HCM City hopes to cooperate with UNDP in more specific projects: Municipal leader
Ho Chi Minh City hopes to continue to work with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in specific cooperation projects, contributing to implementing the collaboration framework between the Vietnamese Government and the agency, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Van Mai while receiving UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi.
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Tran Van Mai (R) receives UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City hopes to continue towork with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in specific cooperationprojects, contributing to implementing the collaboration framework between theVietnamese Government and the agency, said Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Tran Van Mai while receiving UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam RamlaKhalidi.
Mai expressed his delight at the great contributions thatthe UNDP has made to Vietnam over the past 45 years through its support incompleting institution and policies as well as development programmes,especially in social areas.
HCM City is the economic hub of Vietnam with a high level of openness, and thecity needs information sharing and support from the UNDP to enhance itsresilience against outside factors as well as the adaptation capacity of thelocal economy, he said.
Besides, the city hopes to coordinate with the UNDP in areasof the city’s demands, including improving governance capacity, dealing withchallenges in urban management, coping with climate change, and strengtheningwaste treatment, he said.
Mai underlined that the city pays specialattention to energy and circular economy, expressing his hope for moreassistance from the UNDP in these fields.
Delegates at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
For her part, Ramla Khalidi said she is impressed by the dynamic developmentand pioneering role of HCM City in many areas. She said that the fruitfulcooperation outcomes between the UNDP and the city will pave the way for the growthbilateral partnership in the future.
The UNDP has been present in Vietnam right after the war endedin the country, assisting Vietnam in overcoming war aftermaths and promotingits national construction and development over the past 45 years, she noted.
The official said that interests and priorities of the city are alsothose of the UNDP in Vietnam currently, especially those in sustainable development,net-zero emission, and social development.
This shows that cooperation opportunities between UNDP andHCM City, especially in prioritised areas such as circular economy, wastetreatment, green transition and public governance, are abundant, she said.
Khalidi stressed that her organisation is ready to cooperate with Ho Chi MinhCity to strengthen discussions at the technical level, thus turning thepotential of bilateral cooperation into specific and practical projects./.
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Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Tran Van Mai (R) receives UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi (Photo: VNA) 
Delegates at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
