Ethnic affairs committee launches 2023 tasks
Hanoi (VNA) – The Committee
for Ethnic Minority Affairs held a teleconference on January 4 to review its
2022 activities and launch tasks set for 2023.
Speaking at the
event, Minister and Chairman of the committee Hau A Lenh said 2022 was the
first year to launch the National Target Programme on socio-economic development
for ethnic minority and mountainous regions for the 2021-2023 period, with the
first stage from 2021-2025.
During the year, the
committee, together with 15 ministries and agencies, embarked on projects and
sub-projects of the programme, completed 32 out of 33 guidelines, 60 documents
and processes which laid legal foundation for localities to effectively
implement the programme.
Ethnic minority and mountainous
regions saw progress in socio-economic development, with ethnic affairs receiving support from
the Party Committees, People’s Councils and People’s Committees of cities and
provinces. Timely support was given to ethnic groups hit by natural disasters
and epidemics.
Apart from the
programme, the committee continued stepping up the enforcement of other valid
ethnic policies such as disseminating knowledge of ethnic affairs to officials, civil servants and public employees for the 2018-2025 period; policy for prestigious persons and a scheme to reduce
child and consanguineous marriages in ethnic minority areas for the 2015 – 2025
period.
In
order to fulfil goals of 2023, the committee directed following the Party,
National Assembly and Government’s directives, resolutions and conclusions as
well as the Prime Minister’s directions related to ethnic affairs; continuing
with the National Target Programme and build ethnic projects and policies
within the 2023 working agenda of the Politburo, the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat,
NA, Government and PM, among others./.