On December 12, the Vietnamese Mission to the United Nations (New York) held a ceremony to announce Vietnam's re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term.
The event, held on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, attracted the attention and participation of many Ambassadors and representatives of Permanent Delegations and observers to the United Nations.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attending and speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet thanked the countries for their trust in electing Vietnam to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term; affirmed that in its role as a member over the past two years, Vietnam has promoted priorities on protecting vulnerable groups, promoting gender equality, labor rights, the right to health care, the right to education, and chaired the Resolutions on "Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 30th Anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA)" and on "Climate Change and Human Rights", marking Vietnam's mark at the main UN agency for human rights protection.
The Deputy Minister emphasized that Vietnam's remarkable socio-economic achievements after nearly 40 years of renovation are the result of the policy of putting people at the center of all development policies, a balanced approach to promoting human rights comprehensively, from civil and political rights to economic, social and cultural rights, as well as prioritizing the care and protection of vulnerable groups, in addition to the great efforts of the Vietnamese people both at home and abroad.
In that spirit, Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet asked countries to continue supporting Vietnam's candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term, strongly affirming that if elected, Vietnam will continue to participate actively, constructively and responsibly, and will strive to promote the implementation of the common goals of the Human Rights Council to ensure better and better enjoyment of human rights for all people around the world.
