PSNews - UNDP resident representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi has recently affirmed that Vietnam’s development priorities are closely aligned with the cooperation goals of the United Nations and UNDP in Vietnam. The two sides have evaluated the outcomes of their past cooperation efforts aimed at enhancing law enforcement capacity and ensuring human rights protection.
Vietnam has been widely commended for its increasingly proactive and responsible approach to aligning domestic legislation and policies with international human rights standards, particularly through dialogue, cooperation and experience-sharing with international partners.
PSNews - On January 6, in Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam’s Ministry of Public Security, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held a workshop on the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED).
PSNews - Recently, the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held the second Vietnam Economic Pulse 2022 Forum, themed “Extending Economic Recovery – Drivers for Growth”.
PSNews - A grassroots telehealth program using the software "Doctor for Everyone" was implemented recently thanks to the cooperation of the Ministry of Health, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Japanese Consulate in Da Nang.
Vietnam is making incremental progress to increase women’s participation in elected bodies such as the National Assembly and local People’s Councils, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen affirmed in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
The nation’s policy of protecting human rights will serve to consider people as both the goal and the driving force behind further national development, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang.
In the context of the COVID-19 epidemic, Vietnam still took its timely and effective actions in the protection of human rights in coordination with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam, highlighted delegates at a workshop on human rights held on December 15 in Hanoi by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and MBI Viet Nam (E-mobility company) organized a launching ceremony on the Green E-Transportation Initiative in Ecopark.
PSNews - Australia’s Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a Funding Agreement for Australia to make an additional contribution of AUD 9.7 million over four years (2021-2025) to the on-going programme “Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index” (PAPI), implemented through UNDP.
On 14th June, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Embassy of Japan in Ha Noi announced the provision of basic support to poor and vulnerable households in Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and Ca Mau provinces for the prevention of COVID-19. This support includes the provision of 1,300 packages of personal protective equipment and 1,300 water tanks for storage of clean water.
The Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) has been assigned to organised an international conference on sustainable ocean economy and climate change adaptation, slated for late March in the central city of Da Nang.
Vietnam has made good progress in human development, with an average annual Human Development Index (HDI) growth of 1.36 percent during the 1990-2018 period.
PSNews - The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority (VNDMA) in association with the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) and Quang Nam People's Committee yesterday announced results of the Competition “School Ambassador in Disaster Prevention and Climate Change Adaptation” 2019 at Nguyen Binh Khiem Secondary School, Hoi An city of Quang Nam province.
PSNews - The National Steering Committee on overcoming post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences (Steering Committee 701), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly organized the high-level side event "Viet Nam: Overcoming war legacies, endeavour for peace and sustainable development".
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will continue to help Vietnam enhance its capacity for joining UN peace-keeping operations, said UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra.
PSNews - The Swedish Embassy, UNDP, UN Women, civil society organisations, business community and local media are cooperating with Wikimedia to highlight achievements of women from Vietnam on the occasion of the National Women’s Day (20 October).
Latest Human Development and Multidimensional Poverty data shows Viet Nam’s continued progress and suggests key challenges in reducing disparities; gender gaps; and carbon dioxide emission.
GIZ and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on November 23 hold a workshop on the outcome of COP 22 and the plan for the implementation of the Paris Agreement in Hanoi.