Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam Youth Federation held an exchange programme on April 15 between 24 Vietnamese peacekeepers who have returned from the UN mission in South Sudan and over 500 local young people.
Vietnam, as the rotating President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for April, held a ministerial open debate on April 8, focusing on “Mine action and sustaining peace: Stronger partnerships for better delivery”.
Giving peace education to children in conflict zones is significant to resolve conflicts and wars, according to Minister Counsellor Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Vietnam condemns terrorism in any form, and calls on all countries to strengthen cooperation, share information on border management and control all risks of terrorist attacks and financing, said Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese permanent mission to the UN.
United Nations (UN) peacekeeping activities should be reformed to adapt to arising security challenges, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.
“Traditional and new media are essential to the rule of law, good governance and democracy," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon told participants of the 5th News Agencies World Congress (NAWC).
ASEAN has renewed its commitment to protecting and promoting human
rights at the 27th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
(UNHRC), which commenced in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 8.
Vietnam’s relevant ministries and agencies are actively implementing
measures to ensure the safety of Vietnamese workers in Libya,
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh has said.
Thailand ’s Foreign Ministry has affirmed that Thai workers have
been relocated to safer areas away from the war-torn Gaza Strip
following the death of a Thai worker.