Vietnam re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term
WVR - On October 14, (New York time), at the United Nations Headquarters, the United Nations General Assembly elected members to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2026-2028 term, with Vietnam being re-elected to this position with 180 votes, the highest in the Asia-Pacific Group.
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| Vietnam re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term: Announcement of Vietnam's re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term. (Source: Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN) |
The General Assembly meeting on October 14, attended by 190 UN member states eligible to vote, elected 14 member countries to the UNHRC for the 2026-2028 term, including Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt, South Africa, Mauritius, Angola, Estonia, Slovenia, Chile, Ecuador, Italy, and the UK.
Vietnam received 180 votes, the highest in the Asia-Pacific group, and is the only Asia-Pacific country to be re-elected to the UNHRC for the 2026-2028 term, having been a member for the 2023-2025 term.
This election result reflects the trust and high regard of UN members for Vietnam's strong commitments and efforts in promoting and protecting human rights, along with Vietnam's contributions and initiatives as a UNHRC member in the 2023-2025 term. It also demonstrates the international community's confidence in Vietnam's open foreign policy, its efforts to participate and contribute to multilateral mechanisms, its achievements in international integration, and its increasingly solidified position as an active member and reliable partner for peace, cooperation, and sustainable development.
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| The Vietnamese delegation rejoices as Vietnam is re-elected to the UNHRC for the 2026-2028 term. (Source: Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN) |
In its third term as a UNHRC member, Vietnam will continue to promote eight priority areas: enhancing the effectiveness of the UNHRC, ensuring human rights in climate change and digital transformation, promoting gender equality, protecting vulnerable groups, the right to health, the right to work, human rights education, and the right to education. Vietnam will continue to contribute to the international community's joint efforts, addressing common human rights concerns in the spirit of “Respect and Understanding – Dialogue and Cooperation – All Human Rights for All”.
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| International friends congratulate the Vietnamese delegation. (Source: Vietnam Mission to the UN) |
When running for the UNHRC membership for the 2026-2028 term, Vietnam made 12 voluntary commitments in various human rights fields and will earnestly fulfill these commitments. These commitments are not only linked to initiatives at the UNHRC and UN and regional human rights mechanisms but also in implementing recommendations accepted by Vietnam under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle IV or from Human Rights Convention Committees of which Vietnam is a member.
Vietnam's voluntary commitments are also closely tied to strategically important tasks that require breakthroughs to lead the country into a new era of development, aiming to become a developed, high-income nation by 2045; especially in building a rule-of-law state, legal reform, international integration, innovation, and digital transformation.
The UNHRC membership term for 2026-2028 will commence on January 1, 2026.
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| This election result reflects the trust and high regard of UN members for Vietnam's strong commitments and efforts in promoting and protecting human rights. (Source: Vietnam Mission to the UN) |
(Source: MOFA)
