Whether Vietnam was forced or volunteered, the consequences of all three votes by Vietnam’s representative at the UN General Assembly were incalculable. One of the dangerous consequences for Vietnam is the change of the strategic chessboard in the South China…
On April 7, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly voted to expel Russia from the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on accusations of human rights violations in Ukraine, with 93 votes in favor, 24 votes against, and 58 abstentions. Vietnam was…
It is worth noting that Vietnam, along with China, and North Korea… are among the 24 countries that voted against this resolution, even though Hanoi had twice abstained before to show its neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to experts,…
Observers in Vietnam and abroad commented to VOA that the Vietnamese government has “moved closer” to Russia, and decided to “pick sides” with Moscow, instead of following the majority according to common sense in the vote on April 7 at…
The United Nations General Assembly on March 2 passed a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and calling on Russia to withdraw its troops immediately. The resolution was passed with 141 votes in favor out of a total of 193…
A group of United Nations human rights experts on January 21, 2022, expressed deep concern about allegations of forced labor against a group of about 400 Vietnamese workers who were “trafficked” to Serbia to work for a Chinese company. Press…
On September 23, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc called for international support for Vietnam’s seat of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) 2023 that Hanoi is aiming for. Speaking at the high-level joint discussion session of the 76th UN…
US and Vietnamese officials held meetings on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on September 22 that she and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son met…
Head of the permanent representative delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and other international organizations in Geneva, on June 23, said that Vietnam always has a consistent policy to advocates for the promotion…
After successfully assuming the role of chairman of the UN Security Council for the term 2020-2021, Vietnam once again held this role in April 2021. Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao shared with the Laws of Ho Chi Minh City newspaper that:…
