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January 2019
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Press Release
For a violence-free education environment
  • HANOI, January 18, 2019 – The Ministry of Education and Training, ChildFund Vietnam and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) have introduced the "Connect with Respect" toolkit. The toolkit was adjusted to the context of Vietnam and will be piloted in secondary schools in provinces including Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city.
January 2019
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Launch of Key Findings of Viet Nam’s first large-scale National Survey on People with Disabilities (2016)
  • Ha Noi (Viet Nam), 11 January 2019 – The key findings from Viet Nam's National Survey on People with Disabilities was launched today in Ha Noi by the General Statistics Office (GSO) and UNICEF. Conducted by GSO in 2016 and 2017 with UNICEF's technical assistance, this survey marked the first time that Viet Nam undertook a large-scale survey using tools based on international standards on disability measurement.
December 2018
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ASEAN countries, partners to scale up rabies elimination efforts
  • HANOI, 4 December 2018 – More than 100 representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States, regional and international organizations, including ASEAN, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and World Health Organization (WHO), donor agencies and other One Health partners have agreed to accelerate regional and country initiatives as they reiterated their commitment in tackling rabies during the ASEAN-Tripartite Rabies Meeting in Hanoi, 4-6 December.
November 2018
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Viet Nam commits to achieve #ZeroHunger in Viet Nam by 2025
  • Ha Noi, Viet Nam - 29 November 2018, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) join forces to launch the "National Action Plan on Zero hunger in Viet Nam by 2025" at the International Support Group (ISG) Plenary Meeting 2018 with the theme "Sustainable Agriculture – Nutrition Development: Action for Zero Hunger in Vietnam by 2025". 
November 2018
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First international conference to support Viet Nam's peacekeeping aspirations
  • Ha Noi, 23 November 2018 – The first-ever international conference on Viet Nam's peacekeeping operations was held in Thach That district, Ha Noi on 23 November to help the country realize its aspirations to actively engage in peacekeeping, as part of a more active foreign policy agenda it is pursuing.