The Vietnamese delegation at the UN Human Rights Council’s 50th regular session in Geneva (Photo: VNA)Geneva (VNA) – A resolution on human rights and climate change drafted by Vietnam in coordination with Bangladesh and the Philippines has been adopted at the 50th regular session of the UnitedNations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Theresolution, introduced annually by Vietnam, focuses on realisation of the rights to food and climate change. Each year, the resolution targets specific groups such as children's rights, migrants' rights,and women's rights in the context of climate change. The active participationin the core group of formulating and introducing the resolution by the UNHRCreflects Vietnam's efforts in promoting and protecting human rights as well as inresponding to climate change. It also contributes to the implementation of anactive and responsible foreign policy in the common issues of the internationalcommunity.
Up to 23 resolutions and one decision wereapproved by UNHRC during the session, which ended on July 8. The council also discussed76 thematic reports and reviewed the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) reports of13 countries.
The Vietnamese delegation, led by Assistant to Minister of ForeignAffairs Do Hung Viet, co-hosted asymposium on ensuring the rights of vulnerable groups in the context of climatechange together with Bangladesh and the Philippines.
A photoexhibition on ethnic groups and religions in Vietnam on the sidelines of thesession helped international friends understand more about the harmonious lifeof 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups, as well as their freedom of belief andreligion.
Visitors at the exhibition (Photo: VNA)TheVietnamese delegation actively took part in 18 sessions such as discussions onensuring the rights of vulnerable groups in the context of climate change, goodgovernance in protecting and promoting human rights during and after theCOVID-19 pandemic.
In their speeches,the Vietnamese delegation upheld the consistent policy, efforts andachievements in promoting and protecting human rights, affirming the country'scommitment to sustainable development for the benefits of the people, placingthe people at the centre of government measures and policies during the COVID-19pandemic recovery process./.
