International law and national sovereignty

International law and national sovereignty

(VOVworld) – The Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights convened on Tuesday as part of the 132nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU 132) in Hanoi. Parliamentarians adopted a resolution...
Water among key IPU-132 agenda components

Water among key IPU-132 agenda components

(VOVworld) – Approximately 200 parliamentarians attended a meeting of the IPU 132 Executive Committee to discuss 2 draft resolutions on cyber security and water management. Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh...
IPU 132 realizes sustainable development goals

IPU 132 realizes sustainable development goals

(VOVworld) – Themed “Sustainable development goals: Turning words into action”, the 132nd General Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU 132) in Hanoi from March 28 to April 1 will be...
Arab League optimistic over UN Palestine resolution

Arab League optimistic over UN Palestine resolution

(VOVworld) – The Arab League believes that a new UN Security Council resolution endorsing Palestinian statehood has a better chance of winning passage now that the Obama administration is conducting a "reassessment...
NA Standing Committee’s 36th session wraps up

NA Standing Committee’s 36th session wraps up

(VOVworld) – The National Assembly Standing Committee concluded its 36th session on Monday. Addressing the closing meeting, NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung asked functional officials and agencies to urgently complete preparations...
P5+1 consider to lift sanctions on Iran

P5+1 consider to lift sanctions on Iran

(VOVworld)- Iran and the P5+1 group, consisting of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Russia, China, France, Britain, and the US) plus Germany, have been discussing...