"VIET NAM"

The UN General Assembly elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council. UNIFEED

In Nigeria, aquaculture is proving its extraordinary potential to create business and employment opportunities, including jobs for women and young people. FAO

The UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said that the arrest, detention, and sentencing of human rights defenders in Viet Nam who advocate for the environment and the country’s transition to clean-energy use raises serious concerns “not only with respect to the charges leveled against them but also the conduct of their trials.” UNTV CH

Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Viet Nam, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 23 and 26 September 2023).

UN chief António Guterres commended ASEAN’s vital role in building bridges of understanding all over the world, reiterating that “we need it in a world that is increasingly multipolar” and that requires strong multilateral institutions based on equity, solidarity, and universality. ASEAN SUMMIT HOST BROADCASTER

Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to a new United Nations report. FAO

Children are being failed by climate funding commitments, despite bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, according to a new report from members of the Children’s Environmental Rights Initiative (CERI) coalition; Plan International, Save the Children, and UNICEF. UNICEF

The UN Human Rights Office is “deeply troubled by the detention of prominent environmental human rights defender Hoang Thi Minh Hong in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, on Wednesday this week”, spokesperson Marta Hurtado said. UNTV CH

Theme of the ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment (23-25 May 2023): Guiding United Nations development system's support in response to interlinked crises and to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

Theme of the ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment (23-25 May 2023): Guiding United Nations development system's support in response to interlinked crises and to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals