Vietnam calls for enhanced efforts to protect civilians in Sudan
(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Wednesday called on the Sudanese government to strengthen its capacity to protect civilians and take measures to address violence between communities in Darfur.
 Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Photo: VOV) |
Addressing a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Sudan, Ambassador Quy welcomed recent positive developments in Sudan, and hoped the Sudanese government to continue accelerating the transitional process to ensure the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in accordance with a peace agreement on October 3, 2020.
He said the country needs to take the leading responsibility in ensuring the observance of international humanitarian law, and preventing and punishing serious criminals accountability for violations of international humanitarian law and serious criminal acts must be held in line with the fundamental principles of international law, including respect for national independence and sovereignty.