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Hanoi (VNA) – The UN Security Council’s resolutions on youth, peace and security should be implemented effectively at all levels, stated Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN. Quy made the statement at an arria-formula meeting held via videoconference on September 9 to discuss the implementation of the resolutions. The event was co-organised by the Dominican Republic, France, Indonesia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Tunisia and the United States. The Council has adopted three resolutions on youth, peace and security: Resolution 2250 on December 9, 2015, Resolution 2419 on June 6, 2018, and Resolution 2535 on July 14, 2020. In his remark, Quy stressed member countries need to take a key responsibility in including the youth, peace and security agenda in their national policy frameworks; boosting relevant social awareness; creating opportunities for learning, employment, and healthcare for youths; and tacking … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls for all-level implementation of UNSC’s youth, peace, security resolutions

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Fifty million citizens will be issued with new identity cards between now and July next year, the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) have announced. The announcement was made at an online conference on implementing the project of manufacturing, granting and managing citizen identity organised by the MoPS on September 9 in Hanoi. After the Law on Citizens’ Identity was passed by the National Assembly, the MoPS organised adjustments, conversions and updated production systems, issuance and management of identity cards to citizenship in 16 localities. Up to now, nearly 17 million citizen identification cards have been issued. The system is connected, shared and used by State management and professional requirements of the police. Regarding the project of national database on population, police in different localities have organised training courses on collecting and updating citizen information in the national population database. By August 20, 59 out of 63 … [Read more...] about Ministry of Public Security aims to issue 50 million identification cards by next July

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Duy Ngoc asked police departments to study and fully grasp the contents of the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's direction and the MoPS's plans to unify the awareness about the importance and urgency of the citizen identification management project. … [Read more...] about Ministry of Public Security aims to issue 50 million identification cards

A screen grab of a Twitter post by Singapore’s permanent representative to the United Nations Burhan Gafoor, in which he congratulates Vietnam on winning an election to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2020-21 term. Vietnam was the only candidate for non-permanent UNSC membership representing the Asia-Pacific region. … [Read more...] about Singapore’s UN ambassador congratulates Vietnam on election to non-permanent Security Council seat

Vientiane (VNA) – President of the Lao National Assembly (NA) Pany Yathotou attended the virtual 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41), hosted by Vietnam, on September 8. In her remarks at the first plenary session, she said the Lao NA highly values and supports the theme of AIPA 41, “Parliamentary Diplomacy for Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community”, which contributes further to implementing the commitment of the 36th ASEAN Summit and reaffirming the importance of close cooperation and partnership among ASEAN member states, and between ASEAN and its dialogue partners with a view to responding to the emerging challenges in the region. In response to traditional and non-traditional challenges in the region and the world, AIPA, as the representative of the ASEAN people, has actively carried out its responsibility and played its role through parliamentary diplomacy in fostering close cooperation and partnership amongst fellow AIPA … [Read more...] about Top legislator of Laos highly values theme of AIPA 41