Former general secretary of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) Jean-Pierre Archambault and French historian Alain Ruscio, both said that Vietnam’s election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure affirms Vietnam's increasing prestige and efforts in protecting human rights.
Vietnam will work alongside the international community to build a world of peace, where all people, states and nations may benefit from the fruits of development and social progress, and where no one is left behind, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has said.
Vietnam’s success in winning a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure demonstrates the country’s continuously consolidated and heightened position and reputation in the international arena, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu has said.
The UN-supported third phase of the polio vaccine campaign concluded in the besieged northern Gaza Strip on Monday, with 94,000 children vaccinated, but thousands still remain out of reach, according to UN agencies.
