(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan appreciated the support and the engagement of UN Development Programs in Vietnam’s socio-economic development, and UNICEF’s contribution to Vietnam’s sustainable development goals in addition to child rights protection.
 National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Kamal Malhotra, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations.
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At a meeting Wednesday with Kamal Malhotra, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Vietnam, along with Youssouf Abdel-Jelil, UNICEF’s Representative in Vietnam, Mrs. Ngan said Vietnam was the first country in Asia to ratify the UN Convention on the Children’s Right in 1990.
She added Vietnam has a clear legal system aimed at protecting the rights of children and adolescents, enabling them to fully develop their physical and mental health and morality.
The Vietnamese National Assembly will continue to fine tune regulations and monitor law enforcement to protect children’s rights.