Ha Noi, 13 February2015 - The commemoration of World Radio Day this year in Viet Nam promotes the values of radio, the importance of ensuring the involvement of youth in the media and the involvement of the media in developing global citizens.
Ha Noi, 3 February 2015 – At the opening of the third One Health Conference here in Ha Noi, the UN recognized One Health (OH) accomplishments that Viet Nam has achieved to-date, but also emphasized on a long road ahead for Viet Nam to become a regional OH leader. Given the threat posed by new and emerging diseases the UN still urged for stronger cooperation between human, animal and ecosystem health under the ‘One Health’ umbrella.
Ha Noi, 29 January 2015 - Although Viet Nam has made significant achievements in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), the development rate of ethnic minority communities remains low and disparities remain, the Annual Ethnic Minority Development Forum heard today in Ha Noi. The Forum, attended by National Assembly Ethnic Minority Council Vice Chairman Mr. Danh Ut, Committee of Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) Vice Chairman Mr. Son Phuoc Hoan and United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Dr. Pratibha Mehta, also heard that the poverty rate of ethnic minorities accounted 56% of the country's poor households. Ethnic minorities also have difficulties in accessing basic services, such as those for healthcare, clean water and education. The child mortality rate among minorities is twice that of Kinh people and the malnutrition rate of ethnic minority underweight (33%) contrasts with the national average of 15.3%.
Hanoi, 22 January 2015 – Today the Government of Viet Nam is organising a conference on the establishment of the Viet Nam Panel on Climate Change (VPCC), including the country’s leading scientists on climate change impacts and climate change adaptation as well as mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. The conference also announced the “Viet Nam Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX Viet Nam)”. This is the first major collaborative scientific analysis on climate change by Vietnamese researchers.
Hanoi, 21 January 2015 - Viet Nam’s efforts to accelerate green growth were boosted today with the launch of a new joint project in the framework of MPI, UNDP and USAID partnership to advance Vietnam’s Green Growth Strategy. At the launching ceremony of the new 4-year US$4.128 million initiative, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Mr. Nguyen The Phuong, was joined by the UNDP Resident Representative in Viet Nam, Ms. Pratibha Mehta and the US Ambassador to Viet Nam, Mr. Ted Osius.
HANOI, 20 January 2015 - A combination of high risks in rural areas and opportunities in the cities has provoked a big increase in internal migration in Viet Nam, according to an IOM report scheduled for release this week.
HANOI (ILO News),13 January 2015 – While women are still under-represented in top management, the number of women in senior and middle management positions has increased over the last 20 years, a new study by the International Labour Organization finds.
Ha Noi 17 March 2015 – The delegation from Viet Nam's National Assembly to the upcoming 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union General Assembly (IPU-132) today discussed the role of parliamentarians in the national delivery of post-2015 goals.
