Vietnam is ready to work closely with the United Nations system and the international community for the promotion and protection of children’s rights.

Ambassador Bui The Giang, Vietnamese Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN made the statement at a debate on “Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children” item of the third Committee of the 64 th General Assembly.

Ambassador Giang said he commended on the progress in promoting and protecting the rights of children all over the world.

However, he shared the concerns raised in the Secretary-General’s reports about the persistence of the various forms of child labour, violence against children, particularly in conflict situations, discrimination against girls, and trafficking in children, as well as the high number of child victims of HIV/AIDS and drug.

The ambassador emphasised that the overall objective of protecting and promoting child rights can only be achieved if all sides can manage to successfully address three issues. The first issue is to incorporate the protection and promotion of child rights into national legal systems and socio-economic development strategies and policies.

The second issue is to achieve a universal understanding that education is the most important solution to sustainable protection and promotion of child rights, he said.

The third one is to give priority to improving healthcare for children, Giang added./.