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Improving legal environment for foreign non-governmental work

Improving the legal environment and creating favourable conditions for better reception, management, and use of aid from foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are needed to realise the target of poverty reduction and sustainable development, an official has said.
Improving legal environment for foreign non-governmental work ảnh 1The two-day conference features six seminars focusing on partnerships between Vietnam and foreign NGOs in several prioritised areas. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Improving the legalenvironment and creating favourable conditions for better reception,management, and use of aid from foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs)are needed to realise the target of poverty reduction and sustainabledevelopment, an official has said.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Union of FriendshipOrganisations (VUFO) Phan Anh Son made the remark at the 4th InternationalConference on Vietnam – Foreign NGOs Cooperation, which wrapped up in Hanoi onDecember 13.

He said NGOs have significantly contributed tothe socio-economic development in Vietnam. Therefore, it is necessary topromote the application of information technology to shorten time in handlingadministrative procedures for NGOs.

The official also suggested strengtheningmechanisms for data sharing and seeking more effective ways to support NGOs inraising funds for Vietnam.

The Government, ministries and departments shouldcontinue supporting and making it easier for NGOs to join poverty reduction andsustainable development activities in Vietnam, he recommended, proposingfurther cooperation with sponsors to increase the supervision of partneragencies in receiving and using aids from NGOs.

The two-day conference featured six seminarsfocusing on partnerships between Vietnam and foreign NGOs in severalprioritised areas, namely education and vocational training; health care;cooperation between foreign businesses and NGOs for sustainable development;the settlement of social issues and war consequences; environment, climatechange response, natural disaster prevention and mitigation, and emergencyrescue; and poverty elimination and socio-economic development./.
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