Vietnam voices concerns over terror attacks in African region
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the UN, voiced concerns over recent terror attacks which have caused a large number of fatalities in the Sahel while addressing a UN Security Council session on the African region’s situation on June 5.
New York (VNA) – Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the VietnameseMission to the UN, voiced concerns over recent terror attacks which have causeda large number of fatalities in the Sahel while addressing a UN SecurityCouncil session on the African region’s situation on June 5.
Quy expressed Vietnam’s backing for a comprehensive approachin terms of security, humanity and sustainable development for regional countries.
He emphasised the necessity and obligation to protectcivilians, especially women and children, and called for more plans to addresschallenges on security, climate change and humanity as well as intensifying the COVID-19 fight.
Speaking at the event, UN Under-Secretary-General for PeaceOperations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that the COVID-19 is complicating analready complex security situation in the Sahel, with terrorist groups capitalising on the pandemic as they step up attacks on national and internationalforces.
He expressed concerns over increasing terror attackstargeting civilians and security and peacekeeping forces there.
In Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, around 4,000 people werekilled by terrorists in 2019, a surge compared with the 700 deaths in 2016.
Poverty, low economic growth, natural resources-relatedconflicts among communities and climate change are also challenging the Sahelregion.
The UN called for the international community, governmentsand regional organisations in West Africa and the Sahel to intensify solidarityto fight terrorism and extreme violence, and emphasised the need for acomprehensive approach to solve challenges related to security, humanity anddevelopment in the Sahel, especially in Mali./.
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the UN, has voiced concerns over terrorism and extremist violence in Africa which is threatening the stability and development of several countries in the continent.
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Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang cleared up deputies' concern regarding how to spur socio-economic growth, renew traditional growth motives and establish new momentum for development.
Vietnam proposed several priorities: narrowing the digital divide, strengthening women’s leadership in the digital economy and AI governance, and mobilising sustainable financing for gender equality initiatives in line with each country’s national priorities and context. Vietnam also advocated for genuine women’s participation and leadership across all areas of public life.
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
Highlighting the transformative potential of the draft law in revitalising Vietnam’s railway industry, Hoang Van Cuong, a deputy of Hanoi, expressed his support for Article 39, which empowers the Prime Minister to issue a list of railway-related goods and services to be assigned or ordered from domestic enterprises for production.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hoan, formerly Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with a case involving the Hoang Long Construction and Manpower Supply JSC and related units.
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From the struggles against colonialists and imperialists to the period of Doi moi (renewal) and international integration, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always played a pioneering role on the ideological and cultural front, he said.
The Party leader's working session with the standing boards of the Party Committees of HCM City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Duong, the VNA General Director's remarks on the occasion of the 19th OANA General Assembly, the launch of new NIC - Google initiatives aimed at bolstering AI entrepreneurship and digital literacy in Vietnam are among news highlights June 18.
Vietnam and Indonesia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in combating terrorism as it remains a threat to peace, security, and stability across their respective nations, the broader region, and the international community.
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The National Assembly on June 18 passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, with 408 out of 420 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 85.36% of the total.
The Party leader asked the new HCM City to embrace a multi-centre and integrated urban ecosystem where each development pole functions as a link complementary to and intelligently connected with each other in a harmonious whole.
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Civilians in Bamako, Mali (Source: xinhua/VNA) 
