A/HRC/41/7 17. Viet Nam had implemented 175 of the 182 recommendations from the previous cycle that it had accepted, or 96.2 per cent. Difficulties and challenges remained, including the need to improve the legal framework. Human rights education required more effective implementation and resources needed to be sustainably secured. Globalization, climate change and other global issues threatened to widen inequalities and erode achievements. Extremism and prejudice, which directly and seriously affected the enjoyment of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the people, also needed to be addressed with measures in line with Vietnamese regulations and international human rights standards. 18. The top priorities for Viet Nam were to continue building the rule-of-law State and instituting legal reform, implementing administrative reform programmes, addressing corruption, enhancing democracy and advancing national institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights. 19. Viet Nam made a voluntary commitment to continue: (a) To foster dialogue and cooperation with all countries and United Nations mechanisms on human rights; (b) To seriously fulfil its international human rights obligations and prepare for joining other international human rights conventions; (c) To review relevant laws to ensure freedom of the press and public access to information; (d) To consider accession to more of the fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98). B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 20. During the interactive dialogue, 120 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 21. China, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, the State of Palestine, the Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Morocco, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, Chile, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates made recommendations. Mauritania and the Russian Federation made statements. The complete version of the statements can be found in the webcast archived on the United Nations website.1 22. In response to a number of questions, the delegation stated that, given the country’s particular circumstances, the death penalty remained a necessary measure to prevent the most serious crimes, in line with article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Viet Nam had taken steps to reduce the number of offences punishable by 1 4 See http://webtv.un.org/search/viet-nam-upr-adoption-32nd-session-of-universal-periodicreview/5993844032001/?term=Viet Nam&sort=date&page=3.