An summary of an UNHRC session. — AFP/VNA Picture
GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened its forty ninth session in Geneva on Monday (native time), with the participation of many high-ranking leaders and representatives of 47 member international locations and over 100 observers, and inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations headquartered in Geneva.
Vietnamese Minister of International Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn attended and delivered a web-based speech at a high-level phase of the session.
Talking on the opening ceremony, UN Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres careworn the significance of equal entry to COVID vaccines, as the present unequal strategy demonstrated a disregard for human rights around the globe.
He referred to as on governments, pharmaceutical corporations and companions to urgently present political and monetary help for the worldwide vaccination technique of the World Well being Group to attain the objective of 70 per cent of the world inhabitants being vaccinated.
The UN chief additionally appealed to international locations when issuing social insurance policies to make sure rights and alternatives for all and give attention to poverty discount, training funding, defending the rights of girls and youngsters, and responding to local weather change, environmental air pollution and biodiversity loss. — VNS
