Tag: UNDP
Vietnam seeks consultancy in developing energy technologies
The Vietnam Energy and Technology Forum 2021 was co-held by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) in Hanoi on November 30 to put forward policies and recommendations for Vietnam in energy technologies.
Vietnamese, French experts share experience in marine pollution control
A seminar on marine pollution control was held in both in-person and online forms on November 30 by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and the Embassy of France in Hanoi.
New initiative helps enhance the resilience of social impact businesses
VOV.VN - The UN Development Program (UNDP), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), and the Embassy of Canada to Vietnam have launched a project to enhance the resilience of social impact businesses and contribute to reducing the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups.
Vietnam's growth and recovery require strong public investment: economists
Financing public investment to generate future growth and to speed up economic recovery post-COVID-19 remained Vietnam's most important challenge in the near future, said economists and policymakers.
Vietnam working hard to promote human rights
The Vietnamese Government has rolled out various guidelines and policies towards people and human rights protection, heard an international workshop in Hanoi on October 22.
Vietnam shows excellent progress in ensuring socio-economic rights: foreign officials
Vietnam continues to make an excellent progress in ensuring socio-economic rights, as reflected through the draft voluntary mid-term report on the implementation of UPR third cycle recommendations, along with other information and data, a UNDP official has said.
Vietnam well placed within Asia in SDGs implementation progress: UNDP
Vietnam is very well placed within Asia in terms of the general progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a.i. in Vietnam Terence D. Jones on October 21.
Vietnam needs stronger efforts to achieve SDGs: Workshop
A workshop was held on October 21 to publish the national report on the progress of the five-year implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during which experts pointed out that Vietnam should strive harder to achieve the goals by 2030.
Seminar seeks to improve firms’ role in climate change response
A seminar on promoting the involvement of pioneering enterprises in natural disaster prevention and control, and response to climate change and epidemics was held in Hanoi on October 15.
GCF provides additional US$30 million fund to help nation adapt to climate change
VOV.VN - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) provided an additional US$30 million as non-refundable assistance on October 15 to help regions in the southcentral and Central Highlands of the country deal with the negative impact of climate change.