More than 500 young delegates/parliamentarians from Vietnam and the world attended the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians

On the morning of September 15, in Hanoi, the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians with the theme: "The role of young people in promoting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, through digital transformation and innovation" officially opened with the participation of more than 500 delegates/young parliamentarians from the National Assembly/parliament of the Inter -Parliamentary Union member countries, international agencies and organizations. Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue attended and delivered the opening speech of the conference.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attends the opening session of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians

The conference received the attention of senior leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam. Accordingly, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Vo Van Thuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent congratulatory flower baskets; President Vo Van Thuong sent a message to the conference.

Attending the opening session were Head of the Central Organizing Committee Truong Thi Mai; Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man; Head of the Central External Relations Committee Le Hoai Trung; Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh; Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai; Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong; Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son; Chairman of the Young Parliamentarians Group of Vietnam Nguyen Anh Tuan; members of the National Assembly Standing Committee, representatives of leaders of ministries, branches and central agencies.

On the side of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), there were IPU President Duarte Pacheco, IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong, President of the IPU Young Parliamentarians' Forum Dan Carden, President of the IPU Women Parliamentarians' Forum Cynthia López Castro and representatives of the IPU Secretariat.

Conference Overview

The conference was attended by more than 500 delegates/young parliamentarians from more than 70 IPU member parliaments and representatives of international organizations; outstanding young people of Vietnam; young delegates of provincial People's Councils; representatives of Vietnam Friendship Associations with other countries, Embassies, Consulates, foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations in Vietnam.

Speaking at the opening of the Conference, on behalf of the Vietnamese National Assembly, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue warmly welcomed delegates attending the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians held in Hanoi - the city for peace, the thousand-year-old capital of Vietnam.

The National Assembly Chairman said that Vietnam proposed the initiative and was very proud to be chosen by the IPU as the host country to organize the 9th Global Meeting of Young Parliamentarians. Following the success of the 132nd IPU Assembly in 2015, the 26th APPF Conference in 2018 and the 41st AIPA General Assembly in 2020, the Vietnamese National Assembly hosting the Global Meeting of Young Parliamentarians this time continues to affirm Vietnam's active, proactive and responsible participation in the IPU; at the same time, it shows Vietnam's priority and concern for youth and current global issues of young people.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue delivers opening speech

Sharing the outstanding achievements after 37 years of implementing the Doi Moi process and the two 100-year development goals of Vietnam, the National Assembly Chairman also pointed out that the world is entering the third decade of the 21st century with countless unpredictable events.

For the first time, the world has experienced a COVID-19 pandemic of unprecedented scale, with losses far exceeding all predictions. It can be said that never before has the international political, economic and security environment faced so many difficulties and challenges at the same time as it does today. The persistent and complex impacts of the pandemic, combined with geopolitical tensions and conflicts; competition, strategic separation, fluctuations and instability in the food, energy, financial and monetary markets, decline in investment, and disruption of supply chains... have erased many achievements in poverty reduction and development over the past decades and are causing many enormous and multi-dimensional difficulties, both short-term and long-term, for many countries around the world; the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda SDGs is slowing down, making it difficult to achieve the goals. Besides, non-traditional security issues, especially the negative impacts of climate change, are directly affecting the people, security and development of every country.

International delegates attending the conference

However, according to National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, we still have the right to be optimistic and hopeful about the future. Peace, cooperation and development are still the flow, the big trend. The world has overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic does not make us collapse but makes us more united and stronger. The trends of digital transformation, green transformation, and innovation are being promoted to spread widely, a series of new economic cooperation and linkage initiatives at both the regional and global levels continue to be accelerated. A world without war, a world without hunger and poverty is what humanity desires, the common denominator of global cooperation efforts, the National Assembly Chairman affirmed.

With the theme "The role of youth in promoting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals through digital transformation and innovation" and thematic discussions on "Digital transformation", "Innovation and startups" and "Promoting respect for cultural diversity for sustainable development", National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue asked delegates attending the Conference to exchange and discuss some main contents:

Firstly, what needs to be done and how to comply with and ensure international law and the United Nations Charter is a key condition to maintain and foster peace, cooperation and sustainable development.

Second, the role of developed countries, international organizations, the business community and young people in solving global issues such as: sustainable and safe digital transformation; equitable energy transition, adaptation to climate change and strong dissemination of startups and innovation.

Third, to make people and businesses truly the center of all decisions in the development process, both the goal, the driving force and the fundamental resource of all resources, what and how do we need to continue to do in planning, enforcing laws and organizing actions towards people's happiness?

Fourth, promote cultural and human values ​​in sustainable development, promote respect for cultural diversity in the context of the fourth industrial revolution; strengthen cooperation in innovating economic operations, increase labor productivity, create new driving forces for economic growth, and at the same time, help state agencies operate more transparently and effectively on the digitalization roadmap, in order to narrow the development gap and ensure national sovereignty as well as personal privacy in cyberspace.

Fifth, IPU is requested to consider establishing a global network of young parliamentarians on innovation to exchange and learn from each other's experiences.

"President Ho Chi Minh - the genius leader of the Vietnamese people, a world cultural celebrity, used the image of Spring - the most beautiful season of the year to talk about Youth: "A year begins in Spring. A life begins in youth. Youth is the Spring of society." He also affirmed: "Youth is the future master of the country. The country's prosperity or decline, weakness or strength depends largely on the youth." Youth, the youth is the force that shouldered the mission and historical responsibility in the integration and development process in each country and the common prosperity of the world." Emphasizing this, the National Assembly Chairman believes that each young parliamentarian from member parliaments will promote their intelligence, youthfulness, creativity, responsibility and enthusiasm to actively contribute to the success of the Conference.

On behalf of the State and People of Vietnam, sending a message to the Conference, President Vo Van Thuong expressed his delight that the Global Young Parliamentarians Forum, through eight Conferences, has continuously developed and fulfilled its mission of promoting the participation of young people in parliaments, supporting young parliamentarians to maximize their role, ensuring that the voices of young people are heard in the decision-making process at a global scale and thereby making an important contribution to solving global challenges.

President Vo Van Thuong sent a message to the conference.

The President wished the 9th Conference a success and issued a Statement on the role of youth in promoting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals through digital transformation and innovation. The President appreciated the theme of the Conference, which reflected our common concern on how to take advantage of the remarkable achievements brought about by science, technology and innovation, strengthen international cooperation and linkages to further accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, and expand the participation of youth in solving global issues, contributing to peace and prosperity for all countries in the world.

"In the new period, Vietnam will continue to consistently implement its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralization, for peace, friendship, cooperation and development, based on the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law. I believe that the Vietnamese National Assembly will continue to cooperate with parliaments of other countries to turn the recommendations and resolutions of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in general and the Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in particular into concrete actions, thereby making practical and effective contributions to peace, stability and sustainable development in the region and the world. I hope that each young parliamentarian will be a dynamic and creative Ambassador of friendship, connecting parliaments and people of all countries for a better world for everyone," the President emphasized.

IPU President Duarte Pacheco, IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong, Chairman of the IPU Young Parliamentarians' Forum Dan Carden and Chairman of the Vietnam Young Parliamentarians' Group Nguyen Anh Tuan delivered speeches at the opening session./.

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