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Vietnam completes term as Vice President of UN General Assembly’s 77th session

As the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded on September 5, Vietnam successfully completed its one-year term as Vice President of the session.
Vietnam completes term as Vice President of UN General Assembly’s 77th session ảnh 1Vietnam successfully completed its one-year term as Vice President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (Photo: VNA)

New York (VNA) – As the 77th session of the UnitedNations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded on September 5, Vietnam successfullycompleted its one-year term as Vice President of the session.

Vietnam has successfully performed its role, demonstrated through its extensive participation in thediscussions to push the UNGA to approve agendas covering all aspects ofinternational life. It has also fully participated in the process of proposingand planning important decisions to the world.

During the last term, Vietnam and several countries haveproposed initiatives and solutions on many major UN issues such as upholdinginternational marine law, and law of the sea, water security, responsibility toprevent and control crimes against humanity, equal access to justice,preparation for the summit on diseases prevention and control, universal healthcoverage, tuberculosis, and UNGA operation’ reforms.

It also joined the preparation of a report of the UN SecretaryGeneral on the organisation's activities, a report fromthe International Court of Justice (ICJ), and a report from the InternationalCriminal Court (ICC).

Notably, Vietnam chaired the UNGA to discuss and pass aresolution requesting the ICJ to provide advisory opinions on the issue ofclimate change and resolutions on organising a high-level meeting on readinessfor disease responses.

Its proactive and positive participation aimed to makeconcrete and practical contributions to the common work, and major priorities ofthe UN and the international community, contribute to promotinginternational cooperation and solidarity, and strengthen multilateralism toeffectively respond to increasingly harsh emerging global challenges.

In addition, Vietnam also supported the President of the UNGA tosmoothly and effectively run the common affairs of the UN includingmajor high-level events and important sessions of the UNGA, as well ascoordinate discussions and negotiations to develop documents andprocesses with long-term strategic orientation of the UN for thecoming years.

It is a country that the President of the 77th UNGAassigned to chair meetings of the General Assembly./.

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