Deforestation-free jurisdictional approach to ecosystem management and protection will be applied so that farmers can stay on their land for sustainable incomes. — Photo courtesy of the UNDP ĐÀ LẠT — A project to strengthen integrated sustainable landscape management through a deforestation-free jurisdiction in the Central Highlands Lâm Đồng and Đắk Nông provinces was …
Read More »UNDP will assist Việt Nam in achieving carbon neutrality by 2050: Administrator
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính with United Nations Development Programme Administrator Achim Steiner in New York on May 16. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang NEW YORK — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s help in achieving carbon emission neutrality by …
Read More »Climate change, pollution hamper sustainable ocean economy
Fishing vessels dock at Cửa Việt sea port in central Quảng Trị Province. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Oceans face very serious risks due to the impact of climate change, sea level rises and marine pollution, requiring countries to make strong commitments and take drastic and effective …
Read More »People worry more about healthcare during the pandemic: report
Provincial Performance in Governance and Public Administration by Quartiles, 2021. Photo papi.org.vn HÀ NỘI — Indicative of a year when Việt Nam was hit hardest by the pandemic, the 2021 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) Report detected a spike in concern regarding health. The report – …
Read More »Việt Nam aims to have no accidents caused by mines and explosives across the country by 2025: PM
UNDP Resident Representative in Việt Nam Caitlin Wiesen (second, from left) presented to Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính the mine action results of UNDP-KOICA-VNMAC partnership, which has greatly contributed to building more resilient and safer communities with sustainable livelihoods for people in Quàng Bình and Bình Định provinces. — VNA/VnExpress …
Read More »UNDP, UNFPA pledge to help Việt Nam in post-pandemic recovery
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đặng Hoàng Giang meets UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Việt Nam Naomi Kitahara. —Photo baoquocte.vn HÀ NỘI — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đặng Hoàng Giang on Thursday held separate talks with Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Việt Nam Caitlin Wiesen, and the UN Population …
Read More »UNDP approves 2022-2026 Country Programme for Việt Nam
Planting mangrove forests to restore the ecosystem in central Ninh Thuận Province. The UNDP has approved the Country Programme for Việt Nam to help accelerate sustainable development goals — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has approved the Country Programme for Việt Nam for 2022-2026 and a …
Read More »UNDP, WorldShare build flood-resilient houses in Quảng Bình
A flood-resilient house in Quảng Bình Province. —Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Construction. HÀ NỘI — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the WorldShare organisation have recently signed a cooperation agreement to build 73 flood-resilient houses for poor households affected by storms in the central province of Quảng Bình. …
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