[Video] IOM Commends Vietnam’s Efforts in Combating Human Trafficking

On December 11 in Quang Ninh, the Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Viet Nam, organized a workshop titled “Introduction to the Méndez Principles - Principles for Effective Interviewing in Investigations and Information Gathering.” The event aimed to continue implementing the Party and State’s guidelines on ensuring human rights and enforcing the United Nations Convention against Torture (CAT).

Joe Ruelle, Marko Nikolic, and Jesse Peterson come from distant countries of the world, yet they have chosen to forge deep ties with Vietnam by writing literature in Vietnamese. For them, Vietnamese is not merely a tool for communication but also a medium for creativity - a way to tell stories, to understand, and to live within Vietnamese culture. Beyond recounting everyday life, they transform the language into a heartbeat that resonates with the culture, the people, and their own emotions.

The press and media are playing a pivotal role in strengthening the presence of the Vietnamese language and expanding its reach within overseas Vietnamese communities. Through news articles, reports, teaching programs, and digital platforms, information on preserving, learning, and using Vietnamese is continuously disseminated, thereby fostering social consensus and connecting generations of overseas Vietnamese with their roots.

The workshop “Enhancing Cooperation Effectiveness Between Viet Nam and Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations and the Participation of Businesses for Sustainable Development in Viet Nam” took place within the framework of the 5th International Conference on December 4. Participants proposed that the government reduce pre-check mechanisms and increase post-check mechanisms, establish a “co-design - co-implementation - co-evaluation” framework with local authorities, and promote a win-win cooperation model between foreign non-governmental organizations and businesses to optimize resources for Viet Nam’s sustainable development goals.