The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the United Nations, opened an international conference on women, peace and security themed “Strengthening women’s role in building and sustaining peace: from commitments to results” on December 7.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has provided an additional US$800,000 for women and girls in Da Nang city and eight provinces in the central region affected by flooding in recent times, raising its total aid to US$1.34 million.

Vietnam’s chairmanship has ensured ASEAN has retained its ability to effectively channel regional cooperation, according to a senior analyst from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)’s defence and strategy programme.

VOV.VN - Kenya and Vietnam should continue to strengthen bilateral relations, as well as to maintain effective coordination and support at regional and international forums.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Vietnam on November 27 announced that it will present 60 tonnes of products treating malnutrition for children living in disaster-hit areas of the country’s central region.

The Da Nang Business Incubator (DNES), in cooperation with the Accelerator Lab (AccLab) in Vietnam, which is also part of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) global network of 90 AccLabs, has launched the Da Nang Circular Economy Hub and Boot Camp to support innovative projects in the city and central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh phoned Angolan Foreign Minister Téte António on November 23 to exchange views on bilateral cooperation as well as coordination at multilateral forums.

Vietnam has showed its hope that negotiations between Israel and Palestine will be resumed soon, and called on the international community to create favourable conditions for the talks.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had online talks with his Panamanian counterpart Federico Alfaro Boyd to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, in his remarks delivered to the official opening of the third Paris Peace Forum held online on November 12, applauded the Forum’s very relevant theme of “Building a better world after the COVID-19 pandemic”.