VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Mission to the UN in New York held a ceremony on December 12 to announce the nation’s candidature for re-election to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2026 to 2028 term.

VOV.VN - The country backs all efforts to ensure the safe and effective operations of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), including ensuring that sufficient resources are made available to ensure the agency can carry out its mandate.

Vietnam has achieved positive results in socio-economic development and foreign affairs in 2024 despite global uncertainties, said Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Laos Dao Xuan Lai.

Malaysian history and international politics researcher Enzo Sim Hong Jun from Penang Institute has emphasised the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA)'s contributions to the national building and safeguarding as well as to UN peacekeeping activities.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet affirmed Vietnam's strong commitment to humanitarian relief efforts, helping people recover their lives after natural disasters and catastrophes at the 2025 Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) High-Level Pledging Event held in New York on December 10.

VOV.VN - The first UN International Conference on Rural Tourism opened on December 10 in the central Quang Nam province, with a view to identifying challenges, promoting rural tourism co-operation, and devising policies aimed at boosting sustainable rural tourism development.

VOV.VN - The 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (1944 - 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024) were celebrated by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) and the Vietnamese Military Attaché Office at the UN in New York on December 9 under the chair of Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) led a delegation from the Vietnamese Representative Office in New York, to congratulate the Lao Delegation to the UN on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the National Day of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (1975 - 2024).

Seventeen Vietnamese entrepreneurs and companies was honoured with the UN Women WEPs Awards 2024 on November 28 for their innovative initiatives and significant contributions to advancing gender equality in business, in the market, and within the community, contributing to prosperity and sustainable development in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly (Legal) recent adopted a resolution negotiated under Vietnam’s chairmanship concerning the Model Law on Automated Contracting drafted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).