Vietnam calls on all parties to refrain from violence and incitement to provocation, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, told a UN Security Council (UNSC) briefing, following the recent increase in violence across the Occupied Palestine Territory (OPT).

VOV.VN - Russian Newswire (Riafan) has recently published an article highlighting the nation’s increasing role and international position, a rise clearly demonstrated through the country’s responsible contributions as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2020- 2021 period.

The visit to Cuba from September 18-21 and working trip to New York, the US, from September 21-24 of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation bear great significance and meet all set targets, according to Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

Vietnam will maintain its active contributions to UN peacekeeping efforts in South Sudan, said Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Internal Affairs.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 23 proposed that the UN should establish a comprehensive database system on multi-dimensional impacts of sea-level rise in support of global response policy formulation.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a statement at the high-level open debate of the UN Security Council on Climate Security on September 23 (local time) in New York.

The Washington Times of the US has published an article commending Vietnam’s role in global issues particularly in its post as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 tenure.

Vietnam always focuses on gender equality issues, increasing the percentage of female soldiers involving in missions in different branches and other important issues to gradually promote the participation of women in this field.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with his counterparts from Cuba, Thailand, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, and Algeria in New York city on September 22.

The UN highly valued Vietnam's high sense of responsibility and the professionalism of Vietnamese officers in peacekeeping operations, and wished that Vietnam will continue to maintain and increase its forces in UN peacekeeping missions, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Hoang Xuan Chien.