The joy of children in the highlands. (Photo: Phan Tuan Anh/VNA)
“The greatest human right in Vietnam is to care for 100 million people to have prosperity and happiness, democracy, a peaceful life, security, safety, and peace, and to maximize the human factor.”
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's statement most truthfully expressed the Party and State's viewpoint in implementing the commitment to ensure human rights in Vietnam, always striving to leave no one behind in the development process, because that is always the nature of the socialist regime in Vietnam.
Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights during the 79 years of its founding and nearly 40 years of implementing the Doi Moi process have first brought practical benefits to every citizen, and then created an impression of Vietnam's image in the international arena.
It is necessary to affirm that the struggle for national independence, unification and socio-economic development of Vietnam has no other ultimate goal than to ensure the lives and rights of the Vietnamese people. Therefore, all development achievements of Vietnam are for the people.
Since 2019, Vietnam's average GDP has increased by 25%, and the poverty rate has decreased by 1.5% per year. With sustainable poverty reduction solutions and policies effectively implemented in the spirit of "leaving no one behind," by the end of September 2024, the national poverty rate will be 1.93%, a decrease of 1%.
Social housing construction has achieved positive results; in a short time, over 6,000 billion VND has been mobilized for the movement to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses.
Vietnam currently ranks 54th out of 166 countries ranked in the sustainable development index, up 1 place compared to 2023.
Professor Carl Thayer of the Australian Defence Force Academy, University of New South Wales, is deeply impressed by the success of Vietnam's economy, with a growth rate forecast to reach 6.1-7% in 2024 and a sharp decline in poverty.
He paid special attention to achievements that help ensure social security and improve the lives of Vietnamese people, such as increasing the base salary and annual regional minimum wage for workers from mid-2024.
Professor Reena Marwah of Delhi University, who is also Secretary General of the Asian Scholars Association, affirmed that Vietnam has made impressive and remarkable progress in all areas, not only in trade and investment attraction but also in increasing per capita income.
Vietnamese people have benefited from remarkable social progress, with per capita income rising from around $200 to over $4,000 by 2024.
Along with achievements in nation building, Vietnam has achieved many successes in ensuring human rights in all aspects of social life.
Civil, economic, political and cultural human rights in Vietnam are clearly defined in the Party's policies and guidelines and the State's legal policies.
Jonathan Pincus, Chief Economist of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, noted: “Human development has been at the heart of Vietnam’s development policy from the very beginning and we have seen great achievements in Vietnam over the past decade, especially in access to education. Some indicators such as health have also improved quite significantly over the past decade.”
Vietnam's health insurance coverage rate is now 94.1%, up from 90.9% in 2000. According to the United Nations World Happiness Report 2024, Vietnam's happiness index increased 11 places, ranking 54/143.
UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramlaal Khalidi highlighted that Vietnam's Human Development Index (HDI) has increased continuously for many years and is now in the high index group, emphasizing that this can only be achieved from a sustainable development orientation.
Meanwhile, Professor Carl Thayer said that ensuring human rights in Vietnam is clearly demonstrated in aspects such as ensuring gender equality, sustainable development goals, public health, education, treatment of ethnic minorities, the LGBQ community, etc.
Vietnam continues to demonstrate its efforts and responsibility in its second year as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term.
At the recent 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Vietnam actively participated and made practical contributions by chairing a number of initiatives and co-sponsoring many initiatives, including a number of ASEAN joint statements, chairing the development and presentation of the Joint Statement on promoting the human right to vaccination, organizing an international seminar, and dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development, etc.
The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted the results of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle IV for Vietnam. Referring to Vietnam as the representative of the Asia-Pacific region elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for two terms, Professor Carl Thayer found that the international community strongly supports Vietnam.
Meanwhile, expert Layton Pike - member of the Advisory Board of the Australia - Vietnam Policy Institute, believes that as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Vietnam has the opportunity to cooperate with Australia and other countries in the region to promote basic human rights globally.
Speaking on the sidelines of the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Permanent Secretary of the World Peace Council (WPC) Iraklis Tsavdaridis praised Vietnam's consistent policy on protecting and promoting human rights, expressing his impression of Vietnam's achievements in reducing extreme poverty and rapidly improving its rankings according to international standards, despite facing many difficulties in the process of building and developing the country.
Mr. Iraklis Tsavdaridis said he firmly believes that Vietnam, which is preparing to celebrate many major holidays in 2025, always focuses on human rights and the protection of human rights. First of all, the right to live in peace, the right to enjoy welfare, the right to live in prosperity, the right to improve living conditions every day.
Summarizing the process of human development and ensuring human rights in Vietnam, in a letter sent to the National Scientific Conference "Humans and human rights are the center, goal, subject and driving force of national development" taking place in October 2024, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam reaffirmed: "Implementing a consistent and consistent viewpoint on human rights is a key factor in creating the strength of the great national unity bloc, combining national strength with the strength of the times, under the leadership of the Party, leading the Vietnamese revolutionary boat through all rapids, achieving one victory after another..."
These are the milestones on the journey to ensure human rights in Vietnam, and they are also the basis for Mr. Tsavdaridis, who always affirms that Vietnam is "a resilient nation," to believe that he will witness strong steps forward in Vietnam's national development, ensuring prosperity, happiness and well-being for its people.
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