Vietnam commits to protecting universal human rights values: Deputy FM
Vietnam has always made efforts to implement its international commitments in protecting human rights in line with the conventions that it has engaged in, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang.
Deputy FM Dang Hoang Giang and other delegates at the international consultation workshop on the second draft voluntary mid-term report on the implementation of UPR third cycle recommendations (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has always made efforts to implement its international commitments in protecting human rights in line with the conventions that it has engaged in, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang.
Speaking to the media on the occasion of the international consultation workshop on the second draft voluntary mid-term report on the implementation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) third cycle recommendations that opened in Hanoi on December 10, Deputy FM Giang said that so far, Vietnam has joined the majority of international conventions regarding human rights and committed to fully implementing its obligations in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and these conventions.
Delivering on those commitments also aims to better implement the Party and State’s policies in protecting human rights and protecting the people, especially amid COVID-19, he said.
The deputy minister underlined that Vietnam has considered the people as the goal and motivation for development.
Apart from the protection of human rights for its own people, Vietnam has made contributions to efforts to ensure universal human rights through its engagement in major discussion contents of international multilateral mechanisms and organisations, especially in the role of a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, he said.
The official said that this is the first time that Vietnam has compiled a mid-term report on the implementation of UPR third cycle recommendations, underlining that this is a meaningful and practical activity. The report shows what Vietnam has done and what the country should improve, he said, adding that during the report compiling process, international partners have given their consultations and advice to Vietnam and shared their experience to help Vietnam improve its performance in the field in the time to come.
Mentioning ASEAN member countries’ selection of Vietnam as their representative at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in the 2023-2025 period, Deputy FM Giang stressed that it not only manifests Vietnam’s strong commitments in making more contributions to common work of the international community, but also proves that Vietnam is a reliable and responsible partner of the international community.
He said that ASEAN member countries have reached consensus on supporting Vietnam to run for a seat at the UNHRC, which showed the grouping’s high evaluation of Vietnam’s contributions so far and belief in what the country will do more in the future. Giang said he is confident that apart from the ASEAN, more countries and groups of countries will support Vietnam's candidacy./.
Vietnam continues to make an excellent progress in ensuring socio-economic rights, as reflected through the draft voluntary mid-term report on the implementation of UPR third cycle recommendations, along with other information and data, a UNDP official has said.
The Vietnamese Government has rolled out various guidelines and policies towards people and human rights protection, heard an international workshop in Hanoi on October 22.
A National Assembly delegation on October 25 attended a conference on strengthening the role of parliamentarians of member countries of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) in implementing the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism on human rights.
As a responsible member of the United Nations, Vietnam always takes full and active participation in human rights protection, and this has been recognized and praised by the international community. For the Vietnamese Party and State, human rights are common values of the humankind, and people are both the goal and driving force for national construction and defense.
Vietnam’s consistent policy of protecting and promoting human rights has been clearly shown in the context of COVID-19 posing unprecedented challenges to global efforts in protecting human rights.
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Deputy FM Dang Hoang Giang and other delegates at the international consultation workshop on the second draft voluntary mid-term report on the implementation of UPR third cycle recommendations (Photo: VNA) 
