Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has stated that responding to humanitarian needs in Ethiopia is currently the most urgent task, requiring support of the international community.

VOV.VN - The country has called on the international community to make greater efforts to address the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons.

Minister Counsellor Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, on October 4 expressed her concern over difficulties and uncertainties in Haiti.

VOV.VN - The UN Security Council (UNSC) convened a meeting on October 4 to review the implementation of Resolution 2118, originally issued back in 2013, regarding the issue of chemical weapons being used in Syria.

VOV.VN - The nation will continue to accomplish its term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and fulfill its commitments to the international community made by the country when it originally joined the council, a local diplomat has said.

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).

Vietnam has called on Somalia to create favourable conditions for women to engage in political activities and ensure a 30% rate of legislative seats for women.

Canada-based Geopolitical Monitor website on September 27 ran an article analyzing President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s speech at the recent High-level General Debate at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 76) and highlighting Vietnam’s heightening reputation as a UNSC member.

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.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in New York on the morning of September 21 (Hanoi time), to attend a general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session and hold a number of bilateral activities in the US.