At a meeting of the UN General Assembly (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) –Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet chaired a meeting of an inter-sectoral working group on Vietnam’s assumption of the role as amember of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 term anddiscussed 2023 activities.
Speakingat the event, Viet, who is also head of the working group, affirmed that Vietnam'selection to the UNHRC for the 2023-2025 term is a great success of multilateralexternal affairs, contributing to realising the foreign policy and the guideline of promoting and elevating Vietnam's multilateral external relations as set bythe 13th National Party Congress and Directive No.25 of the PartyCentral Committee’s Secretariat.
Heasked ministries, departments, and agencies concerned to strengthencoordination and information sharing, promote initiatives and proposals that leaveVietnam’s hallmarks in priority areas; enhance research, forecasting, andcommunications to ensure that Vietnam well performs its role as a UNHRC member forthe 2023-2025 tenure.
Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure along with 14 other countries on October 11, 2022 at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. As the only ASEAN candidate for this term, Vietnam promotedthe campaign message of "Respect and Understanding. Dialogue and Cooperation.All human rights for all people," which was supported by other countries.
Vietnamhas always actively and responsibly joined in the UNHRC’s activities since itsestablishment, especially joining the Core Group on Climate Change and HumanRights. Vietnam also successfully fulfilled its role as a UNHRC member for the2014-2016 tenure, contributing to protecting the country's interests and improvingits position and prestige./.
