As President of the United Nations Security Council in April 2021, Vietnam will organise a high-level open debate on the role of regional organisations in promoting confidence-building and dialogue in conflict prevention and resolution on April 19 via both in-person and online forms.

VOV.VN - In the face of the global spread of COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam's strategic partnership with Germany has shown strong growth across a range of fields, including politics, the economy, development co-operation, education, training, science and technology, along with security and defence.

Vietnam’s peacekeeping force has worked to enhance the country’s position in promoting the implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including maintaining sustainable peace around the world, Major General Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the UN, alongside other speakers voiced their increasing concerns over military escalations and cross-border fighting in Yemen, during a videoconference held on April 15 by the UN Security Council.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held a phone talk with Brunei Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof on April 13, during which both agreed to regularly and effectively maintain the nations’ mechanism of joint committee on bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - Hanoi hosted a seminar on April 13 to kick off a project on institutional strengthening and capacity building for sustainable urban development in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has reaffirmed the nation’s support for the UN’s strategy aimed at promoting security and sustainable development in the African Great Lakes region.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat to the United Nations has called on the international community to stop violence and promote dialogue in Myanmar.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence on April 9 handed over the State President’s decision to a Vietnamese military officer to carry out duty at the UN Headquarters.

Hanoi should bring into full play its diverse heritage and consider its young, creative workforce as the centre of development in the time ahead, a workshop on April 8 heard.