(VOVworld) –The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs held a ceremony in Hanoi on Wednesday to mark the Internartional Day for Persons with Disabilities and Vietnam’s ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Delegates at the ceremony poster to promote the implementation of the Convention in Vietnam- Photo: TTXVN

In her address, the Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen said Vietnam’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has shown the country’s strong political commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of the disabled. She said this was a legal foundation for Vietnam to express its consistent policy on human rights, particularly the rights of disabled people: “The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs will submit a plan on the implementation of the UN Convention to the Prime Minister for approval. The Ministry will also ask individuals and organizations in Vietnam and abroad to make joint efforts in implementing the Convention in an effective manner, with a view to completing a legal network on the disabled and protecting their legitimate rights and interests in all fields”.

Other delegates at the ceremony discussed the major contents of the Convention and pointed out the advantages and disadvantages for Vietnam in the implementation process. They also signed a poster to promote the implementation of the Convention in Vietnam.