Vietnam State President Addresses UN General Assembly on Peace, Development, and Global Governance

Congratulations and Tribute

• 👏 Luong Cuong extends congratulations to Madame Anna Lena Burke on her election as president of the 18th session of the UN General Assembly.
• 🤝 Tributes are paid to Mr. Filimon Young, President of the 79th session, and Secretary General Antonio Gutirez for their contributions.

The UN's Role and Current Challenges

• 🌍 Over 80 years, the UN has embodied humanity's aspiration for peace, cooperation, and development, upholding human rights and national independence.
• ⚠️ Despite achievements, the world faces escalating local wars, conflicts, arms races, and non-traditional security challenges.
• 📉 Global governance, trading, and economic systems are fragmented and volatile, with multilateralism strained by strategic rivalry and declining political will.

Vietnam's Commitment to Peace and International Law

• 🕊️ Vietnam, having endured war, deeply treasures peace and aims to be a friend and reliable partner to all nations.
• ⚖️ Honoring peace requires concrete actions, reaffirming international law and the UN Charter, respecting principles like sovereignty and peaceful dispute settlement.
• 💬 Vietnam calls for ceasefires, protection of civilians, and humanitarian access in conflict zones, supporting the recognition of Palestine and urging the US to lift its embargo on Cuba.
• 🌏 Regional organizations, like ASEAN, play a crucial role in promoting peace and development, with Vietnam committed to ASEAN's core values and maintaining peace in the South China Sea.

Transforming for a Sustainable Future

• 🚀 Global governance institutions, including the UN, need vigorous reforms to be more adaptive, equitable, transparent, and efficient.
• 💻 Vietnam supports UN reforms and advocates for sustainable development models driven by digital transformation and green transition.
• 📈 This requires master plans, R&D investment, human resource training, green technology infrastructure, and international cooperation on technology transfer and green finance.
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social transformation must be human-centered, focusing on poverty eradication, full employment, social justice, and inclusion.

Vietnam's Progress and Future Aspirations

• 📈 Vietnam has achieved historic progress, enjoying diplomatic relations with 194 countries and becoming one of the world's largest economies.
• 🌟 Vietnam is on course to become a modern industrialized upper middle-income developing country by 2030 and a developed high-income nation by 2045.
• 🌐 Vietnam pursues an independent foreign policy for peace, cooperation, and development, deepening international integration.
• 🇺🇳 Vietnam is preparing to assume the presidency of the 11th review conference of the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons in 2026 and seeks a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.
• 💻 Hanoi will host the signing ceremony of the UN Convention Against Cyber Crime on October 25th.