Vietnam calls for joining hands in preventing famine in Yemen
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the United Nations has called on the international community to join hands in preventing famine and to continue helping Yemen in 2021.
A malnourished child treated at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
New York (VNA) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the UnitedNations has called on the international community to join hands in preventingfamine and to continue helping Yemen in 2021.
During his speech at an online meeting of the UN Security Council onDecember 14, Quy expressed hisconcern about recent escalating skirmishes in Yemen, while urging relevant parties in conflicts in the country to comply with international humanitarian law and international humanrights law, and soon agree with the Joint Declaration for a nationwide ceasefire.
The Vietnamese diplomat acknowledged the approval of the Houthirebel group in Yemen forUN experts to access the SAFER tankeroffshore Yemen for repairing, and applauded the UN and its member countries for their financial andequipment support for the team to carry out their mission.
Reports presented at themeeting revealed that up to 16,500 Yemenis are living in a famine-like situation,and the figure is expected to triple by June 2021 if the situation continues.
In addition, 13.5 million Yemenis are facing a food shortage and this figure couldrise to 16 million in 2021. Economic crisis, rising commodity prices, anddecreasing value of local currency are also the challenges facing the country.
Meanwhile, humanitarian programmes do not have financial resources to deployand have difficulty in reaching many parts of Yemen.
Participants urged relevant parties to fulfil their obligations to protectcivilians and respect the ceasefire, as well as soon have dialogues towards an earlyadoption of the Joint Declaration for a nationwide ceasefire./.
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In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
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State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
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Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
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Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
A malnourished child treated at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) 
