VOV.VN - Vietnam and India should resume direct air routes linking their major cities to promote tourism and trade, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc made the suggestion at a reception for Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha (the lower house) Om Birla in Hanoi on April 19.

VOV.VN - With a very high number of votes, Vietnam officially won the election by UNESCO member states to the Executive Board during the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO held on November 17 in Paris, France.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) together with UN agencies in Vietnam on November 12 launched the national action month for gender quality and gender-based violence prevention and response, which will take place from November 15 to December 15.

VOV.VN - The UN highly appreciates the proactive Vietnamese response to challenges regarding the protection and promotion of human rights, has said Kamal Malhotra, UN resident coordinator in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - As an active member of ASEAN and the UN Security Council (UNSC), the country will continue to place importance on collaborating with the UN and regional organizations, especially in trying to prevent conflict, and is willing to co-ordinate with the wider international community to achieve a better and more stable world.

VOV.VN - The 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, also known as the Declaration on Decolonialisation, was held by three members of the UN Security Council, including the nation, alongside Russia, and South Africa, on December 17.

VOV.VN - To mark the Action Month for Gender Equality and Gender-Based Violence Prevention, 12 representatives of UN agencies working Vietnam have produced a video clip thanking local frontline staff for protecting women and children from gender-based violence.

VOV.VN - As a leading multimedia group in Vietnam, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) is prepared to work closely with UN agencies locally in order to make joint co-operation programmes more substantial and efficient.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on October 26 received representatives from UN agencies and international organisations that have supported flood victims in the central region.