Child care, protection and education remain top priorities in Vietnam’s development policy,” Tuyen affirmed, recalling that Vietnam ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990 and adopted two optional protocols in 2000. She also emphasised the country’s legislative and policy framework to safeguard children’s rights.
The conclusion of the NA's 9th session, an interview with the Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UNESCO ahead of the UNESCO Director-General's official visit to Vietnam, and VinFast's strategic partnership with a private bank of Indonesia are among news highlights on June 27.
Over the past decades, Vietnam has made strides in protecting children’s rights, especially efforts to reduce child labour, one of the most daunting challenges in developing countries.
Can Tho hopes to continue receiving assistance and cooperation from ActionAid for programmes and projects in areas such as climate change adaptation, education, support for vulnerable groups, and plastic waste reduction.
Relevant ministries and sectors have been asked to strengthen international cooperation to ensure that children's rights are upheld in line with global standards and practices.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) and Nestlé Vietnam Limited Company sealed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi on October 12 to offer nutritional products worth over 5.5 billion VND (224,994 USD) to kids with special and difficult circumstances.
The Ho Chi Minh City Welfare Association in collaboration with the Vietnam-Denmark Friendship Association on June 28 reviewed a project on protecting children and preventing child abuse in the southern city.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in coordination with the provincial Youth Union held a forum with the theme "Children participate in building a safe, friendly and healthy living environment for children" on June 26 in the locality.
Many countries around the world celebrate International Children’s Day on June 1 to raise public awareness about children’s rights. This year, Vietnam has launched the Action Month for Children to call for more efforts in child protection and care.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has expressed his wish for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN’s continued support to promote and protect children's rights in Vietnam.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has planned a host of practical activities to be launched during June – the month of actions for children under the theme of children’s right protection amid pandemic and disasters.
The model of children’s council has enabled children to promote their rights since it was piloted three years ago, heard a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on January 29.
A cooperation agreement on child protection was signed on November 24 between the Department of Child Affairs under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Vietnam Post.
The Information Security Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ Department of Child Affairs signed a cooperation plan regarding child protection on the internet in Hanoi on March 5.
A project is underway in Ho Chi Minh City to promote child-friendly education environment and protection for vulnerable children, aiming to help build a sustainable society.
The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Hanoi on October 20, gathering representatives from ten ASEAN nations and the ASEAN Secretariat.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs plans to submit a report to the municipal People’s Committee on the best ways to protect children and help them live in a safe, healthy and inclusive environment.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will help Vietnam build a legal environment with comprehensive policies which are able to protect children and ensure their rights through the “Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Children in Vietnam” project, launched in Hanoi on August 16.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs launched the 2018 action month for children, themed “For children’s safe and healthy living”, in the northern province of Phu Tho on May 27.
