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Orbis international organisation will support more than 60,000 children in the Mekong Delta region with eye check-ups and assist over 10,000 students with surgeries under a project slated for next year. Authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 19 received representatives of the organisation regarding the integration of an eye screening project into annual health examination for children in 2023. Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thuc Hien spoke highly of Obis’ projects which help residents in the Mekong Delta access high-quality eye care services, asking the organisation to care more for rural children. He assigned relevant agencies to support and build specific plans for the launch of projects. Doris Macharia, Senior Vice President of Global Programmes of Orbit International, expressed her hope that in the coming year, hospitals and relevant agencies in Can Tho will continue to work with the non-profit organisation in the implementation of … [Read more...] about Orbis to assist over 60,000 Mekong Delta children with eye care next year

Le Thi Bao Tran, a young white-collar worker in Ho Chi Minh City, has spent the past eight years moving between rented rooms, doing her best to save up enough money to purchase a home of her own. Like other young, white-collar workers who have moved to Ho Chi Minh City to pursue their careers, Tran hopes to eventually purchase a home in the city, but the rising cost of real estate has kept that dream out of reach. A lifelong dream Tran spent her college years moving between rental apartments in Binh Thanh District. At one point, she shared a tiny 10-square-meter apartment with a friend for just VND1.1 million ($47) per month, including utilities. During the dry season, the apartment would heat up like an oven, and the putrid smell from a nearby garbage dump would waft through the windows. "If you closed the door, you could hardly breathe. If you opened the door, you still couldn’t breathe because of the horrible smell," she shared. Things were not much better in the … [Read more...] about Young Vietnamese turn to mortgages, installment plans to secure dream homes

Young volunteers visit the Thị Nghè Nursing Home for seniors in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Giang HCM CITY — The private sector has an opportunity to build geriatric care facilities that provide good care for elderly people, given rising demand for such services, HCM City officials say. According to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the need for nursing homes for the elderly will continue rising because of the nation’s rapidly ageing population. In Việt Nam, people above 60 years old accounted for over 12 per cent of the total population in 2020; and this is expected to rise to 20 per cent by 2038. The city now has 20 nursing homes, including eight public facilities looking after 1,555 elderly people, and 12 private ones taking care of 1,138 people. Nguyễn Văn Lâm, the department’s deputy director, said at a press meeting on Thursday that encouraging private investment in geriatric care was a necessity. Private nursing homes offer better … [Read more...] about HCM City urges private sector to invest in geriatric care

Vietnam has reopened, but the impacts of the pandemic still linger on, particularly among impoverished children and the youth. In response to Humanitarian Month, Masterise Group has implemented community support activities focusing on three key areas including the living environment, education, and humanitarian relief as part of the long-term community initiative Build a Better Future. Children are one of the key focus groups of the Build a Better Future programme since they are the most vulnerable to external factors such as pandemics and natural disasters. Since 2020, four waves of outbreaks have struck Vietnam, leaving thousands of children without their families or the chance to go to school. According to statistics from the Institute of Labor and Social Sciences, more than 2,500 Vietnamese children have become orphaned as a result of the pandemic. Masterise Group has joined forces with the programme organiser of Cung con di tiep cuoc doi (Together with children to go on with … [Read more...] about Masterise Group leads programmes to support the young affected by the pandemic

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (left) and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed . (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Vietnam will continue bringing into play its role and making more active and constructive contributions to the common work of the United Nations in all the three pillars – security-politics, development and human rights, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed. At a meeting with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed in New York on May 16 (local time), the PM stressed that the year 2022 is of great significance as it marks the 45th anniversary of Vietnam’s UN membership. Appreciating the UN’s valuable contributions and support to Vietnam over the past more than four decades, the PM asked Amina to convey his invitation to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other UN leaders to visit Vietnam this year to foster multi-faceted cooperation between the two sides. PM Chinh reiterated Vietnam’s strong commitments to multilateralism and a world … [Read more...] about Vietnam to play more active role at UN: PM

At a meeting with U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed in New York on May 16 (local time), the PM stressed that the year 2022 is of great significance as it marks the 45th anniversary of Vietnam’s U.N. membership. Appreciating the U.N.’s valuable contributions and support to Vietnam over the past more than four decades, the PM asked Amina to convey his invitation to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other U.N. leaders to visit Vietnam this year to foster multi-faceted cooperation between the two sides. Chinh reiterated Vietnam’s strong commitments to multilateralism and a world order based on international law and the U.N. Charter, as well as the country’s support for the U.N.’s central role in the global administration system, saying it needs global, all-people, and comprehensive approaches to tackle common challenges like epidemics and climate change. Vietnam backs enhancing relations between the U.N., parliaments of its member countries and the … [Read more...] about Vietnam to play more active role at U.N.: PM

Vietnam has been pursuing a reform process on strengthening its social protection system towards a more child-sensitive, gender transformative, and shock-responsive system. Vietnam expects more support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to fulfill its children-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in New York on May 16. Photo: VGP Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting with UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell in New York on May 16. In 2021, UNICEF developed the Country Programme of Cooperation 2022-2026, based on the UN Cooperation Framework, responding to the Government’s Socio-Economic Development Plan (2021-2025), positioning a rebound from COVID-19, accelerating human capital development, and responding to the growing threat of climate change and natural disasters The new country program will introduce breakthrough solutions that can … [Read more...] about Vietnam seeks UNICEF support for children-focused SDGs by 2030

Local farmers process raw rattan furniture and craft businesses nationwide. Some bankable projects have been developing in Quảng Nam Province in creating sustainable development and value chain for rattan. Photo courtesy of Lục Đông company Công Thành Since starting a rattan and bamboo processing business in 2008, Trần Trung Hiếu has built a sustainable value chain for providing environment-friendly materials for crafts production by growing 152ha of rattan forest in the disadvantaged Nam Giang and Tây Giang districts in the central Quảng Nam Province in 2019-20. Hiếu, who is deputy director of Lục Đông company which specialises in processing rattan for furniture and crafts enterprises nationwide, said he had been cooperating with local ethnic groups in the two districts in building a sustainable chain of rattan that improved income for local people and protected biodiversity from exploitation. In 2019, Hiếu, with the technical assistance of WWF-Việt Nam, developed a … [Read more...] about Bankable projects offer sustainable development for local people

Group photo of ASEAN leaders and US President Joe Biden in front of the White House at the banquet held on May 12, held ahead of the ASEAN-US Special Summit. (Photo: VNA) Washington D.C. (VNA) - The United States and ASEAN countries’ leaders have met for the US-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington on May 12-13. Following is the full text of the statement: ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit 2022, Joint Vision Statement MAY 13, 2022 WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States gather on the occasion of the ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit, the first-ever to be held in Washington, D.C., on 12-13 May 2022. EMPHASIZING the importance of adhering to key principles, shared values and norms enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, the ASEAN Charter, the Declaration on Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN), the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea … [Read more...] about US-ASEAN ties to be upgraded to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in November: Statement

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính meets UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russel in New York on May 16 (US time). — Photo from the Việt Nam Government Portal NEW YORK — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said Việt Nam cherished cooperation with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) over the past 40 years and its contributions to global efforts protecting and caring for children. He made the remarks while meeting with UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russel in New York on May 16 (local time) as part of his trip to the US. The Vietnamese PM noted that from a sole recipient of humanitarian assistance, Việt Nam had become a trusted partner of the UN and UNICEF on many fronts. Việt Nam supported UNICEF Strategic Plan for 2022-25 towards 2030, including the emphasis on children’s rights such as every child has the right to study and life skills, to be protected from abuse and violence, to get access to clean water, hygiene and safe environment, etc. – all of which are also the goals … [Read more...] about PM Chính thanks UNICEF for help in Việt Nam’s successful COVID-19 vaccination rollout