VOV.VN - Both nations are bolstering defence cooperation across key areas, including training, defense industry and multilateral dialogue following the upgrade to a comprehensive strategic partnership in March.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland on July 29 afternoon (local time), on the occasion of attending the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.

VOV.VN - The UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) held a medal parade on July 24 at its Highway base to award the “For U.N. Peacekeeping Cause” medal to 180 members of Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 3, in recognition of their efforts to maintain peace and stability in the region.

VOV.VN -Vietnam reaffirmed its consistent support for multilateralism and collective action under the United Nations’ leadership, while calling on all countries, regardless of size or power to fully adhere to international law and the UN Charter, said Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN Ambassador Do Hung Viet during a high-level UN Security Council debate on peaceful dispute settlement.

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 22 to present decisions of the State President and the Minister of National Defence to three officers who are about to depart for duties at the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Abyei.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has presented its Vietnamese courtesy translation of the Pact for the Future at the UN, contributing to multilingualism and broader access to this important document.

VOV.VN - A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by Deputy Minister Le Anh Tuan, conducted a series of cooperation activities with UN agencies in Vienna, Austria, from July 14 to 18.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse on July 10 evening met with Vietnamese and international female diplomats on the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy of the UN (June 24), towards celebrating the upcoming 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s diplomatic sector.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held separate meetings with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov, and UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Ali Bin Al Sayegh in Rio de Janeiro on July 7 (local time) as part of his Brazil visit for the expanded BRICS Summit.

Vietnam recorded the highest growth in international tourist arrivals in the Asia–Pacific region during the first quarter of 2025, according to the May edition of the World Tourism Barometer released by the United Nations Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism).