Vietnam elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2023-2025 tenure

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.

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.

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.

Vietnamese delegation at the session. (Photo: Vietnamese Mission to the UN)

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.

(Source: WVR/VNA)