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Vietnam succeeds in fulfilling UN Security Council Presidency

Vietnam’s 2nd term at the UN Security Council began with a complicated world situation, increasing competition between major power houses, hotspots of conflict, and the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Vietnam has efficiently completed major workloads during the Security Council’s term, leaving its imprint when it comes to peace and international security maintenance.

This is reflected in Vietnam’s foreign policy of peace loving, opposition to any forms of war and use of force, upholding the UN Charter, and respecting international law. Vietnam has shown its responsibility as a member of the UN Security Council always seeking consensus and peaceful solutions to conflicts. Vietnam has pursued its principle of independence, self-determination, protection of national interests and benefits to the world community.

Vietnam has proposed initiatives as a leading role player on major issues. During its first term as President of the UN Security Council last January, Vietnam successfully facilitated an open discussion on the promotion of the UN Charter in securing international peace and security as well as a meeting on UN and ASEAN cooperation as the ASEAN Chair 2020 for greater unity and connectivity.

Vietnam successfully chaired an international conference on women, peace and security with more than 400 delegates from nearly 90 countries. They praised Vietnam for the Hanoi Commitment of Actions to promote female roles, which was co-sponsored by 75 countries and has become an official document of the UN.

In its 2nd tenure as a non-permanent member, Vietnam has implemented the foreign policy adopted at the 13th National Party Congress, promoting multilateral foreign relations and comprehensive and extensive international integration.

In April, Vietnam organized and chaired some 30 official UN Security Council meetings and represented the Council’s relations with UN members, UN agencies, the media, non-governmental organizations and partners. Vietnam has demonstrated its responsibility, objectiveness, transparency, and flexibility in settling differences that might arise, while promoting cooperation and consensus within the Council.

One of the most important events is the UNSC open debate on strengthening cooperation between the UN and regional organizations by promoting trust and dialogue in conflict prevention and resolution, which took place on April 19.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs chaired a ministerial-level meeting on April 8 focusing on “surmounting bomb and mine consequences, maintaining sustainable peace, and strengthening connectivity for more effective actions”.

Vietnam also hosted a ministerial-level open debate on the protection of infrastructure that is crucial for people’s lives amid armed conflicts, including health facilities, power, water supply systems, food security, sanitation, and schools.

Vietnam’s successful UN Security Council Presidency in April has contributed to maintaining peace, stability, and development and improving the country’s status and prestige globally.

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People-centered approach: Vietnam’s imprint in UN Security Council Presidency

The Council adopted four resolutions and two presidential statements among initiatives put forth by Vietnam.

People-centered approach: Vietnam’s imprint in UN Security Council Presidency

Overview of an UNSC meeting. Photo: Vietnam Mission to UN

Vietnam in the rotating United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Presidency in April chaired four major events that put people at the center to all solutions and towards building and maintaining sustainable peace.

As a result, after the open debates and video teleconferences, the UNSC adopted four resolutions, two presidential statements and five press statements, according to the Vietnam Mission at the UN.

Vietnam completed the UNSC’s tight working program with two in-person meetings, nearly 30 ambassador-level meetings and 12 issues of regions around the world for discussion, focusing on an active, proactive and responsible manner; ensuring objectivity and transparency in handling differences among member countries; and maintaining solidarity and consensus to settle the issues.

Of the issues, four topics that caught public attention are “Maintenance of international peace and security: Mine action”, “Cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations”, “Women and peace and security: sexual violence in conflict”, and “Critical Infrastructure: the protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population.”

One of Vietnam’s priorities during its Security Council term (2020-2021) is the protection of civilians and essential infrastructure in conflict areas, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.

The objective of the debate is to consider the current state of the protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population.

It’s obvious that direct or indiscriminate attacks by parties to conflict had damaged or destroyed homes, schools, hospitals, markets, places of worship, and essential civilian infrastructure, such as electrical and water systems.

The latest protection of civilians report also indicated that in many situations of conflict, attacks on schools included the burning of facilities and the destruction of school equipment.

The UNSC’s resolution strongly condemns “indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks” that deprive civilians of essential needs and violate international humanitarian law. It demands all parties in armed conflicts comply with these laws and stressed the need to ensure accountability for violations.

“Enhancing Cooperation between the United Nations and Regional and Subregional Organizations in Enhancing Confidence-building and Dialogue in Conflict Prevention and Resolution” videoconference stressed the importance of confidence-building and dialogue in preventing conflict.

The event, which was held under the chair of Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, underscored the need for the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations to enhance their cooperation and develop synergies on early warning, preventive diplomacy and mediation activities.

Another topic is conflict-related sexual violence that concerns the council. Ambassador Quy said the victims should be assisted to access psychological, medical, training and legal services, integrate into the community and seek livelihood sources.

The UN latest report shows that sexual and gender-based violence has spiked globally during the Covid-19 crisis and that conflict-related sexual violence remains a cruel and rampant tactic of war, torture, terror, and political repression.

The 15-member body called for “a scaled-up humanitarian response and unfettered humanitarian access” to address humanitarian needs, including for people in the embattled region who are in need of food assistance.

Making distinguishing influence

Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ireland’s ambassador to the UN, said “For the first time, this Council speaks with one voice to express its collective concern about the dire humanitarian situation on the ground.”

She said the body have paid great attention to humanitarian issues, such as the food crisis, sexual violence against women over the past months but there was a discussion that the UNSC issued a joint statement with a high consensus thanks to Vietnam’s presidency.

It can be said that Vietnam not only fulfilled its promise before entering the Security Council, but also opened the door for the next chairmen, she noted.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang said Vietnam’s UNSC Presidency is successful in three aspects namely coordinating and maintaining consensus and solidarity among the council’s 15 members; promoting dialogues, enhancing confidence, and making efforts in solving conflict and thorny issues; contributing to solving conflict and promoting the engagement of countries with the attention by high-ranking levels.

Wrap-up session for the SC Presidency month of April 2021 drew the attendance of representatives from more than 70 countries.

The UNSC is compose of 15 members, including five permanent members namely China, France, Russian Federation, the UK, and the US, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with end of term year) including Estonia, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Niger, Norway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, and Vietnam.

More than 50 United Nations member states have never been members of the Security Council.

A state which is a member of the UN but not of the Security Council may participate, without a vote, in its discussions when the Council considers that country’s interests are affected.

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Vietnam affirms position through UNSC activities

Vietnam affirms position through UNSC activities hinh anh 1 An open debate of the UNSC on the Middle East held on January 21 under the chair of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam and a number of other countries proposed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to meet on the COVID-19 pandemic and urged the Security Council to issue a document on the issue. COVID-19 pandemic has been taking a significant toll across the globe.

Vietnam affirms position through UNSC activities hinh anh 2 Do Hung Viet, director general at Department of International Organisation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Viet emphasised that Vietnam took the initiative to organise two important events which attracted the attention of the UN and the international community, and marked a milestone of Vietnam at the UNSC.

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UNSC convenes second in-person meeting at UN headquarters this year

UNSC convenes second in-person meeting at UN headquarters this year hinh anh 1 Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy chairs the UNSC’s informal interactive dialogue on April 29 (Photo: VNA)

New York (VNA) – Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy , Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, chaired the UN Security Council ( UNSC )’s informal interactive dialogue on the situation in Libya on April 29.

The event, held at the UN headquarters in New York, was also attended by Jan Kubis – Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL), UNSMIL Coordinator Raisedon Zenenga, and the permanent representatives of Libya and Chad to the UN.

Ambassador Quy welcomed the particularly important strides in Libya in the recent past, the UNSC’s adoption of Resolution 2570 to assist the implementation of the Libyan-led and -owned ceasefire monitoring mechanism, as well as the election process in this North African country.

He urged the parties concerned in Libya to fully comply with the ceasefire agreement signed on October 23, 2020 while appealing to the parties both inside and outside Libya to fully adhere to the UNSC’s arms embargo on the country.

The diplomat emphasised Vietnam’s support for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya as in line with the ceasefire deal and the UNSC’s related documents.

He expressed his hope that this process is carried out in a timely, orderly, and comprehensive manner so as to maintain and consolidate the obtained achievements and contribute to the lasting peace and stability in Libya and the region.

This dialogue was the second event the UNSC has held at the UN headquarters so far this year, and both meetings took place in April, when Vietnam served as President of the council. The other meetings have been organised via videoconference.

The situation in Libya has seen many significant developments recently, including the long-term ceasefire agreement signed on October 23 last year, the establishment of the Government of National Unity on March 15, 2021, and the relevant sides achieving consensus on the date of elections on December 24, 2021. However, the presence of foreign forces and mercenaries in the country remains./.

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National unity strengthened for national development

Since then, Vietnam has grown steadily while consistently pursuing a path of sustainable development and international integration.

After the historic victory on April 30, 1975, Vietnam entered a new period of national construction and defense amid numerous difficulties: wars at the southwestern and northern borders, threats to national sovereignty in the East Sea, and heavy blockages and sanctions. But Vietnam managed to overcome these difficulties. Since national renewal began in 1986, Vietnam has developed steadily.

A country with backward agriculture, a GDP of US$14 billion and GDP per capita of US$250 in the early years of national renewal, Vietnam managed to escape poverty and strengthen national industrialization and modernization.

By 2019, Vietnam had established diplomatic ties with 189 of the 193 UN members and had trade relations with 224 countries and territories worldwide.

By 2020, Vietnam had signed 15 FTAs, had 16 strategic partners and 11 comprehensive strategic partners, and had participated in 500 bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. 71 countries have recognized Vietnam’s market economy status. Vietnam has become a role model in poverty reduction.

In 2019, 5 Vietnamese billionaires were honored by Forbes Asia among 200 companies with revenue of more than US$1 billion in the Asia-Pacific region. Many Vietnamese businesses have created breakthroughs in industrial production and technology development with numerous ambitious plans to reach out to the world market.

Vietnam was ranked 8th among the world’s best markets for investment in 2019, jumping 15 places from 2018. Vietnam’s competitive index jumped 10 places from 2018 to rank 67th out of 141 countries and territories rated by the World Economic Forum.

The country’s international status rose dramatically in 2020 when it served both as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and as ASEAN Chair. As ASEAN Chair for 2020, Vietnam made great strides toward becoming a regional leader.

In 2021, the nation intends to achieve GDP growth of 6% and GDP per capita of US$3,700. During the next five years, it aims to boost economic growth, fine-tune its growth model, enhance innovation, increase productivity, strengthen technology application, improve the quality of its human resources, improve its competitive edge, and accelerate international integration.

Vietnam’s aspiration for development in 2021 and Vision to 2030 reflects its ambition to fully exploit global development, particularly fruits of the 4th Industrial Revolution, and global progressive values in human development.

The country’s sustainable achievements over the past 46 years of national reunification have created a firm foundation for continued growth in the coming years.

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UNSC themes during Vietnam’s presidency month win approval

The themes and topics chosen by Vietnam during the month it served as President of the United Nations Security Council in April have received support from the international community.

In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency, Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ireland’s Permanent Representative to the UN, said as a new member of the council, Ireland appreciates all three key topics that Vietnam brought to the discussion in April.

The ambassador also said Vietnam has done the right thing when working to connect ASEAN with the Security Council to solve the Myanmar conflict.

Meanwhile, ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, head of the India Mission to the UN, also highly valued Vietnam’s active and increasingly important role during the month it chaired the council.

They hailed the relevance of major topics that Vietnam picked for April as the UNSC President, especially those related to cooperation between the UN and regional organisations, reconciliation diplomacy and confidence-building measures./.VNA