Hanoi, Viet Nam, 13 July 2018 - Mr Fernando Santiago, Research and Industrial Policy expert at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation emphasises that Vietnamese policy makers should be wary of one-size-fits all solutions, and to be ready to learn and experiment with initiatives to enhance the ability to access the fourth industrial revolution.
Tam Ky, 28 June 2018 - The Inauguration ceremony of the Trung Thanh village, Tam Thanh commune, Tam Ky district, Quang Nam province, was jointly organized today by the UNESCO Office in Ha Noi and the Cooperative Alliance of Quang Nam. The event is conducted within the framework of the project aiming to enhance the participation of local communities in local cultural institutions funded by Mitsubishi Corporation through UNESCO Ha Noi.
On 22 May 2018, the United Nations General Assembly made the decision to designate 30 June as the International Day of Parliamentarism. On this occasion, we are reminded of the significant role of Parliaments in deciding countries' development paths and particularly in the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the central aim of "Leaving No One Behind."In September 2015, the world community agreed to 17 SDGs as the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
Ha Noi, 26 June 2018 – Mr Achim Steiner, United Nations Development Programme Administrator and Vice-Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Group, starts his visit to Viet Nam today where he will meet with senior government leaders of Viet Nam, UN officials and attend the sixth Global Environment Facility Assembly. The two-day visit will reaffirm the partnership between the Government of Viet Nam and the UN, focusing on the nation's sustainable development.
Hanoi, 16 June, 2018 – At a meeting held in Hanoi to commemorate the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and the National Action Month on Drug Prevention and Control, H.E. Vu Duc Dam, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Committee for HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control and H.E. Kamal Malhotra, the United Nations Resident Coordinator joined leaders from related ministries including Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Defense, and Ministry of Justice. Other mass organizations were presented including civil society organizations, the media and hundreds of polices and students from the Hanoi National University.
Dong Thap province, Vietnam, 19 June 2018 - The workshop was co-organized by the Dong Thap province People's Committee, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the United Nations Industrial Development Agency (UNIDO). This event is under the framework of the UNIDO Project "Strengthen the supply capacity of the fruit and vegetable sector by applying proper technologies along the value chain" which is part of the Joint UN Program "Support to the National Target Programme on New Rural Development".
Ho Chi Minh City, 8th June 2018 – UNICEF, Saigon Innovation Hub and HCMC Department of Architecture and Planning are launching a summer programme consisting of 11 creative thinking workshops over the summer to engage 275 children from 8 to 14 years old to design and plan for smarter and more child-friendly areas of Ho Chi Minh City. The programme called Children innovate: A smart and Child-friendly City will be facilitated by Arkki – School of Architecture for Children and Youth and will involve also vulnerable and disadvantaged children.
