Ha Noi, 27 October 2016 – On 27th October 2016, in Ha Noi, United Nations on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with Ministry of Justice of Viet Nam organize the second regional legal research group meeting on sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism. The meeting was attended by high-level representatives from the four countries in the region, as well as representatives from UN agencies, UK Embassy, JICA, and development partners.
HA NOI, October 25, 2016 – Child marriage is a human rights violation. Despite laws against it, the practice remains widespread, in part because of persistent poverty and gender inequality. Addressing child marriage is one of the solutions to contribute to poverty reduction, promoting gender equality and human rights as well as contribute to the sustainability of social and economic development for population and community, according to the National Workshop on Child Marriage, held today in Ha Noi by the United Nation in Viet Nam (UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women) in partnership with the Ministry of Labor Invalids and Social Affairs, the General Office of Population and Family Planning of the Ministry of Health, and the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs.
Ha Noi, 24 Oct 2016 - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Viet Nam (MONRE) in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) hosted the workshop today in Ha Noi on “IPCC achievements and Viet Nam actions in climate change”.
Ha Noi, 21 October 2016 – Forced marriage, child labour, female genital mutilation and other practices undermining girls’ health and rights threaten the world’s ambitious development agenda, according to The State of World Population 2016, released today in Ha Noi by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with the Center for the Central Youth and Adolescents of the Viet Nam Youth Union.
Ha Noi, 1 September 2016 – Viet Nam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) jointly with UNESCO enhances learning towards disaster preparedness, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and biodiversity conservation and restoration for sustainable development through School Preparedness Plans (SPP). With the development and implementation of SPPs in schools across Viet Nam, schools and local communities have strengthened awareness, preparedness and resilience to combat natural hazards and disasters.
Ha Noi, 17 October 2016 – Communicators from northern mountainous provinces in Viet Nam promote inclusive development and active participation of ethnic minority groups through multilingual digital communication. Through a three-day training workshop participants garnered new skills and capacities to utilise various media platforms as outreach tools to strengthen communication and knowledge sharing among remote and disadvantaged community areas.
NEW YORK, 14 October 2016 – Five in six children under two years old are not fed enough nutritious food for their age, depriving them of the energy and nutrients they need at the most critical time in their physical and cognitive development, according to a new UNICEF report.
Ninh Thuan, 14 Oct 2016 – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Viet Nam celebrated the 36th World Food Day in Ninh Thuan province today with the theme "Climate is changing, food and agriculture must too" and also marked the 71st anniversary of FAO.
