Conference assesses implementation of youth-related policies, laws
The Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam, on November 23 held a conference evaluating the implementation of youth-related policies and laws and contributing ideas to the draft National Report on Vietnamese Youth in the 2019-2022 period.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Trieu Van Cuong (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The Ministry of Home Affairs, incollaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam, onNovember 23 held a conference evaluating the implementation of youth-relatedpolicies and laws and contributing ideas to the draft National Report onVietnamese Youth in the 2019-2022 period.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Trieu VanCuong said that after the 14th National Assembly passed the Youth Law in 2020,the Government issued decrees guiding the implementation of the law, and thePrime Minister also issued the Vietnamese Youth Development Strategy for 2021 -2030.
Appreciating contributions of the UNFPA inVietnam, Cuong said that during the more than 10 years of cooperation, the fund hassupported the implementation of capacity building projects for the Ministry ofHome Affairs and Government agencies in developing, promulgating, and carryingout policies and laws on youth.
He expressed his hope that the UNFPA in Vietnamwill continue to prioritise resources for the Government in general and theMinistry of Home Affairs in particular to successfully implement youthdevelopment goals, towards achieving the Government’s goals onsustainable development.
An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA)
Opinions collected at the two-dayconference will be summarised and reported to the Government, the PrimeMinister, and submitted to the National Assembly for consideration andimprovement of institutions and the 2020 Youth Law.
They are expected to help improve theefficiency of State management on youth affairs, and act as an important basisfor establishing an information system about Vietnamese youth, directlyserving policy and law making on youth from the central to local levels./.
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Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Trieu Van Cuong (Photo: VNA) 
An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) 
