Human rights promoted in Vietnam

Human rights promoted in Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has wrapped up its 49th annual session in Geneva, Switzerland, a 5-week session that ran from February 28 to April 1. Through its candidacy for the HRC,...
Biden presses Congress to end gun violence

Biden presses Congress to end gun violence

(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden on Monday marked the fourth anniversary of the deadly shooting at a Florida school that left 17 people dead, and pressed Congress to enact measures...
UNFPA announces new Country Programme for Vietnam

UNFPA announces new Country Programme for Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - The Executive Board of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has approved the 10th Country Programme for Vietnam in the amount of 26.5 million USD to achieve the sustainable development...
G4 Ambassadors deliver Tet message

G4 Ambassadors deliver Tet message

(VOVWORLD) - Prior to the Vietnamese traditional lunar New Year, Tet, the Ambassadors of Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland to Vietnam (the Group of Four - G4) spent a day making cookies...
Burkina Faso army deposes president

Burkina Faso army deposes president

(VOVWORLD) - Burkina Faso's army said it took control of the country on Monday, deposing President Roch Kabore, dissolving the government and parliament, suspending the constitution, and closing the...
Global efforts to surmount challenges

Global efforts to surmount challenges

(VOVWORLD) - The world will continue to face serious problems this year. The COVID-19 pandemic, fierce competition between powerful countries, and violent conflicts on every continent are challenges that will...