During a meeting with National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in Hanoi on January 20, Martin Chungong appreciated Vietnam’s effort in hosting the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26).He affirmed the IPU always works hard to promote cooperation with its member parliaments, and support their relations with the United Nations.He said the SDGs self-assessment toolkit for parliaments built by the IPU and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which was announced in Vietnam in May 2017, will work well for Vietnam, adding that he will look for financial assistance for the printing and publishing of the toolkit book in Vietnam. NA Chairwoman Ngan said the Vietnamese Government had issued a national action plan for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the NA has includes this in its regular supervision and socio-economic programmes. SDGs are not only targets but also opportunities for law makers to show their commitment to improving living standard of the people, she noted. Through examining reports on the implementation of the plan, the NA can better supervise the Government’s implementation of SDGs, she added. The top legislator shared the IPU Secretary General’s opinion that it is necessary to have a coordination mechanism between the Vietnamese NA and the UN’s authorities in applying the toolkit.
NDO – The Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation (VPDF) in collaboration with ActionAid in Vietnam held a seminar on April 8, discussing tasks set for Vietnam and participation of people's organisations (POs) in realising Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Addressing the opening, vice president of the VPDF Trinh Ngoc Thai said that the workshop aimed at sharing information on results and lessons learned in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the inner meaning of the SDGs, thereby determining the role and tasks for POs to participate and co-ordinate with relevant ministries, agencies and international organisations in the implementation of SDGs.…... [read more]
Japan ambassador reaffirms ODA pledge to Vietnam By Thanh Trung - The Saigon Times Daily HANOI - The Japanese Government will continue to provide Vietnam with Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds through 2010 and in years to come, said Japan's Ambassador to Vietnam, Mitsuo Sakaba. At a press conference in Hanoi on Wednesday, Sakaba told the media that Japan had funded five projects in Vietnam worth US$285 million (approximately 25.8 billion yen), during the Japanese fiscal year (April 2009-March 2010). The projects include Noi Bai International Airport's T2 Terminal, the Noi Bai - Nhat Tan Highway and the Hoa Lac…... [read more]
Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnamese NA and head of the Vietnamese delegation Tong Thi Phong reviewed the implementation of the eight millennium development goals (MDGs), emphasising that some of the poverty and inequality targets have yet to be fully addressed. The existing gap requires continuous efforts by and cooperation between nations, international organisations and individuals globally for sustainable development, she said. She highlighted Vietnam’s fierce determination to overcome difficulties and challenges to reach significant achievements in the field, attributing the results to the country’s strong commitment together with close and flexible collaboration with international development partners. The Vietnamese National Assembly has exerted tireless…... [read more]
The three-day event is co-organised by IPU and Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA).The opening ceremony was attended by Chairwoman of the Vietnamese NA Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, IPU President Saber Chowdhury, IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong, Speaker of Myanmar’s House of Nationalities (Upper House) and Parliament Mahn Win Khaing Than, Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Alvarez Pantelon, President of Timor-Leste’s National Parliament Aderito Hugo Da Costa and Secretary General of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Isra Sunthornvut. He stressed that parliaments play an important role in realising the SDGs, while climate change is a global issue that could affect the…... [read more]
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has affirmed the country’s commitment to work closely with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "Vietnam is strongly committed to work closely with UNDP and other UN agencies to make the SDGs a reality, to build a more prosperous, fair and inclusive world for all," Nga said at the UNDP 50th Anniversary Ministerial Meeting in New York on February 24. Ambassador Nga on behalf of the Government and people of Vietnam thanked the UN agency for its precious support and cooperation to…... [read more]
