This policy brief describes how production-driven partnerships between forest communities and the private sector, with government support, can improve livelihoods and economic development while restoring forest landscapes. It addresses the lack of effective, self-sustaining models for community livelihood development based on the sustainable trade of ...

Geneva, Switzerland, 2 November 2017 – A decade of slow but steady progress on improving parity between the sexes came to a halt in 2017, with the global gender gap widening for the first time since the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report was ...

“Policy recommendations to advocate for gender equality in ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam” is a policy brief developed by the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs and UN Women, with financial support from Irish Aid. It promotes effective implementation of policies to support development and ...

In light of the global momentum and national context of Viet Nam, this paper was drafted by the COVID-19 Social Impact Working Group of the UN in Viet Nam, chaired by UNICEF and benefiting from inputs from FAO, ILO, IOM, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNODC, ...

This report presents an assessment of the economic impact of the pandemic on vulnerable groups, households and enterprises based on information produced by the Government of Viet Nam, other international development partners and the United Nations agencies in Viet Nam. It is aimed at helping ...

In an effort to ensure the legality of its entire timber supply chain and exports, Viet Nam has developed a draft Timber Legality Assurance System (VNTLAS) Decree to go into effect later this year.VNTLAS is a part of Viet Nam’s Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with ...

This rapid assessment is part of UNICEF Viet Nam’s comprehensive support to the Government of Viet Nam to inform its policy-making in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of children and their families negatively and positively through multiple socio-economic dimensions. ...

How three key learning dimensions of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education (GCED) (cognitive, socio-emotional and behavioral) in curricula, teaching and learning are evolved in countries throughout the world including Viet Nam? The answer will be told at UNESCO 2019 Global Forum on ...

With the aim of helping to inform the Government of Viet Nam’s response and recovery to COVID-19, UNDP and UN Women in Viet Nam commissioned a report “COVID-19 Impact on Vulnerable Households and Enterprises in Viet Nam: A Gender-sensitive Assessment” (RIM-2020). The report is evidence-based ...

Viet Nam’s Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs, the World Bank and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade today jointly launched the “Value Chains Idea Contest” to support ethnic minority communities in Viet Nam.Contest timeline:Round I: Shortlisting ideas, with the deadline for submission of ideas by ...

This Report is a joint research product of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), General Statistics Office (GSO), Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) and the United Nations Development Programme in Viet Nam (UNDP Viet Nam). ...

The Parliamentary Network will hold its upcoming parliamentary field visit in Vietnam from March 5-8 2017. The programme will include working sessions with local parliamentarians and officials from Government, the IMF and World Bank experts in Vietnam, civil society and private sector representatives, as well ...

The Executive Board of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) approved the 10th country programme for Viet Nam in the amount of $26.5 million to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, targeting those at risk of being left behind, including women and girls, adolescents ...

At the Academy of Finance, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Vietnam Environment Administration, and Viet nam Student Magazine announced the winners of the “Online Speaking Competition on the Sustainable Development Goals on Biodiversity and Financial Mechanisms on Biodiversity in Viet nam.” ...

Awarding ceremony & Photo Exhibition Opening of the Photo Contest on Rural Women & Sustainable Development♦ Time: 14h 10/10/2018♦ Location: Vietnamese Women’s Museum – 36 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem, HanoiThis event is organized by UN Women in Viet nam with the support of Australia ...

UN Women, with the support of the Embassies of Australia and Canada to Viet Nam, on March 8, 2018 launched a Photo contest on Rural Women and Sustainable Development.The competition which is part of activities to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2018 aims to recognize rural ...

Gender dialogues: Engaging ASEAN Youth in Gender Initiatives♦ Time: 8:00-12:00, 10 October 2018♦ Venue: Green One UN House – 304 Kim Ma, Ha NoiThis event is a part of the series “Training the trainers: Change Makers and Youth Activists for Gender Equality”, organized by the ...

UNDP is awarding a Grant of up to $50,000 for organizations in Viet Nam to promote environmentally responsible business practices. The Grant award is open for civil society and non-governmental organizations, including academic or educational institutions that are not state-owned or for-profit, and should be ...

The Embassy of Sweden together with the United Nations (UN) in Viet Nam and Live&Learn launched an initiative called “The 7 Day Challenge” at the Green One UN House in Ha Noi on April 10.The campaign is challenging as many VietNamese as possible to live, ...

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ) in Viet Nam is pleased to announce the call for expressions of interest for members of the National Expert Assessment Group for Green List (EAGL) in VietNam.The Green List is a programme initiated by IUCN in 2012 ...