VOV.VN - Vu Thu Ha, vice chairwoman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, hosted a reception on July 7 for Firmin Edouard Matoko, assistant director-general of UNESCO, who affirmed the organisation’s readiness to accompany the nation in general and Hanoi in particular in preserving and promoting its cultural heritage values.

Assistant to the Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu led a Vietnamese delegation to the annual discussions on women’s rights, climate change and a dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, within the framework of the 53rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 30 to July 3.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son affirmed on July 3 that Vietnam attaches great importance to cooperation with the United Nations (UN) in general and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in particular.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 3 suggested the United Nations (UN) and its Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in particular carry forward their strengths to support member countries, including Vietnam, in socio-economic development policy making and enforcement.

VOV.VN - The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam on July 3 for a three-day visit.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on June 29 praised Vietnamese peacekeepers for making practical contributions to US missions, helping to raise Vietnam’s profile globally.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has suggested both nations should continue to cooperate and share experience in law-building activities to create institutions to meet requirements of issues of global concern such as just energy transition, digital transformation, and climate change response.

VOV.VN - Vietnam condemns terrorism in all forms, says Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, during the June 22-23 debate on the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in New York.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang has applauded the UN’s adoption of the agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, also known as the high seas treaty.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has expressed concern that recent developments in the East Sea could affect peace, security and development.