Vietnam elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2023-2025 tenure
WVR/VNA - Vietnam was elected to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 tenure on October 11 at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
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| Vietnam elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2023-2025 tenure at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (Photo: UN) |
The election result shows that Vietnam’s active participation in the UN Human Rights Council’s activities and its strong commitment and efforts in promoting and protecting human rights have won the acknowledgement, trust and appreciation of the international community.
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| President of the United Nations General Assembly Csaba Korosi announced that Vietnam was elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the term 2023-2025. (Photo: UN) |
With its seat in the UN Human Rights Council, Vietnam will have opportunities to contribute to promoting all human rights on the basis of impartiality, cooperation and dialogue.
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| Vietnam elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2023-2025 tenure. (Photo: Vietnamese Mission to the UN) |
The country will have a stronger voice in key issues of the United Nations as well as the international community, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, response to climate change, immigration, protection and promotion of the rights of women, children, people with disability, minorities, migrants, and especially humanitarian crises or armed conflicts in the world.
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| Vietnamese delegation at the session. (Photo: Vietnamese Mission to the UN)
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This is the second time Vietnam has been elected to the UN Human Rights Council. The country was elected to the Council for the first time in 2013 for the 2014-2016 tenure.
The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the UN system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them. It has the ability to discuss all thematic human rights issues and situations that require its attention throughout the year.
The Council is made up of 47 UN member states which are elected by the UN General Assembly. Vietnam has always actively and responsibly participated in activities of UNHRC since the council was established in 2006. Vietnam’s successful fulfillment of the UNHRC membership in the 2014-2016 term has contributed to protecting national interests and improved its international position and reputation.
Vietnam has joined the HRC Core Group on Human Rights and Climate Change and proposed a number of resolutions on climate change impacts on vulnerable groups, which were approved by the council. Vietnam was also the co-author and co-sponsor of tens of the council’s resolutions during the period, focusing on rights in economy, social affairs and culture, the protection of vulnerable groups, gender equality and discrimination combat, among other issues.
The country acted as a bridge promoting cooperation and dialogue between countries and groups of nations in order to accelerate the UNHCR’s fair, progressive approach towards people in such areas as reproductive health, the fight against violence against women, and gender-based violence.
Vietnam promoted dialogues within the framework of the UNHRC, between relevant countries, regional organisations and UN mechanisms on human rights to address specific concern on human rights and humanitarian issues.
The above-said contents will continue to be Vietnam’s priorities in the 2023-2025 term./.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
