Vietnam condemns violence, abuses targeting civiliansVietnam strongly condemns and opposes all acts of violence or abuses committed against civilians and excessive use of lethal weapons to strike civilian facilities, including schools, hospitals, residential and public areas. The Ambassador affirmed that each country has the primary responsibility to protect its own civilians and to deal with violence against civilians within its jurisdiction. “Prevention of conflict and peaceful resolution of dispute are the best ways to protect civilians,” she stated. He confirmed the UN gives the priority to conflict prevention and peaceful resolution and consider it the most effective way to protect civilians. He recommended governments of member states to build strategies, a code of conduct and action plans to protect civilians during conflicts.

Source: VietNamNet News May 23, 2018 04:07 UTC