VOV.VN - The Canadian government has decided to provide a grant of US$30 million to help realise its development projects towards sustainable and inclusive growth, announced Canadian Minister of International Development Admed Hussen.
VOV.VN - The nation affirms that it will continue to guarantee and promote human rights at an October 20 discussion of the Third Committee on Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues during the UN General Assembly’s 77th Session.
Impacts of climate change on the enjoyment of rights of vulnerable groups were discussed at a workshop jointly held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Hanoi on July 29.
VOV.VN - The World Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam have signed an agreement that will allow a US$2.5 million grant from the Japan Social Development Fund to finance a project that will strengthen the delivery of legal aid services to vulnerable groups in the northern part of Vietnam.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has put forward a proposal not to consider COVID-19 as an endemic disease in Vietnam, although it is still a group A infectious disease.
VOV.VN - Vietnam, Bangladesh and the Philippines on June 13 co-hosted a panel discussion on ensuring vulnerable groups’ rights in the context of climate change at the ongoing 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Ethnic minority women and children, especially the Mong and Khmer, are the most vulnerable group in terms of the United Nations' sustainable development goals.
Naomi Kitahara, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Vietnam, has called for joint efforts to ensure that all women and children in Vietnam, including the most vulnerable groups, can live a life free of violence.
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.
VOV.VN - The World Bank and the Institute for Social Development Studies have signed an agreement for a US$2.75 million grant provided by the Japan Social Development Fund for the “Strengthening preparedness and response to COVID-19 at the grassroots level in Vietnam” Project.