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 Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Việt Nam Naomi Kitahara.

Giang spoke highly of contributions by the two UN agencies to socio-economic development in Việt Nam and thanked them for their support to Việt Nam in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Việt Nam will prioritise post-COVID-19 socio-economic recovery in a green, sustainable and inclusive fashion, and promote innovation, he said, welcoming key areas of the 2022-2026 Country Programme Document and the 10th Country Programme for Việt Nam recently approved by executive boards of UNDP and UNFPA.

The Deputy Minister also praised cooperation between UNDP and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in organising an international conference on the green, sustainable, inclusive socioeconomic recovery and innovation this month, and expressed his belief that the conference would result in policy proposals useful for post-pandemic recovery in Việt Nam and worldwide.

Wiesen and Kitahara affirmed the importance that UNDP and UNFPA attach to cooperative relations with Việt Nam, and lauded the cooperation of Vietnamese ministries and agencies.

Briefing Giang on priorities in operations of their agencies, they shared a willingness to step up cooperation and support for Việt Nam in green, sustainable recovery after the pandemic, addressing inequalities, reducing poverty, protecting vulnerable groups, as well as the population work.

UNDP and UNFPA will help Việt Nam achieve sustainable development goals and fulfil its commitment to net-zero emissions made at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow, they said. — VnExpress News