Hanoi (VNA) – Preventingconflicts, enhancing preventive diplomacy, settling conflicts via peacefulmeasures, intensifying multilateralism, consolidating sustainable development, copingwith climate change and promoting human rights will be Vietnam’s priorities duringits term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for2020-2021.

With the aim of becoming a “partner forsustainable peace,” Vietnam has made direct contributions to internationalpeacekeeping missions.

Five years after Vietnam joined the UNpeacekeeping operations in 2014, the country has sent officers to two UNpeacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

The country’s first level-2 field hospitalhas been awarded with the UN’s “For the cause of peacekeeping” order.

As a non-permanent member of the UNSecurity Council for 2008-2009, Vietnam worked hard to promote initiatives andactively contribute to addressing conflicts and crises in the world.

The country raised core issues in humanrights promotion such as the protection of children and women, especially theUN resolutions on women, peace and security.

While serving as a member of the UNHuman Rights Council (UNHRC) for 2014-2016, Vietnam actively and pragmatically participatedin forums on human rights of the UN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) and other mechanisms.

Many of Vietnam’s initiatives on humanrights, particularly those regarding the guarantee of rights of women,children, people with disabilities and those affected by climate change, havereceived applause from the international community.

In 2016 and 2018, with Vietnam’sintroduction, the UNHRC adopted two resolutions on impacts of climate change onrights of children and women. Vietnam also proposed and engaged in manyinitiatives such as protecting labour rights of people with disabilities,ensuring a safe working environment for labourers at sea, enhancing educationand preventing the trafficking of girls and women.

Another “hallmark of peace” is Hanoi’shosting the second summit between the US and the Democratic People’s Republicof Korea (DPRK) last February in coincidence with the capital city’s celebrationof 20 years since it was recognised as the “City for Peace” by the UNEducational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Vietnam’s achievements in ensuring humanrights were acknowledged by the international community and praised at the 41st session of the UNHRC last July, as reflected through the council’s approval ofVietnam’s third-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) national report./.