March 22, 2021 | 10:14
The 2045 UN roundtable on model city initiatives took a look at what cities will look like in 2045, the year that the UN will celebrate its 100th birthday.
March 19, 2021 | 16:24
As chair of the UNSC in April, Vietnam will continue being a full-year non-permanent member with great responsibilities for the second year.
February 28, 2021 | 10:32
Vietnam will run for the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term to spur human rights in the international arena.
October 26, 2020 | 11:25
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has represented Vietnam to sign the new US-led Call to Action on Women’s Economic Empowerment, together with other 31 UN member states.
September 28, 2020 | 18:28
The "Actions against Food Loss and Waste" campaign has been kicked to improve community awareness about the loss of food and water and to change habits.
June 06, 2020 | 08:13
GENEVA: About 1,300 civilians have died from conflict and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just a matter of months, while over half a million people have fled their homes, the UN said on Friday (Jun 5).
May 30, 2020 | 09:14
UNITED NATIONS: Two UN peacekeepers in Mali have died from the coronavirus, officials said on Friday (Mar 29).
May 14, 2020 | 14:30
UNITED NATIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic makes it "unlikely" that world leaders and thousands of other participants will be able to gather in New York in September for the annual UN General Assembly, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said.
May 12, 2020 | 10:53
NEW YORK CITY: The UN Security Council will hold a videoconference to discuss the escalation of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and the effect of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, diplomatic sources said on Monday (May 11).
February 13, 2020 | 15:41
As a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, Vietnam has made an impressive contribution to the UN’s activities in the role of the council’s chair in January.
February 08, 2020 | 16:12
As a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2020-2021, Vietnam successfully carried out its chairmanship role in January. Kamal Malhotra, UN resident co-ordinator in Vietnam, delves into the special position of Vietnam for the next two years as well as future co-operation between the country and the community.
January 16, 2020 | 09:40
The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said on Wednesday (Jan 15), warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond.
January 10, 2020 | 09:04
The UN Security Council on Thursday (Jan 9) reaffirmed its commitment to "an international order based on international law" amid fears of armed conflict between the United States and Iran.
January 07, 2020 | 09:48
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern on Monday (Jan 6) over rising global discord and called for "maximum restraint" amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran after the United States killed an Iranian military commander.
December 07, 2019 | 10:14
Thousands of activists from around the world including Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg hit the streets of Madrid on Friday (Dec 6) to demand urgent action on the climate crisis from world leaders attending the COP25 summit in the Spanish capital.