Ambassador Do Hung Viet noted the effectiveness of the close cooperation between Vietnam and the UNDP, particularly in enhancing resilience to natural disasters and environmental protection.
Vietnam has identified developing the blue economy as one of the key drivers. In that context, integrated marine management also serves as a strategic pillar, enabling the country to harness marine economic potential sustainably, foster innovation in plastics reduction, protect the environment, and reinforce its position as a responsible maritime nation.
The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has incorporated and prioritised resources for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous regions for the 2021-2025 period at a total cost of over 14 trillion VND (608 million USD).
The Vietnam Federation on Disability in partnership with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam held a seminar on October 22 discussing orientations for a training programme for disabled candidates to join people-elected bodies.
The Ministry of Transport in collaboration with the UN Development Programme held a seminar in Hanoi on October 20 to discuss the development of road electric vehicles toward green energy transition.
Countries around the world are moving from living in zero COVID-19 to living safely with it and Vietnam is no exception, said Patrick Haverman, Deputy Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.
The “Energy Efficiency Improvement in Commercial and High-Rise Residential Buildings in Vietnam” (EECB) project is expected to complete some of its commitments in 2021.
Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen promised to closely coordinate with and contribute to the building and implementation of socio-economic development strategies and plans of Vietnam in a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
Vietnam’s economic growth is projected at 6.17 percent in 2021 in a base-line scenario and may even reach 6.72 percent in the best-case scenario, heard a conference held in Hanoi on January 20.
A consultation workshop to assessment the five-year implementation of the 2014 Law on the Organisation of People’s Court was co-held by the Sumpreme People’s Court, the European Union (EU) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Hanoi on December 14.
A project on incorporating natural resource management and biodiversity preservation goals into socio-economic development planning and biosphere reserves management in Vietnam was launched in Hanoi on October 27.
The “Hack Co Vy 2020” online hackathon, the first of its kind in Vietnam, was held from April 24 to 26 with the aim of helping the country solve the challenges posed by COVID-19.
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) signed an agreement on March 17 to support the Mekong Delta’s response to drought and saltwater intrusion.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January 21 held a periodic open debate on the Middle East situation, including Palestine, under the chair of Vietnam.
An event funded by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam to raise awareness of climate change has been held for students from the Central Construction University in the central province of Phu Yen.
Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) Ho Duc Phoc on August 30 met with officials of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in New York to exchange experience in auditing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and discuss cooperation possibility.
The UN Development Programme coordinated with the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) to hold a consultation workshop in Hanoi on March 27 on a draft decree guiding the implementation of the anti-corruption law, which will take effect on July 1 this year.
Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich inspected dioxin detoxification work at Bien Hoa airport in the southern province of Dong Nai on February 15.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception for Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungon on the sidelines of a conference themed “The National Assembly and the sustainable development goals” held in the central coastal city of Da Nang on December 17.
