Vietnam was elected twice as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Vietnam has undergone a journey of 44 years since its admission to the United Nations with so many changes to become a global reliable and responsible member. A UN General Council meeting on Sept 20, 1977, adopts the admission of Vietnam. Photo: VNA On Sept 20, 1977, Vietnam became the 149th member of the world’s largest international organization with some main bodies namely the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat. In 2019, for the second time in history, Vietnam became a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 term by a near-unanimous vote (192 out of 193 member states). Its first time took place in 2008-2009. “The UNSC stint will spotlight Hanoi’s approach to the world,” Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran wrote for The … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s admission to UN: 44-year journey of a reliable global member
