Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN (Photo: VNA)New York (VNA) – Amid global challenges,countries should maintain their highest commitment to multilateralism andinternational system based on the UN charter and international law, aVietnamese official said on September 23.
At an event in New York to mark the 70th anniversary of theGeneva Conventions held on the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN GeneralAssembly, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to theUN, also urged nations to translate their political commitments into specificactions, thus boosting capacity of the multilateral system in tackling globalissues, ensuring peace and security, and promoting sustainable development.
Quy took the occasion to affirmed Vietnam’s commitment tomultilateralism and core humanity values of the International Humanitarian Law.
The event, themed “investing in humanity throughmultilateralism”, was co-organised by China, South Africa and Switzerland, andthe International Committee of the Red Cross. It gathered representatives ofmore than 25 countries.
Participants highlighted the Geneva Conventions as the keydocument of the International Humanitarian Law, saying it is universal andreflects the UN’s core humanity values.
They said global issues, particularly humanitarian ones, canonly be addressed via multilateralism, which is not an option but a toprequirement to promote humanity./.
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