Vu Thanh Mai, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information and Education had a meeting on April 22 in Hanoi with Silvia Danailov, UNICEF Representative in Vietnam.

Welcoming  Danailov and her delegation, Mai applauded the cooperation between the Commission and UNICEF in the care, education, and protection of children.

2025 will mark 50 years of Vietnam–UNICEF cooperation and 35 years since Vietnam ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Over the years, UNICEF has remained a close and timely partner, providing support tailored to Vietnam’s different development stages, Mail told his guest.

Introducing the Commission and its joint activities with UNICEF, Mai said the meeting provided a good opportunity for both sides to exchange useful experience and identify shared priorities toward a cooperation programme for 2025–2030.

He reaffirmed that the Party regards child care, education, and protection as a central part of human development and human resource strategies. As such, investing in children is a crucial step in Vietnam’s vision to become a high-income developed country by 2045.

Outlining future priorities in child-related work, Mai called on UNICEF to step up information sharing and engagement with the Commission. He also expressed readiness to work with relevant agencies to promote broader awareness of Vietnam’s strong ties with the United Nations in general, and UNICEF in particular.

As part of the upcoming cooperation programme for 2025–2030, UNICEF will support the development, implementation, monitoring, and review of Directive No. 28-CT/TW of the Politburo on enhancing child care, education, and protection to meet the needs of a prosperous and happy nation. It will also assist in implementing related resolutions and directives.

In the near term, UNICEF will help organize a workshop to gather opinions on the draft political report of the 14th National Party Congress on child-related issues.

In response, Danailov highlighted Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in child protection, which have earned high praise from the international community. She emphasized that child-related work remains a top development priority for the country.

She also welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the 14th Congress draft documents and showed interest in three key areas: the opportunities and challenges children face in the digital era; targeted responses to climate change; and institutional policies that ensure continued attention and investment in children.

Commending Vietnam’s adoption of the Juvenile Justice Law and Decree No. 110/2024/ND-CP on social work, Danailov voiced support for scaling up child-friendly initiatives nationwide and reaffirmed UNICEF’s commitment to close, effective cooperation with Vietnamese ministries, sectors, and localities.

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