Continue to implement the project on Communication on human rights in Vietnam for the period 2023 - 2028

On December 7, in Hoa Binh province, the Ministry of Information and Communications coordinated with the People's Committee of Hoa Binh province and relevant agencies to organize a Training Conference on external information work on human rights.

Conference scene - Photo: Internet.

The conference is one of the first three training conferences to directly deploy Project 1079 to human rights and foreign information forces in all 63 provinces and cities nationwide. This is also the third training conference this year, aiming to implement the project on Communication on human rights in Vietnam for the period 2023 - 2028. The conference was attended by officials in charge of foreign information work in 26 provinces and cities, central and local press agencies. The conference took place at a time when the world is celebrating the 75th anniversary of World Human Rights Day (December 10, 1948 - December 10, 2023).

Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Central Steering Committee for External Information Affairs Le Hai Binh speaks at the training conference. Photo: Internet.

In his opening speech, Director of the Department of External Information Pham Anh Tuan said: The conference aims to disseminate and thoroughly understand the contents of the Project on communication on human rights according to Decision No. 1079/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister. Providing information, situation, and guidance on external information work to further enhance the quality and content of information and propaganda work on human rights in the mass media, timely and objective information on the efforts and achievements of authorities at all levels in ensuring human rights at the local level, contributing to the fight to convincingly refute wrong views, taking advantage of human rights and democracy issues to sabotage Vietnam by hostile forces.

He asked delegates to share experiences and good, creative ways of doing communication and external information on human rights in their localities, especially building coordination mechanisms between forces, specialized agencies and the press and media.

At the Conference, representatives of the Central Steering Committee for External Information, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, the Standing Office of the Government Steering Committee for Human Rights, the Department of External Information (Ministry of Information and Communications) provided information on the current situation of cooperation and external communications on the issues of democracy, human rights, ethnicity, religion and the role and contributions of Vietnam in the first year of its membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term; Requirements for external communications and information on human rights; Update on the situation and outstanding results of Vietnam in ensuring and promoting human rights.

Attending the conference, localities: Vinh Phuc, Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Lai Chau, Hanoi, Bac Kan shared experiences in implementing foreign information and propaganda work on human rights in the provinces and cities. On the side of press agencies, representatives of the Foreign Affairs Department (VOV5), Voice of Vietnam, presented a speech on "Fighting public opinion on human rights on VOV5 - How to do better?". The speech clarified issues raised for foreign press in propaganda and public opinion fighting activities.

At the conference, delegates were informed of Conclusion No. 57-KL/TW dated June 15, 2023 of the Politburo on continuing to improve the quality and effectiveness of external information work in the new situation - Requirements for external communication and information work on human rights; Decision No. 1079/QD-TTg dated September 14, 2022 of the Prime Minister on approving the Project on human rights communication. Update the situation and outstanding results of Vietnam in ensuring and promoting human rights; information on some sabotage activities of hostile forces. Information on the model conference on the mechanism for providing information to the press on human rights work and periodic external information. Situation of human rights work in the month; The 5th National Report on the Implementation of the Convention Against Racial Discrimination - CERD". Discussion on the topic "The situation of exploiting religious issues in our country in recent times and experience in handling the media". Sharing experiences, answering questions, and removing difficulties of provinces in implementing Decision No. 1079/QD-TTg.

Through the conference, the aim is to foster professional skills in foreign information on human rights; enhance the role and responsibility of speaking and providing press information of agencies, units and localities. Exchange and share experiences and information and communication skills on foreign information between provinces and cities in the Northern region./.

Thu Hang