Vietnam most concerned with human rights in climate change context: UN envoy


Prolonged drought in the central province of Quảng Trị caused severe damage to local farmers' crops in July last year. — VNA/VNS

GENEVA (Vietnam News/ANN): Ambassador Lê Thị Tuyết Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation, and other international organisations in Geneva, attended the opening ceremony of the UN Human Rights Council’s 47th session, which is taking place from June 21 to July 15.

Speaking at a dialogue session with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, Mai affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy on the promotion and protection of human rights.

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