially under-developed country, in addressing global issues to promote trade and inclusive and sustainable development, she said.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mai also shared Vietnam’s achievements in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and implementing the socio-economic development and recovery programme, saying that Vietnam is transforming its economic model towards a digital economy, innovation, green and sustainable growth, and harmony between economic development, environmental protection and social welfare for the people. </p><p><br /></p><p>As one of the most vulnerable countries to negative impacts of climate change, Vietnam continues to participate in climate change adaptation initiatives and commitments such as the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, Mai stressed, adding that Vietnam expects to receive support from the UN agencies and other partners in promoting green finance and the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) initiative. </p><p><br /></p><p>At the event, delegates shared their optimism about the multilateral system, saying that addressing a series of crises facing the world and moving the global economy on the right track require greater will and actions.</p><p><br /></p><p>UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called for increased liquidity for developing countries to help them cope with inflation, public debts and climate change./. </p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-85676728334077147492022-10-24T21:26:00.003+07:002022-10-24T21:26:55.673+07:00 Vietnam enhances intellectual property enforcement in cultural, creative sectors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVe1J2Rgnpg1jMm7S5_iM1du4g_Ov-vutmWq3_MMJrsm2Q5yZDHE0JvyvRjhnOlLGzgIwkLS6khk-Dfl7kvFKs_35rBc3SRuCVY9nHiuA6bnxJF1rLHSF0dKrk1hRY0eCBeTR2SrSfid-4UBgeBEnlHuOvV2v3T3vyaYR3EdiAytXnbsNDKru6YxBIw/s620/culture_sector.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="620" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVe1J2Rgnpg1jMm7S5_iM1du4g_Ov-vutmWq3_MMJrsm2Q5yZDHE0JvyvRjhnOlLGzgIwkLS6khk-Dfl7kvFKs_35rBc3SRuCVY9nHiuA6bnxJF1rLHSF0dKrk1hRY0eCBeTR2SrSfid-4UBgeBEnlHuOvV2v3T3vyaYR3EdiAytXnbsNDKru6YxBIw/s320/culture_sector.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Illustrative image<br /><p>The enforcement of intellectual property in the fields of culture and creativity in Vietnam was the focus of a seminar held on October 24 in Hanoi by the Vietnam National Institute for Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS), Copyright Office under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Xuong thu Bay (The 7th Atelier) and Hanoi Grapevine.</p><p><br /></p><p>The event offered a chance for scientists, managers, businesses, organisations and individuals to exchange on the issue, giving suggestions to improve institutional capacity in intellectual property protection for the cultural and creative sectors. It also sought to raise awareness for those engaged in these fields.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to organisers, the cultural and creative sectors contributed more than 8 billion USD to the national economy, accounting for 3.61% of the total Gross Domestic Product in 2018, while creating jobs for over 3 million people.</p><p><br /></p><p>Vietnam’s young dynamic population offers plenty of opportunities to grow a flourishing market for cultural and creative products and services. However, the emerging cultural and creative sectors in Vietnam are facing rampant infringements, which threaten the intellectual property rights of artists and creators and undermine the development of a healthy creative economy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Results of studies conducted by experts of the “Strengthening Intellectual Property Enforcement in Vietnam” project launched by VICAS and the British Council were also announced at the seminar.</p><p><br /></p><p>This project is made possible with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD), within the framework of the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Implemented between March 2022 and March 2023, the project will engage closely with government departments and offices working in the area of intellectual property in arts and culture, as well as artists and creative practitioners. It aims to improve understanding and practice surrounding intellectual property protection in the cultural and creative sectors through workshops for artists and creators./.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-19312787678289140362022-10-21T19:41:00.007+07:002022-10-21T19:41:43.273+07:00Vietnam commits to supporting foreign NGOs<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYHz0aTbbGFlzUp14F9nQjnYNi24I3kU-q0UvNKpjEqJXV6j3v_eQrxKH42pfFhyjqJ1z5mgUShvXPhVkli-gjJTfIJFpkxxweyT7wrWAGQr-2_F-yrZ34AHcs2-HUJqBXh7l5-OLENiurs0-p-uLzkOQsolFLUsKBaGmqjyaoqxMxA956H0R9MPuizw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="618" data-original-width="950" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYHz0aTbbGFlzUp14F9nQjnYNi24I3kU-q0UvNKpjEqJXV6j3v_eQrxKH42pfFhyjqJ1z5mgUShvXPhVkli-gjJTfIJFpkxxweyT7wrWAGQr-2_F-yrZ34AHcs2-HUJqBXh7l5-OLENiurs0-p-uLzkOQsolFLUsKBaGmqjyaoqxMxA956H0R9MPuizw=w640-h416" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The </span><a href="https://en.vietnamplus.vn/tags/Committee-for-Foreign-Non-Governmental-Organisation-Affairs.vnp" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #133f6a; display: inline; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;">Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organisation Affairs</span></a><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> (COMINGO) and Vietnamese agencies will continue partnering with and offer effective support to foreign NGOs in Vietnam, thus ensuring their legitimate rights and interests.</span><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Phan Anh Son, Vice President and Secretary General of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and </span><a href="https://en.vietnamplus.vn/tags/COMINGO.vnp" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #133f6a; display: inline; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;">COMINGO</span></a><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> Vice President, made the statement during a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21 to share information with foreign NGOs in the south.</span><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Son shared key tasks related to </span><a href="https://en.vietnamplus.vn/tags/NGO-affairs.vnp" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #133f6a; display: inline; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;">NGO affairs</span></a><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> this year, as well as priority works of the People’s Aid Coordinating Committee, COMINGO’s units and foreign NGOs in the near future.</span><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">He suggested foreign NGOs maintain the sharing of information with COMINGO, follow Vietnam’s regulations, and stand side by side with the country for national development.</span><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">According to COMINGO, 436 foreign NGOS offered 108.5 million USD worth of aid to Vietnam in the first half of this year. Of the figure, over 30 million USD was used for social affairs, about 27 million USD for socio-economic development, and 16.9 million USD for health care.</span><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Foreign NGOs in the south wished COMINGO to continue renewing working methods, reforming administrative procedures and creating more favourable conditions for them, especially those related to licensing procedures.</span><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">They also vowed to work closely with Vietnamese agencies and partners.</span><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">On October 14 in Hanoi, COMINGO held a similar conference to share information with foreign NGOs in the north./.</span></span></p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-37686506986380312592022-10-21T19:37:00.001+07:002022-10-21T19:37:08.057+07:00Việt Nam pledges to continue ensuring human rights<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAd5dMr7da1rn0onL6yf5ErCZBTZVr9IpI9tdXOHbY0Jru4A0XecT4LOltq9ACwOSnP7fHk_X0xg1dI3u3AWoq3EqEeqDtVkqcQhfXCMSdDJmzfO4VZgRORAsABbgHAToIN5Q-xQVbt5PUuyQZFHBI2mBVk4q_QnbFNy1_nPiKyzSROLd6TU56K7jhWA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="350" data-original-width="500" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAd5dMr7da1rn0onL6yf5ErCZBTZVr9IpI9tdXOHbY0Jru4A0XecT4LOltq9ACwOSnP7fHk_X0xg1dI3u3AWoq3EqEeqDtVkqcQhfXCMSdDJmzfO4VZgRORAsABbgHAToIN5Q-xQVbt5PUuyQZFHBI2mBVk4q_QnbFNy1_nPiKyzSROLd6TU56K7jhWA=w640-h448" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Việt Nam will work closely with other UN member states and stakeholders to ensure and promote human rights.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">Việt Nam pledged to continue ensuring and promoting human rights at a meeting of the United Nations Committee on Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Issues, as part of the UN General Assembly’s 77th session on Wednesday (local time).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">At the discussion, Minister Counsellor Lê Thị Minh Thoa, deputy permanent representative of Việt Nam to the UN, said though progress has been made, there remain difficulties and obstacles in the guarantee and enjoyment of human rights due to the simultaneous impact of unprecedented crises on a global scale.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">She added that an important basis for ensuring and promoting human rights is to uphold multilateralism, strengthen solidarity and cooperation in response to global challenges, and ensure global peace. In this process, it is necessary to uphold the principles of respecting national independence and sovereignty, not interfering in internal affairs, staying objective and ensuring non-politicisation of human rights issues. All human rights should be considered equally, with greater attention to economic, social, cultural and development rights. The most effective way to address human rights-related issues is constructive dialogues and cooperation to ensure a better life and dignity for all citizens.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">People must always be placed at the centre as a major beneficiary and driving force of the development process, she said.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">The Vietnamese official also highlighted Việt Nam’s achievements, such as inclusive and sustainable economic growth, legal and institutional reforms to better ensure human rights, especially vulnerable groups.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">On the occasion, she thanked countries for electing Việt Nam as a member of the UN Human Rights Council for the 2023-25 tenure, representing Asia-Pacific for the second time.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px;">In the spirit of “mutual respect, dialogue and cooperation, ensuring rights for all people”, Việt Nam will work closely with other UN member states and stakeholders to ensure and promote human rights, she stated./.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-9931534217455935002022-10-21T19:34:00.005+07:002022-10-21T19:34:25.401+07:00Vietnam commits to advancing women’s progress<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBo7j_SBvd-EBEfUr_p9yfK8gk2JcG11ACKKsMFEGc0O8hPJdQzCxijTHss2eH7sCPQfYg6O6ekR92rbj4KaWuYdo7v0qi-VC7lypEpyi8Oc5MU788FUHatUVFvV4556DV1ChDAc_4VttfxCJl33vFFYYHWC1HqQnpJjf_GFksBvpat1fBltRzdHvgYQ" style="margin-left: 1em; 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line-height: 2.6rem;">women’s advancement</span></a> while addressing an open debate of the <a href="https://en.vietnamplus.vn/tags/UN-Security-Council.vnp" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #133f6a; display: inline; line-height: 2.6rem; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;">UN Security Council</span></a> on October 20.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" />The commitment has its root in women's role and great contributions to Vietnam's history of struggling for national independence and development, Tra told the debate, themed “Strengthening Women's Resilience and Leadership as a Path to Peace in Regions Plagued by Armed Groups.” <br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" />She said <a href="https://en.vietnamplus.vn/tags/Vietnam.vnp" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #133f6a; display: inline; line-height: 2.6rem; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;">Vietnam</span></a> has sent female officers to UN peacekeeping missions and wishes that women will have more favourable conditions to contribute to UN peacekeeping operations, adding that Vietnam has made active contributions to the UN agenda on women, peace and security, especially in its capacity as non-permanent member of the Security Council.</span></div><div class="ExternalClass2CB26855BB6E46B4B1FF6C8F7CD7CD26" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.6rem; margin-bottom: 15px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" />She proposed intensifying women’s participation in peace negotiations and building and exchanging experience in this field, saying countries should work to ensure and promote women’s full, equal and meaningful participation at different levels by integrating their rights into national policy frameworks.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" />Vietnam is committed to contributing international efforts in promoting the agenda on women, peace and security, the diplomat affirmed.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" />The participating countries shared the view that strong political commitments and pragmatic actions are needed to improve women’s power and ensure their rights as well as their full and equal participation in all aspects of social life, especially in preventing conflicts and building peace.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.6rem;" />The Security Council adopted resolution (S/RES/1325) on women and peace and security on October 31, 2000. It is the first legal document of the council that requires parties in conflicts to prevent violations of women's rights and supports women's involvement in peace talks and post-conflict reconstruction./.</span></div>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-89702551970445736192022-10-20T21:55:00.001+07:002022-10-20T21:55:05.764+07:00Human rights to be brought into national education<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A national conference was held on October 19 to deploy the Prime Minister’s decree on intensifying the implementation of a project on including human rights in the national education system.</span></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAA0pJREFUSEutld1Pm1Ucxz+nDBXaUh6CXduNgRuzzDqYFLpuM1tGol44g4vGC+Mf4JXzwhhNzNRoTByZJrtbXHZjliWbLpvJEl82hrKArgUZViwQEUtfYVBXKNDa9Zhn6EotpXThXD6/8/1+fi/nnEcI5+YFqRh+YDF+lNh4P338zTouIZ7ZEZPPHdDzhx+C4U/wBi7xc6gbkOvBERza+TFtu9/EoINEAkLhSa64eun1P78+gH31Np6o99Bkzfg9Uo349NxtWaJ5i8DUF/QFb90vTNBisdL4qBvHTh0lmozPQ6UQjUIgcoVr/V9RojlFr3+hWJBgV10lJv1pnnYeRl+erVeBqRQYtUlOX/YSDL2E+9ZwMRBxd7Nz83scOvguG6tW1goBddWIy9eRE5Hv+HP6VbQ+H12kCsGWAK3mI2yv7+Bgc+mqAkMZbBDgHQvSffMsk7FT9AW9q2mWAOoclKpvebFtC5qlT3mXGlfnY66ATrePb258Rlw5xtBQciXNPTfhsHiko9lG07ZCVWfiWx+G6SjiYveinP7LSXzRx3VfdLlBJt0Wy0Ws29vZ3wiaZaepEM5QDmYDDI6mGJn4mp5fP8cVOPefLANoNtsxGd04HodN1YVss+Nq2xQt1Cjgj8TER2e6pCvYrm7KarjYUyfl3maw1vwvsgaelFCtVatJcuLLTkYCL9AXnM+e6N5aD/XbbDga4MHVD1QWMjQFoak4M7HzjAUG0G44Sdf4Yk4FPFl7GL1ygaccoC8rnPbcPOLqjwmZlq8zOXON5B0/g5H4ykO+ex9MNvSVHnY1wI7a/ICFBAx4Q5rBke/T7uArwJ18m7Nb5DTVoVW60FfU8qxzZU14SjI42sl4+G1cE65CZWYD7PZStLEODIYjOB4Dk5KtHxiG334/y+34a2t9YXOvbavlKEbT+ygVcKBpCZBOwy+jc/QPfUCP71ihrPPPQI3YLS9j3HiSSr2OPTYoewCGxxO4PMdJJj4s9snOrcBuKUen60epsrLVDLPziCGvR6Zm9/HTTKyY7HOP6b9q0WK5KTfVNKqtEdORCdnj21Ksce5Tsdyh1dKB0fwG8/Ews3PtuP031hewu6pCCG1UpmUH5f531vJjyZfAP9laICi+5CRaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">He urged agencies, localities, educational associations, sectors and the political system to make concerted efforts to implement the decree and build programs and plans to fulfill their tasks.</div>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-66120625929968166902022-10-18T20:55:00.002+07:002022-10-18T20:55:29.809+07:00The risk of conflict resurgence in Kosovo<p> <strong style="color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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Therefore, the cause of this risk and its developments are of international concern.</em></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">With just an area of more than 10,000 square kilometres and the population of approximately 1.9 million people, Kosovo will certainly not attract the attention of the major powers. However, being situated in the centre of the Balkan peninsula, which is an important geo-strategic location of the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Caucasus and Caspi Seas, this region has been suffering from turbulence and has become the target of major powers in their competition for influence after the Cold War. In 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Yugoslav Federation (made up of 6 republics including Bosnia - Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia) was also gradually divided into independent nations. Nationalism rose strongly again in this Federal Republic and has become the dominant force in the Balkans. Slovenia and Croatia were the first countries to secede in 1991, followed by Bosnia - Herzegovina in 1992, which led to the fact that there were just Montenegro and Serbia in the Yugoslav Federation. In February 1998, the civil war in Yugoslavia broke out because the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) launched a movement for the independence of Kosovo, whose autonomy was abolished by the President of the Yugoslav Federation, Slobodan Milosevic in 1989. To achieve its goals of secession and the establishment of a state with a majority of Albanian Muslims, the KLA launched attacks on police stations and law enforcement agencies in Kosovo. The fierce fighting between the KLA and the Yugoslav Federal Army resulted in thousands of casualties and more than one million displaced people.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">The tensions in Kosovo (1998-1999) were why the US and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) intervened in the Yugoslav Federation. The role of the United Nations, emphasised in the “Desert Storm” operation in Iraq in 1991, was ignored in the Yugoslav war because the US and NATO acted as both a judge and an enforcement agency. By blatantly launching an attack on the territory of a sovereign state like Yugoslavia, the US and NATO officially sent out a message that they have the right to impose their own views by means of military force, not through political initiatives. Because of the Yugoslav Federation’s ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, in March 1999, NATO conducted a large-scale bombing to force the Yugoslav Federation Army to withdraw from Kosovo. According to some statistics, in nearly three months, NATO carried out about 38,000 airstrikes with more than 1,000 fighter jets, which were mainly deployed from military bases in Italy and aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean combined with cruise missiles fired from submarines and warships. All NATO member countries engaged in this operation, including Greece, a country that has always shown its opposition to war. As for Germany, this was the first time this country’s air force entered a war since World War II. Confronted by NATO’s powerful force, the Yugoslav Federation mobilised about 90,000 soldiers along with many means of war. In June 1999, due to NATO’s mighty military strength, Yugoslavia was forced to accept to put Kosovo under the control of the UN, directly managed by the Kosovo Force (KFOR), authorised under the Resolution 1244 issued on 10<sup style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAA0pJREFUSEutld1Pm1Ucxz+nDBXaUh6CXduNgRuzzDqYFLpuM1tGol44g4vGC+Mf4JXzwhhNzNRoTByZJrtbXHZjliWbLpvJEl82hrKArgUZViwQEUtfYVBXKNDa9Zhn6EotpXThXD6/8/1+fi/nnEcI5+YFqRh+YDF+lNh4P338zTouIZ7ZEZPPHdDzhx+C4U/wBi7xc6gbkOvBERza+TFtu9/EoINEAkLhSa64eun1P78+gH31Np6o99Bkzfg9Uo349NxtWaJ5i8DUF/QFb90vTNBisdL4qBvHTh0lmozPQ6UQjUIgcoVr/V9RojlFr3+hWJBgV10lJv1pnnYeRl+erVeBqRQYtUlOX/YSDL2E+9ZwMRBxd7Nz83scOvguG6tW1goBddWIy9eRE5Hv+HP6VbQ+H12kCsGWAK3mI2yv7+Bgc+mqAkMZbBDgHQvSffMsk7FT9AW9q2mWAOoclKpvebFtC5qlT3mXGlfnY66ATrePb258Rlw5xtBQciXNPTfhsHiko9lG07ZCVWfiWx+G6SjiYveinP7LSXzRx3VfdLlBJt0Wy0Ws29vZ3wiaZaepEM5QDmYDDI6mGJn4mp5fP8cVOPefLANoNtsxGd04HodN1YVss+Nq2xQt1Cjgj8TER2e6pCvYrm7KarjYUyfl3maw1vwvsgaelFCtVatJcuLLTkYCL9AXnM+e6N5aD/XbbDga4MHVD1QWMjQFoak4M7HzjAUG0G44Sdf4Yk4FPFl7GL1ygaccoC8rnPbcPOLqjwmZlq8zOXON5B0/g5H4ykO+ex9MNvSVHnY1wI7a/ICFBAx4Q5rBke/T7uArwJ18m7Nb5DTVoVW60FfU8qxzZU14SjI42sl4+G1cE65CZWYD7PZStLEODIYjOB4Dk5KtHxiG334/y+34a2t9YXOvbavlKEbT+ygVcKBpCZBOwy+jc/QPfUCP71ihrPPPQI3YLS9j3HiSSr2OPTYoewCGxxO4PMdJJj4s9snOrcBuKUen60epsrLVDLPziCGvR6Zm9/HTTKyY7HOP6b9q0WK5KTfVNKqtEdORCdnj21Ksce5Tsdyh1dKB0fwG8/Ews3PtuP031hewu6pCCG1UpmUH5f531vJjyZfAP9laICi+5CRaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC") 0 0, auto;">th</sup> June 1999 by the UN. This resolution stipulates that Kosovo has its autonomy but also affirms the territorial integrity of the Yugoslav Federation, to which the Republic of Serbia is the legitimate successor. The war in Kosovo was over, but the Yugoslav Federation was the country that suffered the most, especially the Kosovo people.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">According to military experts, the war in Kosovo took place after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, making the US the only superpower. Therefore, this country arbitrarily devised a new strategy to take over the world, turning the 21<sup style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAA0pJREFUSEutld1Pm1Ucxz+nDBXaUh6CXduNgRuzzDqYFLpuM1tGol44g4vGC+Mf4JXzwhhNzNRoTByZJrtbXHZjliWbLpvJEl82hrKArgUZViwQEUtfYVBXKNDa9Zhn6EotpXThXD6/8/1+fi/nnEcI5+YFqRh+YDF+lNh4P338zTouIZ7ZEZPPHdDzhx+C4U/wBi7xc6gbkOvBERza+TFtu9/EoINEAkLhSa64eun1P78+gH31Np6o99Bkzfg9Uo349NxtWaJ5i8DUF/QFb90vTNBisdL4qBvHTh0lmozPQ6UQjUIgcoVr/V9RojlFr3+hWJBgV10lJv1pnnYeRl+erVeBqRQYtUlOX/YSDL2E+9ZwMRBxd7Nz83scOvguG6tW1goBddWIy9eRE5Hv+HP6VbQ+H12kCsGWAK3mI2yv7+Bgc+mqAkMZbBDgHQvSffMsk7FT9AW9q2mWAOoclKpvebFtC5qlT3mXGlfnY66ATrePb258Rlw5xtBQciXNPTfhsHiko9lG07ZCVWfiWx+G6SjiYveinP7LSXzRx3VfdLlBJt0Wy0Ws29vZ3wiaZaepEM5QDmYDDI6mGJn4mp5fP8cVOPefLANoNtsxGd04HodN1YVss+Nq2xQt1Cjgj8TER2e6pCvYrm7KarjYUyfl3maw1vwvsgaelFCtVatJcuLLTkYCL9AXnM+e6N5aD/XbbDga4MHVD1QWMjQFoak4M7HzjAUG0G44Sdf4Yk4FPFl7GL1ygaccoC8rnPbcPOLqjwmZlq8zOXON5B0/g5H4ykO+ex9MNvSVHnY1wI7a/ICFBAx4Q5rBke/T7uArwJ18m7Nb5DTVoVW60FfU8qxzZU14SjI42sl4+G1cE65CZWYD7PZStLEODIYjOB4Dk5KtHxiG334/y+34a2t9YXOvbavlKEbT+ygVcKBpCZBOwy+jc/QPfUCP71ihrPPPQI3YLS9j3HiSSr2OPTYoewCGxxO4PMdJJj4s9snOrcBuKUen60epsrLVDLPziCGvR6Zm9/HTTKyY7HOP6b9q0WK5KTfVNKqtEdORCdnj21Ksce5Tsdyh1dKB0fwG8/Ews3PtuP031hewu6pCCG1UpmUH5f531vJjyZfAP9laICi+5CRaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC") 0 0, auto;">st</sup> century into the “American Century” and the “Pax Americana”. With the “Beyond containment” and “Beyond peace” strategies, US President George Bush implemented the goal of expanding its influence in countries that were allies of the Soviet Union. The war in Iraq or the plan to disintegrate Yugoslavia was also part of Washington’s plot. Because its counterweight, the Soviet Union, no longer existed while Russia was still not strong enough, the US quickly achieved its goal in the Balkans. The increasingly fierce war in Kosovo and the risk of protracted conflict has put enormous pressure on Montenegrin leaders to find a way out of the conflicts involving Kosovo Serbs and Albanians. Accordingly, in 2006, Montenegro decided to become an independent country through a referendum. In 2008, with the backing of the US and the West, Kosovo unilaterally declared independence despite Serbia’s objections.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">With the presence of KFOR, the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia temporarily subsided; however, disagreements between the two sides still smoulder and can flare up at any time because of the worsened ethnic conflicts between Albanians and Serbs caused by NATO’s intervention. Another possible cause of conflict is that Belgrade has never given up its intention to bring Kosovo back to Serbia. This stance of Serbia is strongly supported by Russia - a country with many historical ties with Serbia in particular and the Balkan peninsula in general.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">After Russia gradually regained its position on the international stage, the relationship between Russia and Serbia grew even tighter. In 2013, Serbia became an observer of Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). In 2016, Russia and Serbia signed an agreement to support the modernisation of the military field. Under that agreement, Russia promised to assist Serbia in upgrading its Yugoslavia-era arsenals, repairing MiG-29 fighter jets, T-72 tanks, and patrol vehicles donated by Russia and Belarus. In particular, in August, Russia revealed the possibility of establishing a military base in the Serbian city of Nish. If this becomes true, Russia will expand the cooperation with Serbia in military, political and economic fields, thus building a strong springboard in Southern Europe, creating a strategic advantage that makes NATO wary. On the other hand, Serbia receives relative protection and help from Russia, especially in the military field.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">Meanwhile, to protect its independence, apart from the management of KFOR and the West, Kosovo also took many countermeasures. In December 2018, Pristina announced the establishment of its army with a force of about 5,000 active-duty soldiers, 3,000 reserve troops, and a 3-year guaranteed budget for training and procurement of weapons and military equipment of about 300 million euros (340 million USD). The above action was considered contrary to what had been committed between Kosovo with the international community and Serbia. According to UN Resolution 1244, Kosovo is only allowed to maintain a security force of about 4,000 personnel, while the task of ensuring security and the justice system is the responsibility of the Kosovo Force (KFOR). This was a necessary action of the international community towards Kosovo to ensure peace and stability in the region. Besides, at the end of February 2022, Kosovo asked the US to set up a permanent military base on its territory and urged the US and its allies to accept Kosovo’s effort to join NATO. However, many countries in the world, notably Russia, China, and some member countries of the European Union such as Spain, Slovakia, Romania, and the Republic of Cyprus have argued that the recognition of Kosovo’s independence is a violation of UN Resolution 1244, disregarding the legitimacy of the internationally recognised border. Additionally, this recognition will set a very harmful precedent for the international legal system and may fuel ethnic conflicts because Belgrade has consistently denied the independence of Kosovo. Indeed, the Kosovo Serbs (about 50,000 people), who always receive financial support as well as social services from the Serbian government, regularly fight for the incorporation of their residential area into Serbia.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">The possible cause of conflict can stem from the declaration of Kosovo leader Albin Kurti that from 1<sup style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">st</sup> August 2022, all identity documents and licence plates of Kosovo Serbs would be invalid. Kosovo will launch a campaign to impose “law and justice” on all territories claimed by itself. However, under the pressure from the US and the EU, Kosovo and Serbia reached an agreement by which Belgrade agreed to remove immigration documents for Kosovo people while Kosovo made a similar move when delaying the changes of licence plates and documents to 31<sup style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">st</sup> October 2022. However, these moves still cause fury among the Kosovo Serbs. Besides, the Serbian army has been conducting drills near the administrative border with Kosovo since 31<sup style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">st</sup> August 2022. According to Serbian Defence Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic, the exercise is aimed at maintaining a high level of combat readiness of units and their reaction capability in urgent situations as well as ensuring peace and security along the administrative lines in Kosovo and Metohija. Furthermore, President Aleksandar Vucic issued a firm statement expressing Belgrade’s stance that Serbia wants peace but will not allow any force to oppress the Serbian people. He also said that Kosovo had rejected all proposals from Serbia to find a solution to restore harmony, and accused Pristina of having the intention to remove Serbs from Kosovo.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 1px;">These tensions have made the international community worry that the peace in Kosovo as well as the stability in the Balkan peninsula can hardly be maintained. If this happens, the parties involved will be dragged into the conflict and this conflict may become a new war while the conflict in Ukraine is still ongoing.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-35644154026083932292022-10-18T20:54:00.003+07:002022-10-18T20:54:30.457+07:00Strengthening response to cyberinformation security incidents<p> </p><h2 class="detail-sapo" data-role="sapo" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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Responding to cyberinformation security incidents is crucial to help agencies and organizations minimize damage, even when serious incidents occur.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Third, </b>enterprises providing telecommunications and Internet services shall publish contact information for handling incident notices on the portal before October 31, 2022; educate customers on how to report network information insecurity incidents./.</p><div><br /></div></div>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-20065468041574016972022-10-15T16:02:00.002+07:002022-10-15T16:02:51.214+07:00World Food Day 2022 <p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In this year alone, the global impact of compounding crises demonstrates, more than ever, why food scarcity must be addressed internationally and how there must be a shift in the food and agricultural systems.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">October 16 is World Food Day, and this year it seems crucial to take stock of the causes and consequences of global food insecurity. Food insecurity has already been of greater concern in recent years due to the global COVID-19 pandemic disrupting our interconnected governance, trade, welfare, and humanitarian aid systems. This year has seen a continuation of those disruptions exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic and increasing challenges brought on by climate and environment-induced disasters, conflict, and rising prices.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The impact could not be more obvious. Findings from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that over <a href="https://www.fao.org/3/cc0689en/cc0689en.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">40% of the world</a> population – or 3.1 billion people – cannot afford a healthy diet and that 828 million people are hungry. Rising food prices across crops in meats, cereals, and oils have <a href="https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">disrupted the Food Price Index</a>, which has been declining for six months.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The increase in food insecurity and its impact on global hunger has been observed worldwide. But between certain regions, there are clear disparities. Africa has been bearing the greater burden of food insecurity. A <a href="https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc0640en" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">new report from the FAO</a> reveals that in 2021, 20.2 percent, or one-fifth of the total population, went hungry. The next highest rate is Asia, with 9.1 percent. A disparity that wide should be more than enough to raise the alarm.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This food insecurity has also resulted in micronutrient deficiencies, such as zinc, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B, folate, and vitamin D. While at first unnoticeable; these deficiencies can lead to long-term losses in health and cognitive development. This would be fatal, especially to young children still developing and still needing proper nutrition.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Researchers from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) conducted an <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(22)00367-9/fulltext#seccestitle10" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">analysis of the global prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies</a> in preschool-aged children and non-pregnant women of reproductive age. Its findings suggested that over half of the preschoolers and two-thirds of the women in the study reported a deficiency in either iron, zinc, or folate. Regionally, the majority of the children and women lived in east Asia and the Pacific, south Asia, or sub-Saharan Africa. While the report acknowledged its limitations, and in how rarely the rate of deficiency is quantified and the absence of a global standard rate at the time of the study, as GAIN Executive Director Dr Lawrence Haddad has <a href="https://foodtank.com/news/2022/10/the-un-food-systems-summit-one-year-on/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">noted</a>, one might observe the troubling implications for a wider demographic.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAA0pJREFUSEutld1Pm1Ucxz+nDBXaUh6CXduNgRuzzDqYFLpuM1tGol44g4vGC+Mf4JXzwhhNzNRoTByZJrtbXHZjliWbLpvJEl82hrKArgUZViwQEUtfYVBXKNDa9Zhn6EotpXThXD6/8/1+fi/nnEcI5+YFqRh+YDF+lNh4P338zTouIZ7ZEZPPHdDzhx+C4U/wBi7xc6gbkOvBERza+TFtu9/EoINEAkLhSa64eun1P78+gH31Np6o99Bkzfg9Uo349NxtWaJ5i8DUF/QFb90vTNBisdL4qBvHTh0lmozPQ6UQjUIgcoVr/V9RojlFr3+hWJBgV10lJv1pnnYeRl+erVeBqRQYtUlOX/YSDL2E+9ZwMRBxd7Nz83scOvguG6tW1goBddWIy9eRE5Hv+HP6VbQ+H12kCsGWAK3mI2yv7+Bgc+mqAkMZbBDgHQvSffMsk7FT9AW9q2mWAOoclKpvebFtC5qlT3mXGlfnY66ATrePb258Rlw5xtBQciXNPTfhsHiko9lG07ZCVWfiWx+G6SjiYveinP7LSXzRx3VfdLlBJt0Wy0Ws29vZ3wiaZaepEM5QDmYDDI6mGJn4mp5fP8cVOPefLANoNtsxGd04HodN1YVss+Nq2xQt1Cjgj8TER2e6pCvYrm7KarjYUyfl3maw1vwvsgaelFCtVatJcuLLTkYCL9AXnM+e6N5aD/XbbDga4MHVD1QWMjQFoak4M7HzjAUG0G44Sdf4Yk4FPFl7GL1ygaccoC8rnPbcPOLqjwmZlq8zOXON5B0/g5H4ykO+ex9MNvSVHnY1wI7a/ICFBAx4Q5rBke/T7uArwJ18m7Nb5DTVoVW60FfU8qxzZU14SjI42sl4+G1cE65CZWYD7PZStLEODIYjOB4Dk5KtHxiG334/y+34a2t9YXOvbavlKEbT+ygVcKBpCZBOwy+jc/QPfUCP71ihrPPPQI3YLS9j3HiSSr2OPTYoewCGxxO4PMdJJj4s9snOrcBuKUen60epsrLVDLPziCGvR6Zm9/HTTKyY7HOP6b9q0WK5KTfVNKqtEdORCdnj21Ksce5Tsdyh1dKB0fwG8/Ews3PtuP031hewu6pCCG1UpmUH5f531vJjyZfAP9laICi+5CRaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Once we factor in males and other age groups, such as schoolchildren and the elderly, these numbers imply that our current global suggestion that two billion people suffer from hidden hunger is a gross underestimation,” he said.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the context of Africa and the Sahel region, local governments’ capacity to respond to the food crisis have been limited or difficult to implement in the face of conflict within the region and in neighboring countries. Even international intervention from groups like FAO and World Food Programme (WFP) have had to work with limited resources and funding. <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1112122" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In February, it was reported</a> that within the last three years in the Sahel, the number of people dealing with starvation increased dramatically and dangerously, from 3.6 to 10.5 million.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Forced displacement caused by conflict in the region also impacts food security, as <a href="https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/emergencies/west-africa-hunger-crisis-sahel-drought/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">more than 5 million people</a> live in forced displacement from Burkina Faso to the Lake Chad Basin area.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But what is perhaps more pressing, and more devastating, is the impact of climate change or environment-induced disasters on food security. The Sahel region in particular is susceptible to <a href="https://www.wfp.org/stories/road-cop-amid-changing-climate-deadly-floods-deepen-food-crisis-west-and-central-africa" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">extreme weather conditions</a> such as heavy rains and floods, and the Horn of Africa is suffering from a historic drought this year. Looking at other regions, the recent floods that devastated Pakistan destroyed over <a href="https://tribune.com.pk/story/2377120/floods-damage-non-basmati-rice-crop" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAx9JREFUSEu11llMU2kUwPH/18qa0lK4ULxtAREIVXCjgsLE0ZiM+uIWl0TfJxMTfTXRGDXGuCRu78ZlwhDjZEQzo4mRCGowmRSIIgUEQWSxokRsQQFb/EyLPCjdSOQ8fvfk/O75zv3uvYIfo1hVhDn1AUZdgfzw8SwdvoO0tHyelhflgpiWZ597kD3bjpFvEfz/bJTK+8toeN0WZb1paUEA9Qg71h3GnAaveqCqthDHG+fPB9KM4GyHB/WzBKToobEVHE2zBBj10OCEhuZZBlwDfUKrtUiv9wr97uOY9XF88o4y0dFDLb5Is5kccmm6iQ9fPvF8cBj7tyFPdVBeBNZ0aO2CphfdFOVk43rvwtm5lZ7B9SBdxHkrqRscDoYJSszb0SefQBfvo7f/AkJjCjxFU0COFVIM4PFAbCyoqZCjIM5c65W/b7QyNDxG1aO9XK67GBQQK7OkLLLBkvmIu3Wt0vWuim2/HfgO8GOv34LRAAlxkJkK9c9BNcFCM+L8NYesdJQE76As6x2FNsUP4B4eEjeqO+X2dfawwBwtdPVCpgoZBsSf/znk340hgPLc3SjGCtYsA59Xin+qpdyyVhMARschNga0mu878N9qdz9km2GOBnHjnkP+2xwCWDHXRmLyUzaUxZCUAI+fQGEeASBc9A2AxRTIEFXVDnnHGQIoMaeSZKggx7qekgJ40gbZKiRHAHwT4N+qiAAISq1HUdIPsfkXeO8GXeLk1kQZ4TsInAN1E0rGFZbmJ5M12fZMIjJQTAwJ854yL9vGqkUzqR3VFk0WXK7+RW7uLsoWQnzszJCb9x9y+9mvwc/B1Gppih5dhptiG+RZogeGPFDfvJPrjuvhAf/VlVlOCvIWYM+PbshSQlP7WxqdZTzu7YwMrLCsRmeoYVE+2DIjd+EZgduPzuFu308D3sgAaLCb96EoJ1m1JA7FAGL6VzVQyDOCuFVzR37s2hyqeOCMBFG12NU/SFMOsTjPFDh0/lfFVIyNQ2ffCM6OS3jH91PbPRau1RC3BxRb56PoygWcQsqMb0UmZGL8adyjVxnQvozmd+Yrun0rKK6R5DMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">$70 billion USD worth in rice crops</a>. This has also led to a rise in rice prices in the international market from other major rice exporters such as India, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220912-as-pakistan-floods-and-india-curbs-rice-exports-africa-braces-for-high-prices" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">sub-Saharan Africa is heavily dependent on rice imports</a>. It is an example of how connected the world is, and how we are dependent on each other to help meet that most basic and essential need: food.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With all these crises piling onto one another, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. But it also makes the theme of World Food Day even more pertinent. It is why this year’s theme feels more like a call to action: leave no one behind. These challenges will persist and only further overwhelm the global community unless we are united in our efforts to mitigate food insecurity. We are undeniably and inextricably dependent on each other to meet our needs for food, health, and security. “Leave no one behind” is a simplified reminder and approach, to a problem with complex parts and overlapping problems.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This call to action will only ring true when greater systematic changes are implemented in the food systems, and when this is revisited frequently rather than left for the next big natural disaster.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-87897346650851904932022-10-15T15:56:00.003+07:002022-10-15T15:56:33.425+07:00How Digital Can Drive a Green Recovery<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As much of the world was starting to glimpse recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, it now finds itself amid a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><a href="https://www.undp.org/publications/addressing-cost-living-crisis-developing-countries-poverty-and-vulnerability-projections-and-policy-responses" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; 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font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">cost-of-living crisis</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">brought on by disruptions in global energy and food markets that are the result of conflict and climate change.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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One that is foundational for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that digital is no longer optional. Countries with existing digital foundations were much better equipped to respond to citizens’ needs, including through the effective delivery of public services such as healthcare, social security benefits, and remote education. Digital will play a similarly important role in shaping a global green recovery.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Beyond building national socioeconomic resilience, digital transformation is also proving a key enabler in advancing global climate commitments. Countries supported by UNDP are <a href="https://airtable.com/shrCe7FOdl5u9NkKb/tblrRGBbRsxBYKUex" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAx9JREFUSEu11llMU2kUwPH/18qa0lK4ULxtAREIVXCjgsLE0ZiM+uIWl0TfJxMTfTXRGDXGuCRu78ZlwhDjZEQzo4mRCGowmRSIIgUEQWSxokRsQQFb/EyLPCjdSOQ8fvfk/O75zv3uvYIfo1hVhDn1AUZdgfzw8SwdvoO0tHyelhflgpiWZ597kD3bjpFvEfz/bJTK+8toeN0WZb1paUEA9Qg71h3GnAaveqCqthDHG+fPB9KM4GyHB/WzBKToobEVHE2zBBj10OCEhuZZBlwDfUKrtUiv9wr97uOY9XF88o4y0dFDLb5Is5kccmm6iQ9fPvF8cBj7tyFPdVBeBNZ0aO2CphfdFOVk43rvwtm5lZ7B9SBdxHkrqRscDoYJSszb0SefQBfvo7f/AkJjCjxFU0COFVIM4PFAbCyoqZCjIM5c65W/b7QyNDxG1aO9XK67GBQQK7OkLLLBkvmIu3Wt0vWuim2/HfgO8GOv34LRAAlxkJkK9c9BNcFCM+L8NYesdJQE76As6x2FNsUP4B4eEjeqO+X2dfawwBwtdPVCpgoZBsSf/znk340hgPLc3SjGCtYsA59Xin+qpdyyVhMARschNga0mu878N9qdz9km2GOBnHjnkP+2xwCWDHXRmLyUzaUxZCUAI+fQGEeASBc9A2AxRTIEFXVDnnHGQIoMaeSZKggx7qekgJ40gbZKiRHAHwT4N+qiAAISq1HUdIPsfkXeO8GXeLk1kQZ4TsInAN1E0rGFZbmJ5M12fZMIjJQTAwJ854yL9vGqkUzqR3VFk0WXK7+RW7uLsoWQnzszJCb9x9y+9mvwc/B1Gppih5dhptiG+RZogeGPFDfvJPrjuvhAf/VlVlOCvIWYM+PbshSQlP7WxqdZTzu7YwMrLCsRmeoYVE+2DIjd+EZgduPzuFu308D3sgAaLCb96EoJ1m1JA7FAGL6VzVQyDOCuFVzR37s2hyqeOCMBFG12NU/SFMOsTjPFDh0/lfFVIyNQ2ffCM6OS3jH91PbPRau1RC3BxRb56PoygWcQsqMb0UmZGL8adyjVxnQvozmd+Yrun0rKK6R5DMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">leveraging digital in innovative ways</a> to redouble their efforts to adopt renewable energy, transition to a circular economy, and to protect biodiversity.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ecuador is <a href="https://www.proamazonia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/BROCHURE_CACAO_OPT.pdf" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">building a digital traceability system</a> for monitoring land use change and to track commodities through the supply chain. Papua New Guinea has <a href="https://www.undp.org/papua-new-guinea/news/mobile-application-new-tracking-tool-conservation" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAx9JREFUSEu11llMU2kUwPH/18qa0lK4ULxtAREIVXCjgsLE0ZiM+uIWl0TfJxMTfTXRGDXGuCRu78ZlwhDjZEQzo4mRCGowmRSIIgUEQWSxokRsQQFb/EyLPCjdSOQ8fvfk/O75zv3uvYIfo1hVhDn1AUZdgfzw8SwdvoO0tHyelhflgpiWZ597kD3bjpFvEfz/bJTK+8toeN0WZb1paUEA9Qg71h3GnAaveqCqthDHG+fPB9KM4GyHB/WzBKToobEVHE2zBBj10OCEhuZZBlwDfUKrtUiv9wr97uOY9XF88o4y0dFDLb5Is5kccmm6iQ9fPvF8cBj7tyFPdVBeBNZ0aO2CphfdFOVk43rvwtm5lZ7B9SBdxHkrqRscDoYJSszb0SefQBfvo7f/AkJjCjxFU0COFVIM4PFAbCyoqZCjIM5c65W/b7QyNDxG1aO9XK67GBQQK7OkLLLBkvmIu3Wt0vWuim2/HfgO8GOv34LRAAlxkJkK9c9BNcFCM+L8NYesdJQE76As6x2FNsUP4B4eEjeqO+X2dfawwBwtdPVCpgoZBsSf/znk340hgPLc3SjGCtYsA59Xin+qpdyyVhMARschNga0mu878N9qdz9km2GOBnHjnkP+2xwCWDHXRmLyUzaUxZCUAI+fQGEeASBc9A2AxRTIEFXVDnnHGQIoMaeSZKggx7qekgJ40gbZKiRHAHwT4N+qiAAISq1HUdIPsfkXeO8GXeLk1kQZ4TsInAN1E0rGFZbmJ5M12fZMIjJQTAwJ854yL9vGqkUzqR3VFk0WXK7+RW7uLsoWQnzszJCb9x9y+9mvwc/B1Gppih5dhptiG+RZogeGPFDfvJPrjuvhAf/VlVlOCvIWYM+PbshSQlP7WxqdZTzu7YwMrLCsRmeoYVE+2DIjd+EZgduPzuFu308D3sgAaLCb96EoJ1m1JA7FAGL6VzVQyDOCuFVzR37s2hyqeOCMBFG12NU/SFMOsTjPFDh0/lfFVIyNQ2ffCM6OS3jH91PbPRau1RC3BxRb56PoygWcQsqMb0UmZGL8adyjVxnQvozmd+Yrun0rKK6R5DMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">piloted a mobile phone application</a> to assist law enforcers to quickly record and report environmental harms such as illegal logging and bush fires.</p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Whether it’s emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) or more established digital tools like the mobile phone digital can be a fundamental driver of change. It is reshaping the dynamics between the economy, governments, businesses, and civil society and is an important tool in rebalancing our planetary, societal, and economic priorities.</span><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However, digital is fast becoming the global metric of both inclusion and exclusion. With <a href="https://www.itu.int/hub/2021/11/facts-and-figures-2021-2-9-billion-people-still-offline/" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAx9JREFUSEu11llMU2kUwPH/18qa0lK4ULxtAREIVXCjgsLE0ZiM+uIWl0TfJxMTfTXRGDXGuCRu78ZlwhDjZEQzo4mRCGowmRSIIgUEQWSxokRsQQFb/EyLPCjdSOQ8fvfk/O75zv3uvYIfo1hVhDn1AUZdgfzw8SwdvoO0tHyelhflgpiWZ597kD3bjpFvEfz/bJTK+8toeN0WZb1paUEA9Qg71h3GnAaveqCqthDHG+fPB9KM4GyHB/WzBKToobEVHE2zBBj10OCEhuZZBlwDfUKrtUiv9wr97uOY9XF88o4y0dFDLb5Is5kccmm6iQ9fPvF8cBj7tyFPdVBeBNZ0aO2CphfdFOVk43rvwtm5lZ7B9SBdxHkrqRscDoYJSszb0SefQBfvo7f/AkJjCjxFU0COFVIM4PFAbCyoqZCjIM5c65W/b7QyNDxG1aO9XK67GBQQK7OkLLLBkvmIu3Wt0vWuim2/HfgO8GOv34LRAAlxkJkK9c9BNcFCM+L8NYesdJQE76As6x2FNsUP4B4eEjeqO+X2dfawwBwtdPVCpgoZBsSf/znk340hgPLc3SjGCtYsA59Xin+qpdyyVhMARschNga0mu878N9qdz9km2GOBnHjnkP+2xwCWDHXRmLyUzaUxZCUAI+fQGEeASBc9A2AxRTIEFXVDnnHGQIoMaeSZKggx7qekgJ40gbZKiRHAHwT4N+qiAAISq1HUdIPsfkXeO8GXeLk1kQZ4TsInAN1E0rGFZbmJ5M12fZMIjJQTAwJ854yL9vGqkUzqR3VFk0WXK7+RW7uLsoWQnzszJCb9x9y+9mvwc/B1Gppih5dhptiG+RZogeGPFDfvJPrjuvhAf/VlVlOCvIWYM+PbshSQlP7WxqdZTzu7YwMrLCsRmeoYVE+2DIjd+EZgduPzuFu308D3sgAaLCb96EoJ1m1JA7FAGL6VzVQyDOCuFVzR37s2hyqeOCMBFG12NU/SFMOsTjPFDh0/lfFVIyNQ2ffCM6OS3jH91PbPRau1RC3BxRb56PoygWcQsqMb0UmZGL8adyjVxnQvozmd+Yrun0rKK6R5DMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">37 percent of the world’s population still offline</a>, the digital divide, notably, the lack of accessible broadband, gaps in digital skills, and marginalized groups excluded from technology, has become a key barrier for countries wanting to capitalize on the potential opportunities of the increasingly digital economy.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And digital technologies themselves could constrain a Green Recovery. The industry’s carbon footprint could account for about <a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/12/digital-carbon-footprint-how-to-lower-electronics" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">14 percent of global emissions by 2040</a>. If digital were a country, it would nearly surpass the US as the second largest contributor to climate change. And this impact may worsen, with emerging technologies also contributing to increased emissions.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAA0pJREFUSEutld1Pm1Ucxz+nDBXaUh6CXduNgRuzzDqYFLpuM1tGol44g4vGC+Mf4JXzwhhNzNRoTByZJrtbXHZjliWbLpvJEl82hrKArgUZViwQEUtfYVBXKNDa9Zhn6EotpXThXD6/8/1+fi/nnEcI5+YFqRh+YDF+lNh4P338zTouIZ7ZEZPPHdDzhx+C4U/wBi7xc6gbkOvBERza+TFtu9/EoINEAkLhSa64eun1P78+gH31Np6o99Bkzfg9Uo349NxtWaJ5i8DUF/QFb90vTNBisdL4qBvHTh0lmozPQ6UQjUIgcoVr/V9RojlFr3+hWJBgV10lJv1pnnYeRl+erVeBqRQYtUlOX/YSDL2E+9ZwMRBxd7Nz83scOvguG6tW1goBddWIy9eRE5Hv+HP6VbQ+H12kCsGWAK3mI2yv7+Bgc+mqAkMZbBDgHQvSffMsk7FT9AW9q2mWAOoclKpvebFtC5qlT3mXGlfnY66ATrePb258Rlw5xtBQciXNPTfhsHiko9lG07ZCVWfiWx+G6SjiYveinP7LSXzRx3VfdLlBJt0Wy0Ws29vZ3wiaZaepEM5QDmYDDI6mGJn4mp5fP8cVOPefLANoNtsxGd04HodN1YVss+Nq2xQt1Cjgj8TER2e6pCvYrm7KarjYUyfl3maw1vwvsgaelFCtVatJcuLLTkYCL9AXnM+e6N5aD/XbbDga4MHVD1QWMjQFoak4M7HzjAUG0G44Sdf4Yk4FPFl7GL1ygaccoC8rnPbcPOLqjwmZlq8zOXON5B0/g5H4ykO+ex9MNvSVHnY1wI7a/ICFBAx4Q5rBke/T7uArwJ18m7Nb5DTVoVW60FfU8qxzZU14SjI42sl4+G1cE65CZWYD7PZStLEODIYjOB4Dk5KtHxiG334/y+34a2t9YXOvbavlKEbT+ygVcKBpCZBOwy+jc/QPfUCP71ihrPPPQI3YLS9j3HiSSr2OPTYoewCGxxO4PMdJJj4s9snOrcBuKUen60epsrLVDLPziCGvR6Zm9/HTTKyY7HOP6b9q0WK5KTfVNKqtEdORCdnj21Ksce5Tsdyh1dKB0fwG8/Ews3PtuP031hewu6pCCG1UpmUH5f531vJjyZfAP9laICi+5CRaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC") 0 0, auto; 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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Integrating sustainable development in digital is central to ensuring a green recovery – one that drives inclusive digital access and capacity, promotes openness and open data, and fosters innovations that increase the efficiency of digital technologies and mitigates their environmental footprint.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In this context, the <a href="https://www.undp.org/sgtechcentre" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development</a> organized its flagship event ‘<a href="https://www.undp.org/sgtechcentre/events/digital-for-a-green-recovery" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; color: #6d90a8; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 6 1, auto !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Digital for a Green Recovery</a>’ on the sidelines of the World Cities Summit in Singapore. The event highlighted three priorities for an inclusive and green digital transformation.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">First, we must put people at the centre of innovation.</strong> This includes ensuring the availability of foundational digital infrastructure so that everyone can benefit. We must also ensure that the technical standards and explorations of emerging technologies are ‘human-centred’, founded on the local needs and aspirations of populations, but also ‘environment-centred’.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">Second, we need to strengthen collaboration between innovation ecosystems.</strong> Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It requires an enabling ecosystem comprising policies and regulations, investors, incubators and accelerators; and educational institutions. Digital can be a potent enabler for connecting dispersed national and global innovation ecosystems in pursuit of sustainability.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto;">Third, data is the lifeblood of digital transformation and could be an important equalizer for countries in accelerating their efforts towards the Sustainable Development Goals.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However, a number of countries lack even foundational data infrastructure, such as data centres, communication networks, and energy grids. We need to accelerate efforts to build data capacity to ensure that existing digital divides are not widened.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Digital is an indispensable enabler for driving a green and inclusive recovery. But it is truly a ‘whole-of-society’ endeavour.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As a platform to showcase innovation, best practice, and to foster partnerships, the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development will continue to convene global discussions, support and align innovation ecosystems around the world, and guide governments in leveraging the potential afforded by digital. Through driving the experimentation, adoption, and scaling of digital, we can shape a Green Recovery that works for both people and planet.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-27945866645321239222022-10-12T21:05:00.005+07:002022-10-12T21:05:50.148+07:00 Vietnam elected to UN Human Rights Council<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvBBLeguPmymq45FCzJG2sdaGoXUHIL5f_cyKlTNgs9--mPY8NVJdQKQHK3ro0vN9Xw38J-JmaWVwm7WQxTYkqunJXyOFOi2efpjl0xRQM6HcJDgvhrsiP7qLF2XyCIXgy0W2wfR5Bg1vwPEXmzxr-etxPVwSSwfC-2z_E3TtgGPNwxY-R-NYXnSwKw/s620/UNGA.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="620" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvBBLeguPmymq45FCzJG2sdaGoXUHIL5f_cyKlTNgs9--mPY8NVJdQKQHK3ro0vN9Xw38J-JmaWVwm7WQxTYkqunJXyOFOi2efpjl0xRQM6HcJDgvhrsiP7qLF2XyCIXgy0W2wfR5Bg1vwPEXmzxr-etxPVwSSwfC-2z_E3TtgGPNwxY-R-NYXnSwKw/s320/UNGA.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> The UN General Assembly</span><br /><br /><p></p><p>Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure on October 11 at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. </p><p><br /></p><p>The election result shows that Vietnam’s active participation in the UNHRC’s activities and its strong commitment and efforts in promoting and protecting human rights have won the acknowledgement, trust and appreciation of the international community.</p><p> </p><p>With its seat in the UNHRC, Vietnam will have opportunities to contribute to promoting all human rights on the basis of impartiality, cooperation and dialogue.</p><p> </p><p>The country will have a stronger voice in key issues of the UN as well as the international community, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, response to climate change, immigration, protection and promotion of the rights of women, children, people with disability, minorities, migrants, and especially humanitarian crises or armed conflicts in the world.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the second time Vietnam has been elected to the UNHRC. The country was elected to the council for the first time in 2013 for the 2014-2016 tenure./. </p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-49934986195992565522022-10-12T21:03:00.003+07:002022-10-12T21:03:50.836+07:00 Vietnam’s human rights achievements undeniable<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXx97jem4VetTwy2xNsmfm4VtBB0CHbiDnFwZUXZXWVFPjcgSAhMPZoI6zs8_988m-NRxfIujyvsEptMlAN52IM15LfuJFyqolol3ZYQLdNpeMmmjnbZz3MOhBdmuRVtwy1ZJkls9iOB1WPLd_RLkoXbfjG_A5KyKO8sGm69dujspedgPviSddnSHRw/s620/1_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="620" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXx97jem4VetTwy2xNsmfm4VtBB0CHbiDnFwZUXZXWVFPjcgSAhMPZoI6zs8_988m-NRxfIujyvsEptMlAN52IM15LfuJFyqolol3ZYQLdNpeMmmjnbZz3MOhBdmuRVtwy1ZJkls9iOB1WPLd_RLkoXbfjG_A5KyKO8sGm69dujspedgPviSddnSHRw/s320/1_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Mr. Jean-Pierre Archambault <br /><p>Former Secretary General of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association Jean-Pierre Archambault has stated that achievements in ensuring human rights in Vietnam are undeniable.</p><p><br /></p><p>In an interview recently granted to Vietnam News Agency in Paris on the occasion of Vietnam’s run for a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 tenure, Archambault said ensuring human rights is one of the achievements in Vietnam’s renovation.</p><p><br /></p><p>He recalled that in 1975, Vietnam was a war-hit and poor country under embargo. But in 2010, it became a middle-income country thanks to considerable strides during renovation period that began in 1986. Vietnam has so far been moving forward and entering a new development period toward a rich, strong, democratic and modern country, he said.</p><p><br /></p><p>He stressed that in its development policy, the Vietnamese Government always gives priority to helping the poor, especially Agent Orange/dioxin victims.</p><p><br /></p><p>He lauded relevant Vietnamese agencies for paying attention to gender equality and ensuring rights of vulnerable groups like the elderly, women, children and the disabled. Vietnam has also actively joined the United Nations’ conventions to protect them.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to him, the role of the Vietnamese women has changed, evidenced by the election of many female deputies to the National Assembly. </p><p><br /></p><p>About the Vietnamese Party and State’s efforts to ensure human rights in the motto “Leaving no one behind”, Archambault emphasised that Vietnam’s effective anti-COVID-19 strategy has been welcomed by the World Health Organisation and foreign media. The Vietnamese Party, State and Government offered free medical care and vaccination to citizens, as well as gave support to disadvantaged firms and people.</p><p><br /></p><p>As regards Vietnam’s contributions to international community in human rights, he stressed that the country has done a good job of ensuring the right to peace, national independence and the right to live. Over the past years, Vietnam has also actively joined humanitarian activities at the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan which has been hailed by the UN and international community./.</p>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119386514872240537.post-38452083741591314732022-10-11T22:05:00.005+07:002022-10-11T22:05:43.849+07:00Viet Nam gains international trust thanks to responsible contributions<p> </p><h2 class="detail-sapo" data-role="sapo" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; cursor: url("data:image/png;base64,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") 0 0, auto; 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Many international experts have recognized the remarkable economic growth of Viet Nam, and predicted that Viet Nam would become an Asian economic dragon./.</p><div><br /></div></div>The free Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567679280695463865noreply@blogger.com0