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Ambassador Duong Van Quang, former director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam What is the significance of Vietnam’s current role as non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021, as well as council chair for April? Vietnam made a great success as chair of the UNSC in January 2020 for the first time during the tenure, with many initiatives. One of the most prominent achievements was the construction and adoption of its resolution at the UN General Assembly on “International Day of Epidemic Preparedness”. All member states in the UN gave the thumbs-up to this significant resolution. I think Vietnam’s significant activities at the UNSC will continue to help lift the country’s international prestige. Words made by Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, have shown that the international community is pinning great hopes on what Vietnam has and will do effectively as UNSC chair this month. I do believe that the country’s status in the international arena in general and within the UN in particular will change. This also can prove that if Vietnam becomes a member or a leader of any international organisation, it will also be able to enhance its role and prestige within such an organisation as a reliable and responsible member. How do you think Vietnam would have fared, and what would it have offered, if there was no COVID-19? On December 27, the world for the first time in its history organised activities to boost anti-epidemic efforts. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is now the state president, also delivered a message on the importance and measures for fighting epidemics. This was the UN General Assembly’s first-ever resolution of the type, and also the first hosted and advanced by Vietnam. This resolution was supported by all UN member states, with Canada, Niger, Senegal, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines becoming co-authors with Vietnam. Moreover, over 100 UN …

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At the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 2020 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index - PAPI Report on Vietnam was released on April 14, reflecting an incremental improvement in national governance and public administration performance during the 2016-2021 government term. Since 2018, PAPI has been co-funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ( DFAT ) of Australia, the Embassy of Ireland and United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) in Vietnam. The report, which assessed citizen experiences with national and local government performance in governance, public administration, and public service delivery, showed that the Control of Corruption in the Public Sector dimension has improved significantly each year since 2016. The dimension on Vertical Accountability Towards Citizens also steadily improved during the 2016-2021 term, mainly because an increasing number of citizens have contacted local officials, in particular village heads and People’s Council delegates. Dimensions posting declines included Participation at Local Levels and Public Administrative Procedures. “New features of the 2020 PAPI Report include insightful findings on the performance of local governments across two terms (2011-2016 and 2016-2021); experience of internal migrants with accessing services in receiving provinces; and voter perception of women in leadership roles,” UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen said in her opening remark at the report launch. “As the Government embarks on a new term, PAPI provides rich and deep datasets on citizens’ perception of local government achievement in each of the 63 provinces and important metrics to review and further improve their performance across eight key dimensions of governance,” she noted. Analysis in the 2020 PAPI Report shows that citizen engagement and anti-corruption efforts have a positive correlation with Vietnam’s ability to respond to the …

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Addressing the event, Caitlin Wiesen, resident representative of the UNDP in Vietnam, revealed that the PAPI 2020 Report highlights the local Government’s significant achievements in terms of governance and public administration performance during the 2011-2016 and 2016-2021 terms. The report which was released following the start of a new government, provides extensive data on citizens’ experience in interacting with various Government apparatus across all levels in 63 provinces and cities. It indicates that the participation of citizens and anti-corruption efforts have a positive correlation with the containment efforts enforced to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie also highlighted various improvements made in the PAPI report which have contributed to helping the country successfully halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian diplomat added that through competent public governance, Vietnam will be capable of responding effectively to other unexpected emergency situations. The report also shows various areas of concern for women, including poverty alleviation, health care, and education, adding that women are less frequently involved in decision-making processes in localities, and they often have a limited access to the internet and e-government services. In addition, the report also highlights citizens’ assessment concerning the efficiency of governance and public administration performance by authorities across all levels. Most notably, there have been major improvements made in terms of combating corruption activities and accountability towards citizens since 2016, it notes. Nguyen Huu Dung, vice president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, expressed his wish that the PAPI report will continue to provide necessary and reliable data regarding the efficiency of governance, state management, and public service delivery by all-level …

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