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Policy forum focuses on land management in ethnic minority areas

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:37:00 GMT

Ha Noi 25 January 2013 - Less access to fertile land for cultivation is one of the main reasons for persistent poverty among ethnic minority households. This issue, as well as how to ...

Listening to the views and needs of poor and marginalized people

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:20:00 GMT

Yen Bai province, December 2012 – Sung Thi My is 18 years old. She lives in the mountainous village of Dau Cau, which is located in the district of Tram Tau in northern Yen Bai province. ...

Application of public consultations and hearings at the ethnic council and committees of the National Assembly is meaningful and necessary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:02:00 GMT

Hai Phong, 4 January 2013 – This is one of the conclusions at the Dialogue on Public Consultations and Hearings for the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly co-organised ...

Poverty rate among ethnic minority groups reduced by 8% over five years says latest survey

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:02:00 GMT

Ha Noi, 21 December 2012 – The poverty rate among ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam has fallen by eight percent over the past five years. Among the H’Mong ethnic minority group poverty ...

Viet Nam, Norway and UN announce US$30 million for REDD+ in Viet Nam at UN-REDD COP18 event

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:14:00 GMT

Doha, Qatar, 5 December 2012 — During the UN-REDD Programme side event today at the Doha Climate Change Conference (COP18), Norway signed a US$30 million financing agreement with the ...

UNDP opens data on over 6,000 projects in transparency drive

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:45:00 GMT

New York, 29 November 2012 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched a new online portal allowing open, comprehensive public access to data on UNDP's work in 177 ...

Court governance spotlighted at legal policy dialogue

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:16:00 GMT

Ha Noi, 23 November 2012 -"Court governance in Viet Nam" was the focus of a legal policy dialogue held here today, jointly organized by the Ministry of Justice and the UN Development ...

National Assembly gets update on climate change responses

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:59:00 GMT

Ha Noi, 19 November 2012 - Deputies attending the current National Assembly session got updates on climate change in Viet Nam in a meeting today. The meeting was jointly organized by ...

Policy dialogue and sharing of international experience on disaster risk management

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:18:00 GMT

Ha Noi, 17 November 2012 - As part of the preparation for the plenary discussion at the National Assembly on 21 November about the Law on Disaster Risk Management, the NA's Committee ...

Partnership forum on Public Administration Reform’s progress

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:32:00 GMT

Ha Noi 15 November 2012 - Representatives from embassies, international development organizations, local and international non-government organizations, ministries and media agencies ...