NEW YORK, 7 October, 2016 – Girls between 5 and 14 years old spend 40 per cent more time, or 160 million more hours a day, on unpaid household chores and collecting water and firewood compared to boys their age, according to a report released by UNICEF ahead of International Day of the Girl on 11 October.
HOI AN, Viet Nam, 29 September 2016 - International and national experts and stakeholders took part in a discussion on eco-industrial parks in Viet Nam during a two-day event organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
Ha Noi, 23 September 2016 – Media professionals from more than 20 media organizations in Viet Nam have pledged to produce gender-sensitive content and messages to promote gender equality and girls' education.
Ha Noi, 28 September 2016 - Vietnamese universities, Union of Libraries, research centers and Information Technology (IT) corporations developed recommendations for the Government, related ministries and educational institutions on developing OER policy and strategic mechanisms to further promote OER in higher education in Viet Nam.
Ha Noi, 26 September 2016 - A Closing Workshop on the implementation on "Youth Led Initiatives on Promoting Access to SRH Information and Services for Vietnamese youth and adolescents" was held this morning in Ha Noi by the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union via Central Center for Youth and Adolescents (CCYA) with technical support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Ha Tinh, 25 September 2016 - The woodblocks of Phuc Giang School, in the central province of Ha Tinh are registered as Documentary Heritage by the Memory of the World Committee in Asia-Pacific (MOWCAP) for its importance and influence on national education from the middle of the 18th to the early 20th centuries.
Ha Noi, 16 September 2016 – Results from the Action Research on Mother Tongue-Based Bilingual Education (AR MTBBE) released today have demonstrated that Mother Tongue-Based Bilingual Education is a valid and feasible education approach for the context of Viet Nam and suggest that ethnic minorities in Viet Nam may be better served if minority languages are officially used primary school as well as in other formal arenas, including in the health and legal sectors.
HANOI/HO CHI MINH CITY, 13/15 September 2016 – The results of cooperation between Viet Nam and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in the field of reducing greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances were presented at events in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.
