Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 13 for newly-appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis who came to present the UN Secretary-General's credentials, beginning her term of office in the country.

The United Nations (UN) and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) need to further strengthen cooperation in order to promote the implementation of sustainable developments goals (SDGs) through South-South and tripartite cooperation, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang.

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened a meeting in New York on July 7 to seek measures to speed up the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and strengthen their partnership.

Appropriate policies and regulations are needed to help fully exploit the untapped potential in developing the maritime economy, which plays an essential role in the socio-economic development of Vietnam, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Developing a circular economy can be viewed as key to achieving sustainable development and to helping Vietnam meet its climate change commitment of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, said a Government official on June 28.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested Vietnam and Italy bolster cooperation in trade and investment, and expanding their collaboration in other areas at a reception for Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Manlio Di Stefano in Hanoi on June 7.

The Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, in partnership with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, held a conference titled “Pioneer to the Possible” in the southern city on June 2 as part of efforts to boost their partnership in sustainable development.

VOV.VN - During the visit to the US, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh continued to emphasize the message of co-operation for peace, stability, and the spirit of sincerity, trust, and responsibility of Vietnam, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in a recent interview given to a VOV reporter.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc held online talks with Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), to seek the body’s assistance for Vietnam’s post-pandemic socio-economic development and recovery programme.

VOV.VN - A total of seven Vietnamese higher education institutions have been listed in the Impact Rankings 2022 by Times Higher Education (THE), the only global performance tables that assess universities against the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).