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Vietnam values UNDP’s role in cooperation for sustainable development

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.

Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, speaks at the interactive dialogue between UN member states and UNDP Administrator Alexander de Croo on February 4. (Photo: VNA)
Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, speaks at the interactive dialogue between UN member states and UNDP Administrator Alexander de Croo on February 4. (Photo: VNA)

New York (VNA) – Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has highly valued the role and tangible contributions of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to global sustainable development, describing the body as the most concrete embodiment of the UN for people in many countries, including Vietnam.

Addressing an interactive dialogue between UN member states and UNDP Administrator Alexander de Croo at the UN headquarters in New York on February 4, Viet noted the effectiveness of the close cooperation between Vietnam and the UNDP, particularly in enhancing resilience to natural disasters and environmental protection.

He reaffirmed the country’s support for the priorities of the UNDP Strategic Plan for the 2026–2029 period, and called on the agency to continue strengthening its assistance to Vietnam in implementing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), as well as in promoting science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) as important drivers of sustainable development.

Regarding the reform of the UN system, the Vietnamese representative urged the UNDP to continue playing a leading role in enhancing system-wide coherence and coordination, drawing on practical lessons from the “Delivering as One” initiative implemented in Vietnam. He also stressed the importance of maintaining stable core funding to ensure the UNDP's effective operations, particularly on the ground.

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The interactive dialogue between UN member states and UNDP Administrator Alexander de Croo on February 4 (Photo: VNA)

In his opening remarks, UNDP Administrator Alexander de Croo underscored that global development is facing multiple structural challenges, including rising conflicts, increasingly severe impacts of climate change, persistent inequalities, and declining trust in multilateralism.

He affirmed that the UNDP will continue to focus on prevention, strengthening resilience, promoting digital transformation and innovation, mobilising sustainable finance, and making active contributions to the reform of the UN system under the UN80 Initiative./.

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