UN chief urges climate action by 2025

UN chief urges climate action by 2025

(VOVWORLD) -The United Nations unveiled the “Climate Promise 2025” initiative on Tuesday, calling for concerted global effort to prevent temperatures from rising beyond an additional 1.5 degrees Celsius as...
Vietnam hailed for its role in implementing SDGs

Vietnam hailed for its role in implementing SDGs

(VOVWORLD) -Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, said achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will entail many challenges, so people should be placed at...
Sustainable development: Leaving no one behind

Sustainable development: Leaving no one behind

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam shared with the world its experience in implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Wednesday at the 2019 session of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Vietnam highlighted...
ASEAN vows to narrow development gap

ASEAN vows to narrow development gap

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy reiterated ASEAN’s commitment to narrowing development gaps between its members at the 57th session of the Commission for Social Development of the UN Economic and...
Vietnam hosts seminar on IT and poverty eradication

Vietnam hosts seminar on IT and poverty eradication

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Monday hosted an international seminar on applying information technology to poverty eradication on the sidelines of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) high-level political forum...
Vietnam attends UN policy integration discussions

Vietnam attends UN policy integration discussions

(VOVworld) – A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong attended the 2016 integration segment at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at...
Vietnam pledges more contributions to ECOSOC

Vietnam pledges more contributions to ECOSOC

(VOVworld) – Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, the Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has underlined Vietnam’s achievements in implementing Millennium Development Goals
Prime Minister meets UN Secretary General

Prime Minister meets UN Secretary General

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 25th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Myanmar. He said...
President receives 7 new ambassadors

President receives 7 new ambassadors

(VOVworld) – President Truong Tan Sang received the ambassadors of Sierra Leone, Iceland, Tunisia, Tanzania, Guatemala, Georgia, and Mali who came to present their credentials on Wednesday
Vietnam chairs high-level ECOSOC dialogue

Vietnam chairs high-level ECOSOC dialogue

(VOVworld) – Le Hoai Trung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, chaired a Monday high-level dialogue of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York