Vietnam looks to reduce 1.5 percent of poor households per year
Vietnam targets a reduction of 1-1.5 percent of poor households each year to the new multidimensional poverty standards that have been applied since January 5, 2016.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has launched a national movement to join hands to support the poor. It is expected to reduce up to 1.5 percent of the poor household rate annually.
Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee President Nguyen Thien Nhan has called on organisations and individuals at home and abroad to continue support for poor people.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan spoke to the Vietnam Economic Times about the operation of the fund for the poor over the past 16 years.
The Vietnamese Government always considers sustainable development a goal in the national development strategy, said President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS).
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on October 20 decided to provide a 30 million USD loan to support effective and efficient public service delivery and inclusive growth in Cambodia.