As a country of average income, Vietnam is encountering numerouschallenges that require strong, continual support from internationaldevelopment counterparts, including the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP).
At a recent ceremony to mark20 years of the UN’s official aid programme to Vietnam, UN ResidentCoordinator Pratibha Mehta noted that rapid growth is a reason behindincreasing welfare spending and social inequality that is negativelyaffecting ethnic minority people, people with disabilities and thoseliving in the remote areas.
Therefore, she said,the UN master plan for the 2010-2016 period aims to help Vietnamdeal with an array of foreseeable challenges pertaining to socialinequality, national administration with the involvement of localresidents, human rights, climate change and green growth.
The UNDP in Vietnam is striving to more effectively supportlocal Government in promoting sustainable development in combinationwith human rights, realising the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) andthe national socio-economic development strategy during the 2011-2020period.
It is also helping the country build andimplement national programmes on poverty alleviation, fightingcorruption, and ensuring social welfare for the poverty-stricken andethnic minority people.
It vows to helpVietnam with specific and appropriate solutions to utilisingeffectively energy resources and mitigating natural calamities risks, aswell as encouraging local women to get involved in a range of fieldssuch as public affairs, right of land use, climate change adaptation,and environmental management work.
Vietnamranked sixth in the world on MDG fulfillment in 2012. Its remarkableprogress over the past two decades has been recognised globally andserves as an encouragement for other nations, Mehta said.-VNA
At a recent ceremony to mark20 years of the UN’s official aid programme to Vietnam, UN ResidentCoordinator Pratibha Mehta noted that rapid growth is a reason behindincreasing welfare spending and social inequality that is negativelyaffecting ethnic minority people, people with disabilities and thoseliving in the remote areas.
Therefore, she said,the UN master plan for the 2010-2016 period aims to help Vietnamdeal with an array of foreseeable challenges pertaining to socialinequality, national administration with the involvement of localresidents, human rights, climate change and green growth.
The UNDP in Vietnam is striving to more effectively supportlocal Government in promoting sustainable development in combinationwith human rights, realising the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) andthe national socio-economic development strategy during the 2011-2020period.
It is also helping the country build andimplement national programmes on poverty alleviation, fightingcorruption, and ensuring social welfare for the poverty-stricken andethnic minority people.
It vows to helpVietnam with specific and appropriate solutions to utilisingeffectively energy resources and mitigating natural calamities risks, aswell as encouraging local women to get involved in a range of fieldssuch as public affairs, right of land use, climate change adaptation,and environmental management work.
Vietnamranked sixth in the world on MDG fulfillment in 2012. Its remarkableprogress over the past two decades has been recognised globally andserves as an encouragement for other nations, Mehta said.-VNA
