According to VNA, Professor Carl Thayer - Australian Defense Force Academy, University of New South Wales - was strongly impressed with the success of Vietnam's economy, with a growth rate forecast to reach 6.1-7% in 2024, and a sharp decline in the poverty rate. He paid special attention to achievements that help ensure social security and improve the lives of Vietnamese people, such as increasing the base salary and annual regional minimum wage for workers from mid-2024.
Meanwhile, Professor Reena Marwah of Delhi University, who is also Secretary General of the Asian Scholars Association, affirmed that Vietnam has made impressive and remarkable progress in all areas, not only in trade and investment attraction but also in increasing per capita income.
The Vietnamese people have benefited from remarkable social progress, with per capita income increasing from about 200 USD to more than 4,000 USD by 2024. Along with achievements in nation building, Vietnam has achieved many successes in ensuring human rights in all aspects of social life. Civil, economic, political and cultural human rights in Vietnam are clearly stipulated in the Party's policies and guidelines and the State's legal policies.
Jonathan Pincus, Chief Economist of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, noted: “Human development has been at the heart of Vietnam’s development policy from the very beginning and we have seen great achievements in Vietnam over the past decade, especially in access to education. Some indicators such as health have also improved quite significantly over the past decade.”
UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramlaal Khalidi highlighted that Vietnam's Human Development Index (HDI) has increased continuously for many years and is now in the high index group, emphasizing that this can only be achieved from a sustainable development orientation.
Speaking on the sidelines of the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Permanent Secretary of the World Peace Council (WPC) Iraklis Tsavdaridis praised Vietnam's consistent policy on protecting and promoting human rights, expressing his impression of Vietnam's achievements in reducing extreme poverty and rapidly improving its rankings according to international standards, despite facing many difficulties in the process of building and developing the country.
Mr. Iraklis Tsavdaridis said that he firmly believes that Vietnam, which is preparing to celebrate many major holidays in 2025, always focuses on human rights and the protection of human rights. First of all, the right to live in peace, the right to enjoy welfare, the right to live in prosperity, the right to improve living conditions every day.
Summarizing the process of human development and ensuring human rights in Vietnam, in a letter sent to the National Scientific Conference "Humans, human rights are the center, goal, subject and driving force of national development" held in October 2024, General Secretary To Lam reaffirmed: "Implementing a consistent and consistent viewpoint on human rights is the key factor creating the strength of the great national unity bloc, combining national strength with the strength of the times, under the leadership of the Party, leading the Vietnamese revolutionary boat to overcome all rapids, achieving one victory after another...".
These are the milestones on the journey to ensure human rights in Vietnam, and they are also the basis for Mr. Tsavdaridis, who always affirms that Vietnam is "a resilient country", to believe that he will witness strong steps forward in Vietnam's national development, ensuring prosperity, happiness and well-being for the people.
