Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang hosted a reception for UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Digital and Emerging Technologies Amandeep Singh Gill on January 16, during which the two sides agreed to step up cooperation in advancing global technology governance initiatives and strengthening ASEAN–UN cooperation in science, technology and AI.

Viet Nam is seeking the United Nations (UN)'s policy guidance and international expertise to design AI and data governance frameworks, with the goal of developing practical guidelines for the public and private sectors, Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang has said.

Viet Nam has reaffirmed its growing credibility and leadership in United Nations peacekeeping training in the region with the launch of the United Nations Staff Officer Course 2026 (UNSOC 2026), supported by Canada.

The United Nations General Assembly has just approved the organisation’s regular budget for 2026, totalling 3.45 billion USD. This modest budget signals an extremely challenging year ahead for the world’s largest multilateral organisation, requiring it to manage resources with great care to cover its expenditures.

State President Luong Cuong has sent a message to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock, Chair of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People Coly Seck, and President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (November 29).

Viet Nam’s election as a Vice President enables the country to make more substantive contributions to UNESCO’s policy-making, coordination, and implementation of initiatives across education, culture, natural and social sciences, and information and communications.

Eighty years ago, on October 24, 1945, the United Nations (UN) was founded, reflecting humanity’s shared aspiration for peace and development.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will make an official visit to Viet Nam from October 24 to 25 at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

State President Luong Cuong attended the opening of the High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) in New York on September 23 (local time).

State President Luong Cuong and his spouse hosted a ceremony in New York on September 22 (local time) to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Viet Nam’s National Day (September 2, 1945-2025).

Since becoming an official member of the United Nations (UN) in 1977, Viet Nam has followed a proud journey marked by significant contributions, practical initiatives, and solutions to uphold peace, security, and sustainable development.

Ambassador Thongphane Savanphet, Permanent Representative of Laos to the United Nations, has praised the close and reliable coordination between the Lao and Vietnamese missions, expressing his wish for even stronger and more effective cooperation in the future.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held meetings with leaders of Cambodia, Malaysia, India, the UN, and ASEAN on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 in Tianjin, China, on September 1.

Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Atul Khare and UN Police Adviser Faisal Shahkar expressed admiration for proud achievements of the Viet Nam People's Public Security Force over the past eight decades, highlighting its key role in maintaining security and social order, which supports the country’s socio-economic development and international integration.

State President Luong Cuong offered congratulations on the 80th founding anniversary of the United Nations in a message sent on August 1 in response to an initiative of Ambassador Philemon Yang, President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headed by Deputy Minister Le Anh Tuan engaged in a range of cooperative activities with United Nations (UN) agencies in Vienna, Austria form July 14-18, coinciding with the 58th session of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

A working delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Anh Tuan, conducted a series of cooperation activities with United Nations bodies in Vienna, Austria, from July 14 to 18.

Ambassador Do Hung Viet, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has underlined the historic significance and core values of the UN Charter in Viet Nam’s struggle for independence and efforts to defend national sovereignty.

Viet Nam is currently formulating a project to shorten the UXO clearance timeline to 35–40 years, aiming to render contaminated land safe to a depth of 0.5 metres by 2065. To support this, it is drafting a new ordinance on post-war UXO remediation and a national strategy on mine risk education.

Viet Nam consistently supports multilateralism and the United Nations’ central role in global governance, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told President of the UN General Assembly Philemon Yang on the sidelines of the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, on June 9.