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Policy forum focuses on land management in ethnic minority areas

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 ensure equitable and stable access of ethnic minority communities to land and issues around the revision of the Land Law, was discussed by high-level policy makers and other stakeholders at a policy forum in Ha Noi on 25 January 2013.

Impacts of key poverty reduction program through lens of baseline and end-line surveys

Ha Noi, 21 December 2012 - Poverty rate among ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam has fallen by 8% over the past 5 years. Among the H’Mong ethnic minority group poverty fallen by 24.3%. This is one of the conclusions in a new report analyzing theiImpacts of Program 135 -phase II, the national poverty reduction programme. The report highlights the key outcomes and impacts of Programme 135-II, including on issues such as living standards, housing conditions, access to electricity and quality of life of targeted households.

Public Administration Reform - Partnership forum: Enhanced M&E for Publica Administration Reform in Viet Nam

Ha Noi 15/11/2012 – The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on 15 November jointly held the Public Administration Reform Partnership Forum “Enhancing Monitoring and Evaluation for Public Administration Reform in Viet Nam” in Ha Noi. The Forum focused on the implementation of the PAR Master Programme for 2011-2020, with special attention paid to the PAR Index and its pilot results at central and local levels. 

Women and girls – crucial actors in disaster risk reduction

Ha Noi, 12 October 2012 – Representatives from local and international non-governmental organizations, the Government, the National Assembly, donor community and the United Nations, gathered in Ha Noi on 12 October to celebrate the role of women and girls in reducing disaster risks in Viet Nam.

The event, jointly organized by the Central Committee for Floods and Storm Control (CCFSS), the United Nations, the Viet Nam Women’s Union and the Disaster Management Working Group (DMWG) , was the culmination of a week of special activities happening in many provinces (see list attached) to mark this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction and the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management (13 October) under the theme: “Women and Girls – the [in] Visible Force of Resilience.”

UNDP offers six-point plan to fast-track women in politics in Asia- Pacific

Bangkok, 20 September - It will take 50 years for gender balance to be achieved in Asia-Pacific national legislatures if the increase in women’s participation in parliaments remains at the current pace, says a UN Development Programme (UNDP) study released this week. Economic progress will be limited without equal opportunity for men and women to influence political and economic decision-making, according to the report, which offers a six-step action plan to fast-track women into politics.

New US$ 1.2 million project launched to promote legal empowerment for poor and vulnerable groups in Viet Nam

Ha Noi, 28 August 2012 – The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association (VLA) announced today a three-year project that will provide US$ 1.2 million to support VLA and civil society organizations in promoting legal empowerment for the poor in Viet Nam.

Through support to the VLA, its associated Legal Consultancy Network and civil society organizations, the project aims to empower poor and disadvantaged groups to claim their rights and support their participation in the legal and judicial reform processes in Viet Nam. To this effect, VLA will join forces with civil society organizations to advocate for an enabling legal and institutional environment for civil society organizations to participate in policy discussions and social review in Viet Nam.

Phu Cat military airbase removed from dioxin hotspot list

Phu Cat, Binh Dinh province, August 17, 2012 - A closing ceremony for a dioxin-contaminated soil landfill will be jointly held tomorrow (August 18) at the Phu Cat airbase by the Office of National Steering Committee on Overcoming of the Consequences of Toxic Chemicals used by US during the war in Viet Nam (Office 33)/ Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and UNDP Viet Nam Country Office. Completion of the landfill removes the Phu Cat airbase from the list of dioxin hotspot in Viet Nam.
 

Situation and Solutions for Human Resource Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, towards 2020

Ha Noi, 14 August 2012 - The Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA), with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) support, today held a Policy Forum to support Human Resource Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas.

The Minister and Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Giang Seo Phu, President of the National Assembly’s Ethnic Minority Council K’Sor Phuoc and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam Pratibha Mehta together underscored the Government of Viet Nam’s commitment to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The delegates, who included Government of Viet Nam, National Assembly, United Nations, development partner, ethnic minority and research institute representatives, presented issues central to the human resource development policy-making process to create equal opportunities for ethnic minority people to participate in the socio-economic development process across Viet Nam. 

More than 13,000 citizens assess provincial governance and public administration performance.

Ha Noi, 3 May 2012 – In results from a nationwide survey launched today, Quang Binh, Ba Ria Vung Tau and Long An are assessed by their citizens as three of Viet Nam’s top-performing provinces in terms of governance and public administration. Long An in the Mekong Delta is the only province that is systematically ranked at the top of all six governance dimensions measured in the survey. At the other end of the scale, Ninh Thuan, Dien Bien and Quang Ngai provinces scored relatively low..    

The Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) is the largest-ever survey of its kind carried out in Viet Nam. A total of 13,642 citizens were consulted on their direct experience of the performance of provincial and local authorities on governance and public administration.

Urgent international action needed to combat social inequalities and environmental risks, UN Secretary-General tells Istanbul Forum

UNDP’s first Global Human Development Forum starts today in Istanbul

Istanbul, 22 March 2012—Social justice and environmental protection are equally urgent and intrinsically linked universal goals, with coordinated global action needed on both fronts at the UN’s ‘Rio+20’ Conference on Sustainable Development in June, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message to an audience of development experts, civil society leaders and government officials at the first Global Human Development Forum here today. 

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