Vietnam’s poverty reduction experience featured at Toronto seminar
VOV.VN - Vietnam's experience in poverty reduction and the country’s programmes and policies aimed at eliminating poverty and improving people’s living conditions and life quality were discussed at a webinar recently held in Toronto, Canada.
The event saw the participation of nearly 50 experts and scholars and was the second in a string of activities planned by the Canada-Vietnam Friendship Society (CVFS) aimed at celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries from 1973 to 2023.
In the 2021 to 2025 period, the country aims to reduce the ratio of poor households in line with multidimensional standards by 1% to 1.5% each year on average, 3% in ethnic minority-inhabited areas, and 4% to 4.5% in poor districts.
Vietnam duly finished the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in poverty reduction ahead of schedule.
Philip Fernandez, a representative of the CVFS, lauded the nation’s success in the work, stating that the country's achievements in the field reflect its proper policies and the Vietnamese Government’s vision of placing people at the centre of its goals.
He cited Ramla Khalidi, resident representative of the UNDP in Vietnam, who commented that the country has received high evaluation from the international community and the UNDP for its success in poverty reduction and human resource development.
The nation’s experience therefore provides helpful lessons for developing countries, he said, adding that Vietnam also succeeded in COVID-19 prevention and control thanks to its vaccination campaign, which created chances for strong economic recovery in 2022, including the considerable consumption recovery of poor and near-poor families.
The CVFS is therefore acting as a bridge for the friendship and co-operation between the people of the two countries, said Fernandez, underlining that the association has designed a plan with many activities to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties, with two highlight events in May and September.
In May, the CVFS is set to hold a seminar on President Ho Chi Minh in foreign policy to mark the occasion of the late Vietnamese leader’s 133rd birthday. Another seminar will be planned in September to discuss Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s book on socialism in Vietnam.