Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has called on member parliaments of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) to continue with their comprehensive and close cooperation in all spheres to ensure the effective operation of the forum. Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the APPF-27. Ngan, who is Chair of the 26th APPF Annual Meeting (APPF-26), made the appeal while addressing the 27th APPF Annual Meeting (APPF-27) that opened in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on January 15. The APPF should further reform its organisation and enhance coordination and relations between legislative and executive channels of each regional country, she said. The Vietnamese top legislator stressed that the Hanoi Declaration adopted at the APPF-26 marked the 25-year development of the forum and opened up a new vision for parliamentary ties in Asia-Pacific by 2030. The document highlights efforts in accelerating trade liberalisation, narrowing … [Read more...] about Vietnamese NA Chairwoman calls for stronger cooperation in APPF
Millennium development goals and sustainable development goals
NA Chairwoman calls for stronger cooperation in APPF
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the APPF-27. (Photo: VNA) Siem Reap (VNA) – Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has called on member parliaments of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) to continue with their comprehensive and close cooperation in all spheres to ensure the effective operation of the forum. Ngan, who is Chair of the 26th APPF Annual Meeting (APPF-26), made the appeal while addressing the 27th APPF Annual Meeting (APPF-27) that opened in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on January 15. The APPF should further reform its organisation and enhance coordination and relations between legislative and executive channels of each regional country, she said. The Vietnamese top legislator stressed that the Hanoi Declaration adopted at the APPF-26 marked the 25-year development of the forum and opened up a new vision for parliamentary ties in Asia-Pacific by 2030. The document highlights efforts in accelerating trade … [Read more...] about NA Chairwoman calls for stronger cooperation in APPF
Vietnam spares no efforts to protect and promote human rights Deputy PM
The country’s efforts to fight for national independence and reunification for decades are to ensure all Vietnamese people can enjoy to the fullest their human rights, including those of living in peace, independence and freedom, and of deciding their destiny and development path, he said. The adoption of the Constitution 2013 with an exclusive chapter on human rights and citizen rights and obligations and that of the over 90 subsequent legal documents related to human rights within four years were significant efforts to create an important legal framework for the protection of human rights and citizenship, he added. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh Besides, Vietnam has strived to improve the institutional system and create material facilities to better ensure human rights, Minh said, adding that all socio-economic development projects, programs and strategies are built on the people-centered and people-oriented basis. These endeavors … [Read more...] about Vietnam spares no efforts to protect and promote human rights Deputy PM
Vietnam accelerates implementation of sustainable development goals
Vietnam has gained a lot of significant achievements in SDG on poverty reduction (Illustrative image. Source VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam coordinated with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to hold a meeting in the central city of Da Nang on December 18 on realising challenges posed for Vietnam in the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs). The event is part of a conference themed “The National Assembly and sustainable development goals”. A wide range of issues were discussed at the meeting, such as climate change adaptation, poverty reduction and elimination, food security guarantee, sustainable agriculture development, gender equality, and female and youth empowerment. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said that Vietnam is considered one of the countries bearing the most brunt in terms of climate change impact. According to … [Read more...] about Vietnam accelerates implementation of sustainable development goals
Sustainable development is an indispensable path: NA Chairwoman
The conference was jointly organised by the Vietnamese NA in coordination with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Da Nang on December 17-18. The NA Chairwoman emphasised that, over the past 15 years of implementing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, the Vietnamese NA promulgated the 2013 Constitution in addition to building and amending more than 300 laws and ordinances. The NA also participated in formulating and adopting national strategies, promulgating resolutions and supervising the materialisation of the sustainable development goals. "Sustainable development goals are both a target and an opportunity for lawmakers to realise their commitments to improving the lives of the people and protecting the planet on which we live", the NA Chairwoman said. She also emphasised the significant role of the National Assembly, National Assembly deputies and deputies of the People's Councils at all levels, in improving the … [Read more...] about Sustainable development is an indispensable path: NA Chairwoman