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| Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh (L) meets with UNGA president Csaba Korosi in New York on September 23. |
Meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh in New Yrok on September 23, Korosi lauded the encouraging results Vietnam has recorded in implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations.
He talked about priority areas during his working term, including water resource management, and wished to cooperate with Vietnam in this field.
He noted that it is necessary to promote measures to prevent water crises, build a water data system at regional and global levels, and at the same time align national policies on water and climate change.
The UNGA president expected that Vietnam would actively participate in and share its experience at the UN Water Conference slated for March 2023.
For his part, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed that Vietnam, as vice chairman of the UN General Assembly, would actively back and contribute to the success of the session.
He expressed his support for the president’s initiatives and proposals, noting Vietnam considers water an important security issue due to the impact of droughts, floods, sea level rise and over-exploitation of water sources.
Vietnam does not sacrifice the environment in exchange for economic growth, but needs a balance between economic development and environmental protection, he told the UNGA president.
Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh is in New York for the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly themed ‘A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges’.
Nguyen Viet Hung, an ambassador of the ocean
Nguyen Viet Hung or Lekima Hung has travelled 7,000km of coastline in 28 provinces across Vietnam to capture ocean plastic waste. His 3,000 photos convey a single message of saving the sea from plastic litter, which is now the world’s second biggest environmental challenge after climate change.
Vietnam actively controls plastic waste
NDO – A ceremony was held in Hanoi on June 9 to launch a national campaign on plastic waste prevention in response to the UN’s call for preventing the threat of plastic waste pollution to the ecological environment and people’s health.
Exhibition spotlights Japanese installation art
Japanese installation art on Vietnamese silk is being introduced at an exhibition that opened in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on January 17.
Street art made from recycled material goes on display in Hanoi
A street in Phuc Tan ward in Hanoi has been decorated by series of art displays that have been made using recycled rubbish.
Balancing tourism development with natural heritage protection
As a world heritage site and natural wonder, Ha Long Bay plays an important role in turning the northeastern province of Quang Ninh into a modern service and industrial hub and an international tourist center, Pham Hong Ha, Chairman of the Ha Long City People’s Committee and Head of the Ha Long Bay Management Board, told Vietnam Economic News’ Hoa Quynh.
