VOV.VN - Vietnam has expressed concern over escalating tensions across multiple hotspots in the Middle East, as the region faces renewed instability.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang attended and delivered a speech at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s High-Level Open Debate on “The Safety and Protection of Waterways in the Maritime Domain” on April 27 afternoon (New York time).

VOV.VN - Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, held talks with António Guterres in New York on April 23 to discuss Vietnam-UN relations and preparations for the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang held a working session with Tobias Lang, director of the Austrian Centre for Peace in Vienna on April 22, to explore ways to enhance Vietnam – Austria cooperation in this field.

Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, deposited Vietnam's instrument of ratification for the UN Convention against Cybercrime (also known as the Hanoi Convention) with the UN Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) at the UN headquarters in New York on April 17.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam signed a decision on April 7, 2026 ratifying the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention).

The Ministry of National Defence is stepping up efforts to recruit and prepare high-quality personnel for senior positions in United Nations peacekeeping missions, as part of its broader strategy to enhance the country’s international engagement and operational effectiveness.

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, together with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has launched efforts to strengthen the implementation of the One Health Initiative in Ha Tinh province, central Vietnam.

Vietnam has reaffirmed its active and responsible role at the 61st regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which concluded in Geneva on March 31 after six weeks of meetings amid increasingly complex global developments.

VOV.VN - Deputy PM Nguyen Hoa Binh on March 25 held meetings in New York with UN officials and leaders of major financial institutions and investment funds in emerging financial technologies, including KraneShares, the Stellar Development Foundation, Polymorphic Capital, TPG Inc., and Kraken.