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Sustainable Energy Future in Vietnam
Mr Ousmane Dione, Country Director, Vietnam, World Bank2nd High Level Meeting of the Vietnam Energy Partnership Group on the sustainable energy future for VietnamFull statement ...
The World Bank
Transgender law to be discussed by 2020
The National Assembly (NA) is expected to discuss a draft law protecting the legal status and rights of transgenader people, both those who have undertaken sex reassignment surgery and who have not, by 2020. Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
More hospitals set to share medical test results
First-grade hospitals in the country are undertaking many activities for standardisation and quality control of medical laboratories to be able to share medical test results with each other. Hospitals are classified into grades based on their scale, labour structure and staff capabilities, treatment quality, facilities, ...
VNA Reporter
World AIDS day message 2018
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 ...
UNAIDS
Solutions to end sexual harassment against women, girls in public
The White Ribbon Breakfast 2018 and safe orange bus journey were launched in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28 in response to the Action Month for Gender Equality and prevention of gender-based violence and the 16-day global campaign on ending violence against women and ...
VNA Reporter
Community Organizations Mobilize on U=U HIV Prevention Message in Vietnam
As part of World AIDS Day recognition events, community organizations from across the country convened to share results of U=U projects funded by Hanoi Medical University with the support of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Vietnam and the United States ...
U.S. Embassy in Vietnam
Urbanisation poses challenges to VN’s sustainable development
Vietnam has been immersed in a golden period of urbanisation with a growing number of city development projects. This period is predicted to continue after 2050 but could prove challenging.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Migration and poverty in big cities
Multidimensional poverty is a well-used concept in identifying multiple types of deprivation, including health, education, and living standards. In Vietnam, migrants flocking to big cities, with dreams of making a better life for themselves and their family, are also vulnerable to multidimensional poverty.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
VN improves on sustainable trade
Việt Nam ranked ninth out of 20 economies in the Sustainable Trade Index 2018 released by the Hinrich Foundation last week, up up two points in comparison with 2016’s result. The report was developed by the non-profit foundation Hinrich Foundation and British research and analysis firm The Economist ...
VNS Reporter
UN Secretary-General's remarks on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
I am very pleased to be with you to discuss this essential topic.Violence against women and girls is a global pandemic.Full statement ...
UNFPA