Vietnam attends UN's high-level political forum

by P.V19 July 2017 Last updated at 12:17 PM

VTV.vn - The high-level political forum on sustainable development is taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, USA.

With 36 major sessions and nearly 150 sideline events, the forum is an opportunity for UN member states to discuss ways to achieve their sustainable development goals that were approved in 2015. A Vietnamese delegation is attending the forum.

Poverty and hunger eradication, healthy living, gender equality, strong infrastructure development, marine conservation and exploitation and global partnership promotion. Those are 7 of the 17 sustainable development goals reviewed at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum this year.

With the theme "Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world," this year's forum reviewed progress, shared successful experiences, and highlighted challenges in implementing the sustainable development goals.

The Vietnamese delegation contributed to the discussions and affirmed Vietnam's commitment and determination to effectively implement the UN's goals for sustainable development.

On the sidelines of the High Level Political Forum, Vietnam hosted a seminar on information technology and poverty reduction. This is Vietnam's initiative - to contribute to the forum's discussions in line with its theme.

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