The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) started its 29thsession on June 15 in Geneva, Switzerland with the participation ofrepresentatives from dozens of UN agencies, human rightsnon-governmental organisations and 47 HRC member states, includingVietnam.
In his opening speech, UN HighCommissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein briefed participantson the achievements of the UN in protecting and promoting human rightsover its 70-year history.
He noted that despitethat, there are still conflicts where people are subjected to acts ofviolence and their economic and social rights are rejected.
"Political turbulence, repression, violence and war have become sowidespread that they impel many millions of the world's people to risktheir lives to find a place of relative safety," the commissioner said.
"Migration is the symptom, the cause is despair,after repeated human rights violations have stripped an individual ofall hope of justice and dignity," he stressed, hoping that this sessionwould solve issues on migrant rights, particularly in terms of themultiple crises regarding migrants en route to Europe, Southeast Asia,and Australia.
The 29th HRC session is beingheld between June 15 and July 3 to address with several urgent globalissues concerning human rights and touch on migration and the situationin Ukraine, South Sudan, and Syria.-VNA
In his opening speech, UN HighCommissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein briefed participantson the achievements of the UN in protecting and promoting human rightsover its 70-year history.
He noted that despitethat, there are still conflicts where people are subjected to acts ofviolence and their economic and social rights are rejected.
"Political turbulence, repression, violence and war have become sowidespread that they impel many millions of the world's people to risktheir lives to find a place of relative safety," the commissioner said.
"Migration is the symptom, the cause is despair,after repeated human rights violations have stripped an individual ofall hope of justice and dignity," he stressed, hoping that this sessionwould solve issues on migrant rights, particularly in terms of themultiple crises regarding migrants en route to Europe, Southeast Asia,and Australia.
The 29th HRC session is beingheld between June 15 and July 3 to address with several urgent globalissues concerning human rights and touch on migration and the situationin Ukraine, South Sudan, and Syria.-VNA
