Official: NGOs contribute to Vietnam’s development
Hanoi (VNA) – Thanks to the lobbying
efforts of relevant agencies, non-government organisations (NGOs) in Vietnam have
contributed remarkably to the country’s poverty alleviation, resolving social
issues and bolstering sustainable development.
Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head
of the Committee on Foreign Non-Government Organisations, made the remark at a
conference held in Hanoi on December 26 to review the NGO aid mobilisation in
2016 and set out tasks for 2017.
Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam
Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Don Tuan Phong said in 2017, the
committee needs to closely follow the Prime Minister’s instructions on the NGO-related
affairs, ensuring transparency in financial activities.
Besides that, the committee needs to research, give
advice to revising legal documents to make them clearer and consistent with the
NGO affairs.
The committee was asked to effectively implement
solutions put forwards in the promotion programme on mobilising NGO sponsorship
during 2013-2017 period and continue studying and forecasting to build the
national programme for the next period.
In 2016, NGOS have involved in over 2,000 projects
with a combined financial sponsorship estimated at 300 million USD, equal to
the figure in 2015.
Besides economic efficiency, NGOs continued making
contributions to improving mutual understanding and expanding relationship
between Vietnam and international friends.-VNA