The National Survey on People with Disabilities successfully conducted by the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam in 2016-2017 with technical assistance by UNICEF, used the Child Functioning Module developed by the Washington Group and UNICEF in 2016 to identify children with disabilities. Viet Nam ...

This report provides an overview of the changing development finance landscape facing the country. Using the lens of the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF), it analyzes the composition, characteristics and trends of Viet Nam’s development finance and development investment resources, with comparisons to other countries ...

By the order of the President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on 21 November 2018, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien presented to Dr Shin Young-soo, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, the Friendship Order of Viet Nam, during ...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and localities nationwide will organise activities to celebrate World Water Day 2018 with the theme ‘Nature for Water’ – exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century.For more details, please visit here ...

 On World Children’s Day, November 20, Vietnamese children will join millions of children around the World to raise their voice to help save children’s lives, fight for their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. They will meet with senior leaders of the National Assembly, ...

The World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018 (WEF ASEAN 2018) with theme “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the Fourth Industrial Revolution” will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam from September 11 to 13.The event is expected to feature 55 discussion sessions on issues of interest to the governments, businesses ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on December 12, 2017 released “The State of the World’s Children 2017: Children in a digital World” report which presents UNICEF’s first comprehensive look at the different ways digital technology is affecting children’s lives and life chances, identifying dangers ...

The World Bank in Vietnam today issued the following statement in connection to a website using domain name www.Worldbank.com.vn:“The World Bank’s attention has been drawn to the existence of a website with the domain name www.Worldbank.com.vn. This website contains information about a company named “WorldBank ...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the first World AIDS Day. Thirty years of activism and solidarity under the banner of World AIDS Day. Thirty years of campaigning for universal access to life-saving services to treat and prevent HIV. But after 30 years, AIDS ...

The Viet Nam Renewable Energy Summit 2018 (VRES 2018) will take place on March 26 to 28 in InterContinental Nha Trang in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang City.For more details, please visit here ...

Upon the occasion on the World Environment Day, the France Embassy in Vietnam discloses invitation to #CountdownPlastic event.The event will be held at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, on Monday [4 June 2018] from 9 to 11.30 a.m, with the following details:– Signing Ceremony of the Code of Conduct ...

The findings of the study ‘The Trial of Rape: Understanding the Criminal Justice System Response to Sexual Violence in Thailand and Viet Nam,’ were shared at a workshop in Ha Noi on 21 March by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of ...

Poor water management and stressed ecosystems cause poverty and violent conflicts. To avoid a global water crisis, more nature-based solutions are urgently needed. These were key themes during the inauguration of World Water Week 2018, which has brought World leaders, water experts, development professionals and ...

The report reviews sector achievements and challenges as well as the Government of Viet Nam’s strategy and policies. It also outlines how the Asian Development Bank and other development partners have contributed to the sector. The report provides recommendations on measures to boost access to ...

UN Women and other partners in Viet Nam are joining hands and organizing events themed “Empowering rural women for sustainable development of Viet Nam” to commemorate the International Women’s Day in 2018.Likeminded organizations and individuals are invited to join these events.For more details, please visit ...

Ha Noi, 19 October 2017 – The Open Educational Resources (OER) community in Viet Nam including research centers, institutions of higher education, library associations, NGOs, and international organizations promoted the OER movement at the third National Conference on OERs, through the sharing of OER practices and ...

UC Davis’ New Viet Nam Studies Initiative and the University of Da Nang call for proposals for a summer conference in Da Nang on Viet Nam’s Sustainable and Alternative Development.Deadline: May 28, 2018 at 11:59PM (US-PST) / May 29, 2018 at 1:59PM (VN-GMT+7)For submission, please ...

An Asian Development Bank-supported study explores technological solutions for addressing the plastic pollution problem in Asia, focusing on Viet Nam.The study selected three digital applications with the highest potential for development and scale-up based on their ability to involve all key stakeholders, including the informal ...

The report titled “Taking Stock: Digital Vietnam – The Path to Tomorrow” was developed by World Bank and published on 24/08/2021.The report reviews the recent developments in the Vietnamese economy and discusses the economy’s short- to medium-term prospects, highlighting domestic and external risks associated to ...

This report is launched by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), with financial support from the Embassy of Ireland in Viet Nam, and in coordination with the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs under the Ministry ...