VOV.VN - The Slovak Government on June 7 officially recognized the Vietnamese community as the country’s 14th ethnic minority group and moved to adopt regulations for the community.

A Child Rights and Business Forum was organised in Hanoi on May 30 by UNICEF Vietnam and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), emphasising the need for responsible business practices that respect child rights and prevent adverse human rights impacts.

VOV.VN - Ties between Vietnam and Egypt have witnessed strong progress across multiple areas over the past six decades, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Nguyen Huy Dung in a live interview broadcast on May 10 on the state-owned Egyptian foreign language channel Nile TV.

VOV.VN - Vietnam made active contributions to the recent 52nd session of the UN Human Right Council held in Geneva, Switzerland, by putting forward an initiative aimed at marking 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 30 years of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted Chair of the European Parliament (EP)'s Subcommittee on Human Rights Udo Bullmann in Hanoi on April 4.

VOV.VN - The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted a resolution on April 3 proposed and drafted by Vietnam to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA).

VOV.VN - Michelle Bachelet Jeria, former President of Chile, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and former Executive Director of UN Women led a delegation from Chile on April 3 to talk with female foreign officials and Vietnamese students about the role of female leaders in multilateral organisations, as well as to discuss foreign, political, and social activities.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong noted his appreciation for former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s special sentiments and her contribution to promoting the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Chile, at their meeting in Hanoi on March 27.

VOV.VN - Protecting and promoting human rights continues to be one of the nation’s unswerving policies, said Pham Thu Hang, deputy spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the Ministry’s routine press conference held in Hanoi on March 23.

VOV.VN -As a member of ASEAN and the UN Human Rights Council for the 2023 to 2025 period, the nation will go ahead with its close ties with the 10-member grouping and the international community in order to help Myanmar overcome difficulties, promote dialogues, enhance understanding, and narrow differences.