New York, (VNA) – Vietnam was elected to the United NationsHuman Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure on October 11 at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The election result shows that Vietnam’s active participation inthe UNHRC’s activities and its strong commitment and efforts in promoting andprotecting human rights have won the acknowledgement, trust and appreciation ofthe international community.
With its seat in the UNHRC, Vietnam will have opportunities tocontribute to promoting all human rights on the basis of impartiality,cooperation and dialogue.
The country will have a stronger voice in keyissues of the UN as well as the international community, such as the 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development, response to climate change, immigration,protection and promotion of the rights of women, children, people withdisability, minorities, migrants, and especially humanitarian crises or armedconflicts in the world.
This is the second time Vietnam has been elected to the UNHRC. The country was elected to the council for the first time in2013 for the 2014-2016 tenure./.
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Vietnam’s activities within the framework of the ongoing 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will help the country mobilise international support for its candidacy for the council’s membership for the 2023-2025 term, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has said.