Vietnam urges continued reform of UN development system
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations, called for the continued reform of the UN development system based on national priorities at a debate of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly’s Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) in New York on October 22.
New York (VNA) – AmbassadorDang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations, called for thecontinued reform of the UN development system based on national priorities at adebate of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly’s Economic and FinancialCommittee (Second Committee) in New York on October 22.
On behalf of the ASEAN nations,Quy welcomed the progress in reforming the UN development system and spokehighly of the ASEAN-UN development partnership with positive outcomes,especially in fields under the ASEAN-UN Action Plan for the 2016-2020 period, andcontributing to implementing the ASEAN Vision 2025 and the UN 2030 Agenda forSustainable Development.
The cooperation mechanism betweenthe ASEAN Secretariat and the UN Secretariat has been increasingly promoted, hesaid.
Quy shared the concern of severalcountries over the decline in resources and urged the UN and member states tocontinue supporting South-South and trilateral cooperation.
Participants shared the view thatfuture reform efforts, including the reform of the UN Resident Coordinator system,development support framework, and national-level UN agencies, need to be madevia close consultation with member states.–VNA
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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At the event (Source: VNA) 
