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Women's representation in public administration in Viet Nam

October 2012 - Women's Representation in Public Administration is very low. Currently, only 9 percent and 8 percent of Minister and Vice-minister positions are held by women respectively. Similar low representation is seen at the Director and Deputy Director level within ministries. Compared internationally, Viet Nam ranks 83rd in terms of number of women legislators, senior officials and managers. Viet Nam has a clear mandate from the National Strategy on Gender Equality to significantly increase the number of women in senior decision making positions. To meet these targets, the discriminatory unequal retirement age for women and men needs to be removed, affirmative action policies put in place to hire and promote qualified women to senior positions, and awareness raising campaigns aimed at men to play a larger role in child care and home management.

Women's political representation in Viet Nam

October 2012 - Women's representation in the National Assembly has decreased over the last four terms and is currently at 24.4%. Viet Nam's target is to have a minimum of 35% women represented in the National Assembly and People's Councils in the 2016 election. Significant changes are needed to meet this target such as putting more women on the ballot, raising awareness of the impact of the low representation of the women in the political arena and preparing potential women candidates.

Fact Sheet on Social Services for Human Development - Viet Nam Human Development Report 2011

9 November 2011
The Human Development Indexes
In order to measure development progress in a way that does not rely on income or GDP growth alone, successive Human Development Report (HDRs) have introduced indexes which aggregate different indicators of human development. Three key indexes which are used as the basis for the analysis in the 2011 Viet Nam HDR are the Human Development Index (HDI), the Gender-related Development Index (GDI) and the Human Poverty Index (HPI). The 2011 national HDR also introduces a new Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for Viet Nam.

The global assessment report for disaster risk reduction 2011

Ha Noi, 19 July 2011 - The following fact sheet provides additional information to the GAR11 by highlighting some of the main findings of the Report together with some relevant facts about Viet Nam. It also briefly describes how UNDP Viet Nam has supported the Government of Viet Nam on various components of Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation.

Fact Sheet: Gender equality in Viet Nam

Ha Noi, March 9, 2010 - Although Viet Nam has made significant strides towards achieving gender equality, gender gaps remain. Viet Nam’s ranking on key gender measures remains similar to that of low income countries in the region. Viet Nam ranked 71 out of 134 countries on the 2009 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index ; 94 out of 155 countries on the 2007 Gender Development Index  and 62 out of 109 countries on the 2007 Gender Empowerment Measure.

Fact Sheet: Support to Financial Policy Analysis (FPAII)

Ha Noi, April 25, 2008 - The project will support the implementation of the Policy Advisory Group work plan as approved by the Minister of Finance, focusing on priority areas outlined in the Socio-Economic Development Plan 2006-2010.

Fact Sheet: Support to Public Administration Reform in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh, April 24, 2008 - The new project “Support to Public Administration Reform in HCM City” reflects the strategic orientation as shown in the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) and the UN’s One Plan as agreed between UNDP and the Government of Viet Nam.

Fact Sheet: Implementing Human Rights Treaties in Viet Nam

Ha Noi, March 21, 2008 - Promoting and protecting human rights is the consistent policy of that State of Viet Nam. As outlined in the publication Achievements in the Protection and the Promotion of Human Rights in Viet Nam, the Government seeks to ensure the realization of human rights through, inter-alia the process of economic, social and cultural development in general, the building and improvement of a modern legal system and effective implementation mechanisms.

Strengthening peoples participation in Viet Nam

Ha Noi, January 24, 2008 - The non-state sector in Viet Nam, including unions, professional organisations, business associations, non governmental organisations, community based organisations, has experienced rapid growth in recent years.

UNDP joins efforts to support Viet Nam to remediate dioxin contaminated hotspots

Ha Noi, August 24, 2007 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will work with Office 33 in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Ministry of Defense and local authorities on a new project entitled “Capacity Building and Completion of the Overall National Plan for Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contaminated Hotspots in Viet Nam”.

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