Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation, and other international organisations in Geneva, is leading a delegation to attend the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) where they will engage proactively in consultations on 36 draft resolutions and introduce two initiatives.

Viet Nam’s message on human rights is consistent: human rights are universal, but their implementation must be practical and closely linked to people’s daily lives, such as the rights to healthcare, education and sustainable employment, said Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the UN, the WTO, and other international organisations in Geneva.

A photo exhibition showcasing Viet Nam's contributions as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council opened on October 13 at the UN Headquarters in New York.

An article published on Belgium’s brusselstimes.com on December 12 hailed Vietnam as a sustained development partner and destination of foreign investment for the European Union (EU) in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York on October 11.

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.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has presided over a ceremony to mark Vietnam's 77th National Day (September 2) and the 45th anniversary of Vietnam's accession to the United Nations (September 20), with the attendance of representatives from the UN as well as leaders, ministers and officials of member states.