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Vietnam's active contributions at United Nations’ forums
Vietnam's active contributions at United Nations’ forums
11/8/18
The Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Dang Dinh Quy has written about Vietnam’s contributions to the United Nations’ forums on the occasion of the 30th Diplomatic Conference scheduled to be held in Hanoi from August 12-17.
The Ambassador stressed that in implementing the Resolution of the 12th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country has been actively participating in the UN’s cooperation and activities across the fields, winning the approval of international friends.
As a result, the country has been elected to many UN agencies with high votes, such as the Security Council (2008-2009 tenure), the Economic and Social Council (1998-2000 and 2016-2018 tenures), the Human Rights Council (2014-2016 tenure), the UNESCO Executive Board (2015-2019 tenure) and the International Law Commission (2017-2021 tenure).
The ambassador stressed that Vietnam has been consistent in upholding basic principles of international law and the UN Charter in addressing international conflicts and disputes by peaceful means on the basis of respect for independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries without interference into countries’ internal affairs. Vietnam has made many contributions to efforts for disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons, especially nuclear weapon and other mass destructive weapons.
Those achievements are in line with the external policy of enhancing quality and effectiveness of multilateral external work and proactively contributing to the building and formation of multilateral institutions as set in the Resolution of the 12th Party Congress, he said.
Also in implementing the 12th Party Congress’s guideline on proactively joining multilateral defence and security mechanisms, the country has pushed forward with sending personnel to participate in the UN’s peacekeeping activities. The Vietnam Peacekeeping Department was set up in January this year based on the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre which was established in 2013, with the task of expanding the scale of the country’s participation in UN peacekeeping activities.
In development cooperation in the UN framework, Vietnam has actively advocated South-South cooperation through taking the initiative in building models and joining tripartite projects. The country has worked with the UN to successfully pilot the Delivery as One initiative and build the Green One UN House in Hanoi, helping enhance the operation efficiency and connections of UN agencies in Vietnam.
On July 5 this year, Vietnam and the UN signed a Joint One Strategic Plan (OSP) for the 2017-2021 period between the Vietnamese Government and 18 UN agencies, which Ambassador Quy described as an important milestone marking the strong commitment of both the UN and Vietnam to realising the agenda on sustainable development to 2030. The plan also serves as an important foundation for Vietnam and the UN to carry out specific cooperative activities in the years ahead.
As a member of the Human Rights Council during 2014-2016, Vietnam actively participated in efforts to promote human rights in the world. The country initiated a resolution on the impact of climate change on children’s rights, which was approved by the council. It also proposed and joined in many ideas on protecting the right to work of people with disabilities, ensuring safe working environment for workers at sea, and fighting the trafficking of women and girls.
At the same time, as coordinator of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the Human Rights Council, Vietnam was also active in coordinating the positions of ASEAN member countries at the council and spoke on behalf of the bloc during discussions.
Ambassador Quy affirmed that Vietnam seriously performed the country’s obligations in human rights protection, as demonstrated in its successful delivery of two Universal Periodic Reviews.
The ambassador said Vietnam will continue to work for peace, stability and sustainable development in the region and in the world, while deepening its cooperation with the UN. The country will join other UN member countries in upholding basic principles of the UN Charter and international law, promoting equal, fair, friendly and cooperative international relations and ensuring the legitimate interests of all countries, especially developing countries.
Vietnam will participate deeper in UN peacekeeping activities and strive for the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris agreement on climate change.
The country will keep up with its support of efforts to reform the UN in the direction of enhancing the efficiency, transparency and democracy of its activities./.
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Over the past four decades, Vietnam and the UN have always strived to nurture and build an increasingly better cooperative relationship with positive results and great potential for development.
Vietnam has made a contribution to protecting the cause of peace, development and progress and has taken full advantage of the great spiritual and material support from international organisations for the reconstruction of the country during the tough years following the war and sanctions.
Vietnam has also actively co-operated with non-aligned and developing countries to fight for and protect the fundamental principles of the UN Charter while protecting the interests of developing countries.
With its great efforts and effective contributions to the operation and development of the UN, Vietnam has been trusted and highly appreciated by the international community.
As a responsible and active member in the UN’s activities, Vietnam will stand side by side with member countries in upholding the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and international laws, promoting fair and equal international relationships, friendship and cooperation between nations and ensuring the legitimate interests of all countries, especially developing nations.
Vietnam's role and status have been constantly improved and enhanced; Viet Nam's participation in the United Nations has increased in terms of modalities and content with major changes or adjustments in each stage in terms of perceptions, strategic guidelines, objectives and operational programs.
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