Ambassador Le Hoai Trung (Source: VNA)
(VNA) - Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Le Hoai Trung, on behalf of ASEAN member nations, has urged the organization to support South-South cooperation.
Ambassador Trung made the statement at the debate themed “Operational Activities for Development” of the UN’s Financial and Economic Committee within the 68th UN General Assembly on Monday.
Ambassador Trung spoke highly of the UN’s role and support for development activities, encouraging the organisation, together with ASEAN, to boost the implementation of the two sides’ joint statement on comprehensive cooperation, including prioritising the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals and building the ASEAN Community.
He also praised efforts to reform the UN development system in a more effective way, affirming the importance of the Government’s stewardship. He called for sponsors to sustain sources for development activities, especially to deal with increasingly diverse challenges.
During the debate, developing countries expressed their concerns about the decrease in the UN’s sources for development activities, which has had a negative impact on the implementation of development programmes, particularly in the most underdeveloped countries.