The event, co-organised by the Institute for Studies of Society, Economics and Environment (iSEE) and UN Women, with financial support from Irish Aid, offered a space to share and document challenges and successes in ensuring that ethnic minority women are engaged at every stage of the development and implementation of socio-economic development programmes in ethnic minority regions in the Southeast Asian country. Discussions stemmed from the sharing of ethnic minority women on how they have become active agents of change in their own communities. The focus of the dialogue was on the ways by which civil society can unite to ensure that socio-economic programmes in Vietnam, including the P135 poverty reduction programme, become more gender-responsive. The good practices shared at the event presented how ethnic minority women are central drivers of change in their families and communities, helping highlight the importance of civil society organisations in bridging the gap between … [Read more...] about Ethnic minority women share experience in promoting socio-economic development
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ASEAN ministers to adopt 23 action plans for agriculture and forestry development
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung Addressing the meeting in Hanoi, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said that the agriculture and forestry industries have been contributing factors to the strong development of ASEAN nations in recent years. The agriculture sector in particular has played a core role in the economic, social and political stability of each member country and their partners throughout the region. Indeed, for most ASEAN countries agriculture is both a reliable and consistent industry that helps ensure food security and sustainable development. Agriculture and forestry can be considered platforms for the economies of ASEAN nations and cooperation in these fields has always been a key content of the ASEAN Economic Community. However, the Deputy PM went on to add that agriculture is a vulnerable sector facing numerous risks. The agriculture sectors of Vietnam and of other regional countries are confronting fierce competition with … [Read more...] about ASEAN ministers to adopt 23 action plans for agriculture and forestry development
Son La asked to review master plan on socio-economic development
The Politburo member suggested that the city should continue to review and supplement its master plan on socio-economic development to build Son La into a modern city, while preserving its ethnic culture, and become a 'second-class city' by 2019. The city also needs to expand its urban space and complete its traffic, water supply and treatment, and electricity infrastructure, in addition to developing various types of tourism. The NA official also told the city to pay greater attention to the transfer of economic structure, education and training, social issues and the living standards of the locals. The city is working to complete a number of infrastructure projects on building rural roads to 100% of its communes, as well as water and electricity supply projects for 100% of its residents, and others. Son La has also outlined detailed planning of the Chieng Sinh - Na San urban area and Chieng Ngan new urban area, while submitting the record on the building of the second-class city to … [Read more...] about Son La asked to review master plan on socio-economic development
Disaster prevention needs to be included socio-economic development plans
Flooding in Thua Thien-Hue province - Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is witnessing natural disasters hitting all of its regions throughout the year, with strong intensity, wide coverage and increasing extremity and abnormality. Economic damage caused by natural disasters to Vietnam has increased in recent years, to an estimated 1-1.5 percent of annual gross domestic product (GDP). Over the past 20 years, natural calamities have left 400 people dead or missing each year and greatly affected the country’s development. In the first nine months of this year, 175 people died or went missing due to natural disasters, which caused economic damage estimated at more than 12.3 trillion VND (530 million USD). In recent years, climate change has intensified, increasing human and property losses. According to experts from the Programme on Climate Change and Development of the Vietnam-Japan University under the National University Hanoi, Vietnam fails to … [Read more...] about Disaster prevention needs to be included socio-economic development plans
Dak Lak combines socio-economic development with defense-security consolidation in border areas
Located in the center of the Central Highlands, Dak Lak province shares 73kms of borderline with Cambodian province of Mondulkiri. It has four border communes of two districts Buon Don and Ea Sup, where are home to 24 ethnic minorities. Over the past years, thanks to the due care of the Party and the State for the locality, both material and spiritual lives of local people, especially those living in border areas, have been improved while local political security, social order and safety has been maintained. Major General Le Nhu Duc, Deputy Chief of the Department of Politics of the Vietnam Border Guard Command speaking at the event Fully aware of the very important and strategic position of the national borderline and grasping thoroughly the Party’s and State’s guidelines and policies on border areas and islands, the provincial Party Committee and People’s Committee have directed provincial-level bodies and local authorities to work closely with … [Read more...] about Dak Lak combines socio-economic development with defense-security consolidation in border areas