Vietnam actively joins efforts in promoting human rights
With a view to contributing further to the joint efforts of the international community in promoting and protecting human rights across the world, Vietnam has enhanced its international cooperation and joined bilateral and multilateral forums in the field, while making every effort to ensure basic human rights are respected.
With a view to contributingfurther to the joint efforts of the international community in promotingand protecting human rights across the world, Vietnam has enhanced itsinternational cooperation and joined bilateral and multilateral forumsin the field, while making every effort to ensure basic human rights arerespected.
The country has always affirmed its commitmentand demonstrated its determination and responsibility to ensure theenforcement of human rights.
According to Vietnam’snational report on human rights under the UN Human Rights Council’sUniversal Periodic Review (UPR), Vietnam submitted and presented anumber of reports on its implementation of several conventions such asthe International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of RacialDiscrimination in 2000-2009; the Convention on the Right of theChild (CRC) in 2008-2011, the Convention on the Elimination of all Formsof Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
The country isworking on a report on the implementation of the International Covenanton Civil and Political Rights. Generally, Vietnam has fulfilled reportsfor conventions in which it is a member.
Vietnam is now amember of the eight most important international conventions on humanrights, while participating in 18 conventions of the InternationalLabour Organisation. In the process of implementing internationalconventions in the field, Vietnam has reviewed the country’s legalregulations on civil and political rights.
The review, whichwas conducted in about 80 percent of agencies at all levels, showedthat civil and political rights mentioned in international conventionsjoined by Vietnam, were stipulated thoroughly and consistently in thecountry’s Constitution and many other important legal documents.
In the time to come, the country will continue reviewing thecountry’s legal regulations on economic, cultural and social rights, andthe rights of vulnerable groups.
In a recent interview withVietnam News Agency correspondents, Pratibha Mehta, UN ResidentCoordinator in Vietnam, noted that Vietnam has actively taken part ininternational mechanisms, which monitor issues related to human rightsworldwide, including the accordance between governments with coretreaties on human rights.
The country has constantly exertedefforts to better its legal and judicial system, while building alaw-governed State and strengthening national institutions to protecthuman rights, she added.
Several special reporters of theHuman Rights Council have visited Vietnam over the past time, andthrough their fact-finding tours to Vietnam’s localities, they spokehighly of the cooperative spirit, the political resolve and policies andmeasures of the country to ensure human rights. They also pointed outchallenges that the country has to solve to better ensure human rights.
On the regional scope, Vietnam and other ASEAN membercountries have made positive contributions to establishing the ASEANInter-governmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the ASEANCommission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women andChildren (ACWC) and adopting the ASEAN Human Right Declaration.
It also participated in the Coordinated Mekong MinisterialInitiative against Trafficking (COMMIT), while working closely with UNorganisations and signing bilateral cooperation agreements with manycountries to enhance the effectiveness of human trafficking preventionin the region.
Vietnam is also willing to join dialogues andcooperation programmes on human rights, which it considers as a goodchance to exchange views on common concerns. It has established regularbilateral dialogues in the field with several countries and partnerssuch as the US, European Union, Australia, Norway and Switzerland.
The dialogues have proved their effectiveness, contributing not onlyto promoting understanding and relations between Vietnam and partnersbut also serving as a channel for exchanging their experiences andsolving many human rights issues of common concern.
Accompanying Vietnam’s efforts, the UN Development Programme and manypartner countries have provided support for the country through theimplementation of projects to promote the enforcement of internationalconventions in the country in the periods 2008-2011 and 2012-2016, andmany other cooperation programmes to protect and promote human rights.-VNA
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Emphasising the need for sustainable, long-term collaboration, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Japanese investors not only to bring in capital but also to share expertise and modern technology, especially in areas such as green transformation, the circular economy, and advanced corporate governance.
President Luong Cuong's activities during his state visit to Angola, the celebration of the financial sector's 80th traditional day, and the Foreign Ministry's flag-hoisting ceremony marking the 58th founding anniversary of ASEAN are among news highlights on August 8.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung praised the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ meaningful initiative, noting that the ASEAN Family Run was not only a sporting activity but also an opportunity for diplomats and their families to show unity, connection, and solidarity within the ASEAN family.
Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 attended the first congress of the Party Organisation of Tay Ho ward of Hanoi for the 2025–2030 term, during which he called for fresh momentum to turn the ward into a model that takes the lead in all fields.
The size of the economy increased from over 5 billion USD in 1986 to over 476 billion USD by 2024, making Vietnam the fourth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 34th largest in the world.
The ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony is observed by the 10 ASEAN member countries on August 8 every year, aiming to spread and promote the ASEAN identity and affirm the determination to unite and cooperate for the common aspiration of long-term peace and prosperity of Southeast Asian countries under the common roof of the ASEAN Community.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
Thirty years ago, on July 28, 1995, Vietnam’s accession to ASEAN marked a historic strategic decision, opening a new chapter in the country’s integration process and beginning its strong rise.
Ambassador Vu Le Thai Hoang has outlined specific priorities and proposals for cooperation with the UNODA in preparation for the upcoming 11th Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
The Vietnamese Party leader's visit is therefore expected to mark a new stage in the development of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries, with a focus on such areas as digital transformation, supply chains, semiconductors, clean energy, and maritime security, Choe assessed.
At their meeting, which took place in the Angolan capital of Luanda on August 7 as part of State President Luong Cuong’s ongoing state visit to the African nation, the two officials also agreed to make full use of existing cooperation mechanisms, particularly the Vietnam – Angola Intergovernmental Committee, and step up exchanges of delegations at all levels.
President Luong Cuong's talks with his Angolan counterrpart João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, Vietnamese leader's receptions for a delegation from the Japan – Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, and the Government's regular meeting for July are among news highlights on August 7 evening.
