Vietnam has made an important step in the development of its labour market by ratifying ILO Convention 159 on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment for Disabled Persons, further proving the country’s commitment to eliminating employment discrimination against people with disabilities.
Vietnam regards the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as an obligation of a responsible member of the United Nations (UN) as well as an opportunity to introduce the country’s consistent policies, efforts and achievements in protecting human rights, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.
A conference was held in the central city of Da Nang on December 17 to introduce a set of tools to help parliaments self-evaluate their efficiency and share international experience in the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDG).
Nguyen Duc Lan, 54, a person with a physical disability, is running the Hanvico Humanitarian JSC Company, which produces blankets, pillows, bed sheets and mats for military forces.
The Government of Vietnam always accords top priority to the protection and care of children with disabilities, and looks to create the best conditions in education for them.
Vietnam has considered human rights as both widely-recognised and traditional values of a peace-loving nation, and has always pursued a consistent policy of strengthening international cooperation
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Al Jazeera TV channel have provided inaccurate information with a lack of objectivity and goodwill about the human rights situation in Vietnam, especially freedom of speech and freedom of internet.
The promotion and protection of rights of persons with disabilities is always high on Vietnam’s agenda, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, permanent representative of Vietnam at the United Nations.
Strengthening the role and participation of people with disabilities is the theme of a workshop jointly organised by the ASEAN Secretariat and the APCD in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 29.
The Vietnamese Government attaches great importance to bettering the lives and protecting and promoting the rights of people with disabilities, stated Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga.
Vietnam steadfastly pursues the policy of ensuring full enforcement of basic rights and freedom for each citizen, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc said.
Vietnam has been contributing to protecting and advancing the value of human rights in a direct, responsible and constructive manner during its membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Vietnam is playing its increasingly active role in the global human rights system, Dennis Curry from the UN Development Programme said at a seminar on Dec. 10 in response to World Human Rights Day.
Vietnam steadfastly pursues the policy of ensuring full enforcement of basic rights and freedom for each citizen, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc has written in an article.
Israel is willing to discuss and share its experience with Vietnam in caring for persons with disabilities and the elderly, Israeli Ambassador Meirav Elion Shahar has said.
Vietnam and the US adopted on July 7 (local time) a joint vision
statement between the two countries on the occasion of the official
visit to the US by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong from July 6-10 at the invitation of
the US administration.
The statement recognises the positive and
substantive developments in many areas of cooperation over the past 20
years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two
countries, and affirms continued pursuit of a deepened, sustained, and
substantive relationship on the basis of respect for the United Nations
Charter, international law, and each other’s political systems.
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