Vietnam to ensure better fundamental human rights for people

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(VOVworld) - Vietnam will ensure better fundamental human rights for people. At the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of respecting and ensuring human rights and obtaining international support and assistance in the field.

(VOVworld) - Vietnam will ensure better fundamental human rights for people. At the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of respecting and ensuring human rights and obtaining international support and assistance in the field.

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Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (first from right) attends the event. (Photo: VNA)

She noted that Vietnam hopes the council will support Vietnam in carrying out the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development, specifically climate change adaptation because Vietnamese people in the central region, Central Highlands, and Mekong Delta region are bearing the brunt of severe drought and saltwater intrusion.

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Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (R) meets with IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong

The same day, Madam Thinh met with Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, Switzerland, where she insisted that Vietnam attaches importance to the union’s role and pledged to actively get engage in IPU activities with high responsibility.

She said she hopes the IPU will focus on the implementation of sustainable development goals, climate change adaptation, and increase activities for female parliamentarians.

Martin Chungong affirmed that the IPU Secretariat will work with member parliaments to build an inclusive agenda reflecting the common concerns of the international community.

Chungong acknowledged Vietnam’s proposals on supporting the settlement of disputes in the East Sea via peaceful means and in line with international law. He confirmed to promote the IPU’s role in maintaining peace and harmony between countries.


 

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