Vietnam calls for protection of civilians in armed conflicts
Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN in Geneva, on March 27 called on parties involved in armed conflicts to strictly abide by international humanitarian law and rules with regard to the protection of the civilian population and infrastructure.
Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN in Geneva (L) (Photo: VNA)
Geneva (VNA) – Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, PermanentRepresentative of Vietnam to the UN in Geneva, on March 27 called on parties involvedin armed conflicts to strictly abide by international humanitarian law and ruleswith regard to the protection of the civilian population and infrastructure.
Delivering a speech at the discussion on thesupervision and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme ofAction held in the framework of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s 55th session in Geneva, he stressed that the parties must avoid attacking, destroying, removing, or rendering useless objectsindispensable to the survival of the civilian population as well as respect,protect, and create favourable conditions for humanitarian assistance forces andsupplies.
Furthermore, the international community needs to make concerted efforts toprotect essential infrastructure of the civilians, and countriesand competent sides, particularly international organisations, should enhancecooperation and focus on promoting sustainable development in areas whereresidents are affected by wars.
The diplomat said that the global and regional political andsecurity situations which have developed in a complicated and unprecedentedfashion have left damaging impacts on all nations.
He affirmed that the enjoyment of humanrights is facing formidable challenges, with the right to life threatened byarmed violence and explosive remnants of war and the access to economic, socialand cultural rights in choppy waters due to demolition of the essentialcivilian infrastructure.
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Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN in Geneva (L) (Photo: VNA) 
