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Vietnam takes action realising MDGs 2030

Vietnam’s National Action Plan to implement the Agenda 2030 is an important milestone, affirming the country’s pioneer role in realising MDGs and implementing international commitments, an UN official said.
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Hanoi (VNA) –Vietnam’s National Action Plan to implement the Agenda 2030 is animportant milestone, affirming the country’s pioneer role in realising sustainabledevelopment goals (MDGs) and implementing international commitments, an UNofficial has said.

Addressing a conference held by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) inHanoi on July 7, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra affirmed that the UN’s agencies will work closelywith Vietnam to help the country early gain goals set in the plan.  
In his speech, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam underlined the importance topromote economic development in connection with environmental protection, andgive priority to vulnerable groups.

The plan, issued in May this year, is a legal basis for Vietnam to implementits commitments to the international community, thus responsibly contributing toglobal joint efforts towards sustainable development, he said.

According to MoPI Deputy Minister Nguyen The Phuong, the plan features 17 generalsustainable development goals and 115 targets forVietnam. It was built in consultation with relevant agencies,and will be performed in the periods of 2017-2020 and 2021-203.

In the coming time, Vietnam will focus on perfecting institutions and policies,increasing public awareness of MDGs, enhancing high-quality human resourcesdevelopment, and mobilising internal and external financial sources for thescheme, he revealed.

Effective implementation of MDGs will help push strongly poverty reductioneffort, ensure social welfare, protect the environment and effectively adapt toclimate change, he said, adding that Vietnam needs financial assistance from theinternational community to fulfil the work.

Christian Berger, German Ambassador to Vietnam, said the action plan is animportant tool targeting a balanced economic growth, a social harmonisation,and environmental protection in the country.

He also highlighted the strategic relations between his country and Vietnam,saying that Germany is supporting Vietnam in implementing the Agenda 2030 viathe Macroeconomic Reforms/ Green Growth Programme, and the Paris Agreement on climate change.-VNA

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