The election result shows that Vietnam’s active participation inthe UNHRC’s activities and its strong commitment and efforts in promoting andprotecting human rights have won the acknowledgement, trust and appreciation ofthe international community.
With its seat in the UNHRC, Vietnam will have opportunities tocontribute to promoting all human rights on the basis of impartiality,cooperation and dialogue.
The country will have a stronger voice in keyissues of the UN as well as the international community, such as the 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development, response to climate change, immigration,protection and promotion of the rights of women, children, people withdisability, minorities, migrants, and especially humanitarian crises or armedconflicts in the world.
This is the second time Vietnam has been elected to the UNHRC. The country was elected to the council for the first time in2013 for the 2014-2016 tenure./.