Ha Noi, 25 November 2017 - The event "Green transport for greening Viet Nam" takes place at Ha Noi Botanical Garden, known as the green lung of Ha Noi capital city. The program was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ha Noi Institute for Socio-Economic Development Studies, Ha Noi Youth Union, students from universities in Ha Noi, organizations and individuals, especially the Ambassador for green growth awareness raising campaign - Miss Friendly 2008 Duong Thuy Linh.
Ha Noi, 24 November 2017 - Implementation of Viet Nam’s first project funded by the Green Climate Fund took a step forward today as the Inception Workshop for the “Improving resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change-related impacts in Viet Nam” project was successfully completed.
Ha Noi, 24 Novermber 2017 - The Final Round of “Community Space Design Contest, for an Exciting Ha Noi” will take place at 2:00PM – 5:30PM on Saturday, November 25th at Conference room C1-C2, Green One UN House, 304 Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi with the present of Hoan Kiem District People’s Committe, UN-Habitat Viet Nam, the Organizers, the specialists in the field of architecture and social activities, the contestants, the people of Trang Tien and Hang Ma Wards, and the community.
Ha Noi, 22 November 2017 – Today, the United Nations in Viet Nam and Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) launched the Essential services package for women and girls subject to violence in Viet Nam.
Hanoi, 17 November 2017 – On World Children’s Day, November 20, Vietnamese children will join millions of children around the world to raise their voice to help save children’s lives, fight for their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. They will meet with senior leaders of the National Assembly, National and Provincial Government to learn about the work carried out by the legislative body and Government agencies to advance children’s rights and discuss about the challenges that children are facing, especially those disadvantaged. Children will also “take over” UNICEF’s Viet Nam social media for a week to reflect the voices of children in different regions of the country.
Hanoi, 15 November 2017 – A new project between Viet Nam and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) entitled "Support the Ministry of Health to effectively address inequalities in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Family Planning (FP) and deliver health response to emerging issues through developing and monitoring the implementation of evidence and human right-based laws and policies" (VNM9P01), for the period 2017-2021, was launched today between the Ministry of Health and UNFPA in Viet Nam.
Buon Me Thuot, 10 Novermber 2017 - Despite Viet Nam’s leading global position in Robusta coffee exports, the sector is at risk. Because of changing weather patterns, Vietnamese farmers and processors face environmental and economic challenges like water shortage, soil degradation and income losses due to unreliable drying methods and inherent coffee quality and price decline.
Ha Noi, 4 November 2017 – On the occasion of World Tsunami Awareness Day, traditional games were organized around the Hoa Kiem Lake at the heart of Ha Noi city, to raise awareness on the risks of tsunamis and disaster prevention measures.
